Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity

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• Bright Futures in Practice Physical Activity

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New Morbidities of the 21st Century

• Changing family structures
• Highly mobile populations
• Lack of access to health care
• Health disparities
• Deteriorating neighborhoods and communities
• Intentional and unintentional injuries, substance
  abuse, depression, and HIV infection

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Bright Futures Sponsors
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• Every Child Deserves a Bright Future!

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The Mission of Bright Futures

• To promote and improve the health and well-being
  of infants, children, adolescents, families, and
  communities. Bright Futures is dedicated to
  developing educational materials for health
  professionals, families, and communities
  implementing Bright Futures content, philosophy,
  and materials and fostering partnerships and
  collaboration.

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Bright FuturesAn Organized Structure for Health
Supervision

• Bright Futures provides a framework to address
  the
• current and emerging health needs of infants,
• children, adolescents, and their families.

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Bright Futures GuidelinesCornerstone Document
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Partnerships Make a Difference

• Health professionals
• Families
• Child care professionals
• Social service professionals
• Schools

• Local and state government
• Community groups
• Business/industry
• Faith communities
• Payers

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Bright Futures in Practice Series

• Oral Health
• Nutrition
• Physical Activity
• Mental Health

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Physical Activity Trends

• Daily attendance of high school students in
  physical activity classes declined from 42 in
  1991 to 25 in 1995
• Nearly half of adolescents (12-21) did not
  participate regularly in vigorous physical
  activity
• Participation in physical activity declines
  strikingly as age or grade in school increases
• Children and adolescents with certain health
  conditions are less likely to engage in moderate
  or vigorous physical activity than other children
  and adolescents

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Bright Futures in PracticePhysical Activity

• Vision and Goals
• Improve the health and physical activity status
• Establish health supervision guidelines focusing
  on physical activity
• Increase families knowledge, skills, and
  participation in developmentally appropriate
  physical activities
• Encourage partnership among health professionals,
  families, and communities

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Organizations That Support Bright Futures in
Practice Physical Activity

• American Academy of Family Physicians
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Dietetic Association
• American School Health Association
• National Association for Sport and Physical
  Education
• National Association of Pediatric Nurse
  Practitioners
• and many more

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How the Guide is Organized

• Introduction
• Developmental Chapters
• Issues and Concerns
• Tools
• Indexes

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Introduction

• Surgeon Generals Report on Physical Activity and
  Health
• Benefits of Physical Activity
• Building Partnerships

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Developmental Chapters

• Infancy011 Months
• Early Childhood14 Years

• Middle Childhood510 Years
• Adolescence1121 Years

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Developmental Chapters

• Highlights
• Overview of developmental period
• Strengths, and issues and concerns
• Physical activity supervision

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Developmental Chapters

• Highlights
• Desired outcomes
• Vignette
• Frequently asked questions

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Issues and Concerns Chapters

• Asthma
• Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care
  Needs
• Ergogenic Aids
• Heat-related Illness
• Injury
• Obesity

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Tools

• Definitions
• Characteristics of Excellent Physical Activity
  Programs
• Characteristics of Excellent Coaching
• Physical Activity Resources
• CDC Growth Charts

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How the Guide Can Be Used

• Clinical settings
• Community setting
• Policy
• Education and Training

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How the Guide Can Be Used Clinical

• Incorporate information into each health
  supervision visit
• Develop and evaluate physical activity programs
• Implement standards of practice and protocol
• Educate children, adolescents, and their families

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How the Guide Can Be Used Community

• Provide anticipatory guidance to families on
  developmentally appropriate physical activity
• Develop physical activity programs
• Help schools incorporate physical activity
  education
• Implement standards of practice and protocol

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How the Guide Can Be Used Policy

• Provide information to policymakers, program
  administrators, and community leaders on relevant
  physical activity issues and concerns
• Obtain support for physical activity policies and
  programs

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How the Guide Can Be Used Education and Training

• Educate and train health professionals and
  paraprofessionals
• Provide in-service education and training to
  staff
• Use as a textbook or reference

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Bright Futures Web Sitewww.brightfutures.org

• Resources for health professionals and families
• View, download and order publications

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Bright Notes
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To find out more about Bright Futures, contact

• Bright Futures Project
• National Center for Education
• in Maternal and Child Health
• Georgetown University
• 2000 15th Street, North, Suite 701
• Arlington, VA 22201-2617
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail BrightFutures_at_ncemch.org