Community Project BRIANNA HALE NIDHI SHARMA CHELSEA SPOONER
Community Project BRIANNA HALE, NIDHI SHARMA, CHELSEA SPOONER, KRISTIN STARKIE
“The best way to ensure the success and well-being of future generations is for each child to begin life healthy and maintain the health status throughout childhood” (Nies & Mc. Ewen, 2011).
Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has become a health issue in the USA. The rate of obesity has more than doubled in children over the past 30 years (Nies & Mc. Ewen, 2011). Children who are overweight are more likely to experience cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and joint and bone disease, just to name a few.
Factors that Contribute to Childhood Obesity The typical American diet (high in calories and fat, low in nutrients) Widely available fast food Increasing portion sizes The presence of vending machines in schools Eating fewer meals at home Modern technology such as electronic games and TV Lack of convenient outdoor exercise areas More sedentary lifestyles
Academy Park Elementary is located in West Valley, UT It belongs to the Granite School District in the Salt Lake valley 604 students go to Academy Park Elementary For our community project, we decided to attend this school and implement and education session
Kindergarten Class
Our Interventions Our plan was to target a kindergarten class to help educate them on healthy habits. Choosing healthy foods Exercising on a regular basis Living a healthy active lifestyle
Promoting Healthy Eating Healthy people 2020 suggest the following to help increase nutrients in diets Increase intake of fruits Increase intake of vegetables Increase intake of whole grains Decrease amount of calories consumed from sugars and solid fats Decrease intake of sodium Decrease intake of saturated fats Increase intake of calcium
Promoting Healthy Eating We played a game to help the children differentiate between foods that are good for them and those that are bad for them. Good foods included fruits, vegetables, grains, low fat meats, and dairy products. Bad foods included foods that were high in sugar, sodium and fat.
Activity and Exercise We encouraged the children to utilize recess time to engage in physical activity such as playing tag, basketball, performing jumping jacks, or doing other activities. During our teaching/activity session with the kindergarten class: We played throwing the ball to classmates. Performing jumping jacks Performing pushups Running on the spot
Activity and Exercise
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References Nies, M. A. , & Mc. Ewen, M. (2011). Community/Public Health Nursing. St. Louis, Missouri, United States: Elsevier. Nutrition and Weight Status. (2015, November 5). Retrieved from http: //www. healthypeople. gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/nutrition-and-weightstatus/objectives
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