Outcomes of Childhood Obesity Treatment and Prevention Programs Along the Texas-Mexico Border
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Outcomes of Childhood Obesity Treatment and Prevention Programs Along the Texas-Mexico Border Peggy M. Visio, MS, RD, LD |
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2 | Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.
Get FIT is a community-based initiative to fight childhood obesity. It is built on the principle that people want healthy children who will grow up to have productive lives. As such, Get FIT challenges all adults to be role models for the children of their community. (image: photo of children at the pool, and "Get FIT" logo) |
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3 | Eagle Pass BMI's compared to National Data
The number of overweight children in Eagle Pass elementary schools is twice the national average. (image: two bar graphs titled "Percentage Elementary Students Who Were Overweight,* EPISD Target Schools,1 2005-2006 Academic Year" and "Percent of Overweight Children Ages 6 to 19, by Age, Selected Years 1976-2004") |
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4 | This means…in Eagle Pass
(image: photos of "overweight" children) |
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5 | School and community health programs
(image: photos of kids, and swimming pool full of kids) |
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6 | Everyone is a role model for children!
(image: diagram with "Overweight Child" surrounded by "role models") |
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7 | How Get FIT works…
(image: diagram titled "How Get FIT works" illustrating that the program director teaches the teachers who in turn train school Teachers, Nurse, Cafeteria workers, PE instructors, who implement Club Get FIT, Parent's Night, and Family Get FIT Programs) |
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8 | Incentives…
Bicycles, non-motorized scooters, t-shirts, water bottles, Sony walkman, Frisbees, pedometers, cookbooks. (image: two photos of children, one with new bike, one with a new scooter) |
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9 | Educating the Public: Social Marketing
(image: photo of three smiling school administrators) |
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10 | Impact of Get FIT Eagle Pass - Year 1 Total Cost = $168,460
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11 | School lunches - Child Nutrition Programs
(image: photos of school children enjoying school lunch) |
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12 | Child Nutrition Programs in Texas
During FY '05 :
TDA Strategic Plan, 2006 |
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13 | Special Assistance Provision 2
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14 | Surplus Commodities
FY 2006 Surplus Commodities, these are available in addition to commodities already received by Provision 2 school.
(image: photo of child during PE at school) |
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15 | Cost Comparison of Healthier Meals
Nutritional analysis averaged over 1 week (image: photo two school lunches, one healthy and one not-so-healthy) |
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16 | In Survey of 609 Texas School Food Service Programs - Report > $45 M in Profits (2004) Table 7: Average Profit and Loss of School Food Service Programs
Joint Interim committee on Nutrition and Health in Public Schools, 78th Legislative |
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17 | Opportunities for Greater Change
(image: photo of 3 cartons of milk, with the amount of sugar each contains (in sugar cubes) in front of each) |
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When given a choice….children choose chocolate milk. Low-fat chocolate milk contains 70 calories more per cup than low-fat white milk. If a child who drank chocolate milk for breakfast and lunch replaced it with white milk (same fat content) he/she could lose 8 pounds over 1 year…all else remaining the same. (image: photo of school lunch, and photo of little girl eating school lunch) |
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19 | Camp Get FIT Milk Consumption
(image: bar graph titled "Percent of Children Consuming All Their Skim Milk") |
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20 | Camp Get FIT Fruit Consumption
(image: bar graph titled "Percent Fruit Consumption by Campers") |
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21 | Camp Get FIT Vegetable Consumption
(image: bar graph titled "Percent Vegetable Consumption by Campers") |
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22 | Camper's BMI Over Time
(image: bar graph titled "Camper's BMI Over Time") |
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23 | BMI Changes – Girls Compared to Boys
(image: bar graph titled "BMI Changes – Girls Compared to Boys") |
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24 | Psychosocial Functioning Screening Test of Campers
(image: bar graph titled "Psychosocial Functioning Screening Test (n=74)") |
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25 | Children and Families Need Advocates for Better School Lunches, Recess and Exercise Opportunities
(image: photo of several children campers) |
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26 | Childhood Obesity – A Family Concern
(image: photos of "overweight" children) |
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27 | Programs Need to be Year Round
Summer Camp (image: photos of "Summer Camp", "Sports Teams" and the "Saturday Morning Walking Club") |
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28 | Conclusion…
We all want healthy children who will grow up to be productive adults of tomorrow. (image: photo of happy campers) |