Improvement of School Nutrition

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Improvement of School Nutrition

• Danielle Main, MPH Student
• Walden University

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Topics to be Covered

• Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
• Contributing Factors
• What you can do to help

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Childhood and Adolescent Obesity

• For children aged 25 years, prevalence increased
  from 5.0 to 12.4
• For those aged 611 years, prevalence increased
  from 6.5 to 17.0
• For those aged 1219 years, prevalence increased
  from 5.0 to 17.6
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009, November 17). NHANES Surveys (1976-1980
  and 2003-2006). Retrieved on January 15, 2010
  from http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/prevalen
  ce.html
• Politico. (2010, January 20). Michelle Obama
  calls for fight against child obesity. Retrieved
  on January 21, 2010 from http//www.politico.com/n
  ews/stories/0110/31744.html

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Contributing factors

• The imbalance of calories consumed and calories
  used contributes to childhood obesity
• This imbalance can be caused by genetic,
  behavioral, and environmental factors
• Factors that we can control are behavioral and
  environmental factors
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009, October 20). Overweight and Obesity.
  Retrieved on January 15, 2010 from
  http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/causes.html

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Behavioral Factors

• Excessive energy intake among children and teens
• Limited physical activity and increased sedentary
  behavior
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009, October 20). Overweight and Obesity.
  Retrieved on January 15, 2010 from
  http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/causes.html

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Environmental Factors

• Schools play a critical role in helping children
  and teens adopt healthy eating and physical
  activity behaviors.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009, October 20). Overweight and Obesity.
  Retrieved on January 15, 2010 from
  http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/causes.html

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What can you do?

• Foster a healthy school environment
• Ensure safety
• School should be clean and well-maintained
• Positive psychosocial climate
• American Dietetic Association. (2003, April).
  Position of the American Dietetic Association,
  Society for Nutrition Education, and American
  School Food Service AssociationNutrition
  services An essential component of comprehensive
  school health programs. Journal of the American
  Dietetic Association, 103(4), 505-514. Retrieved
  on January 15, 2010 from http//www.eatright.org/A
  bout/Content.aspx?id8372termsschoolnutrition

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What can you do?

• Promote healthy eating habits in health education
• Focus should be on changing unhealthy behaviors
• Developmentally appropriate concepts
• Family involvement
• Environment should reinforce what is being taught
• American Dietetic Association. (2003, April).
  Position of the American Dietetic Association,
  Society for Nutrition Education, and American
  School Food Service AssociationNutrition
  services An essential component of comprehensive
  school health programs. Journal of the American
  Dietetic Association, 103(4), 505-514. Retrieved
  on January 15, 2010 from http//www.eatright.org/A
  bout/Content.aspx?id8372termsschoolnutrition

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What can you do?

• Increase availability of healthy food choices
• School environment should also foster a healthy
  atmosphere
• American Dietetic Association. (2003, April).
  Position of the American Dietetic Association,
  Society for Nutrition Education, and American
  School Food Service AssociationNutrition
  services An essential component of comprehensive
  school health programs. Journal of the American
  Dietetic Association, 103(4), 505-514. Retrieved
  on January 15, 2010 from http//www.eatright.org/A
  bout/Content.aspx?id8372termsschoolnutrition

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Summary

• Childhood and adolescent obesity is surging
• Be an advocate for healthier options
• Increase nutrition education
• Foster a healthy environment

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Resources

• The Centers for Disease Control and
  Prevention-Coordinated School Health Program
• http//www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/CSHP/
• American Dietetic Association
• http//www.eatright.org/
• School Nutrition Association
• http//www.schoolnutrition.org/

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References

• American Dietetic Association. (2003, April).
  Position of the American Dietetic Association,
  Society for Nutrition Education, and American
  School Food Service AssociationNutrition
  services An essential component of comprehensive
  school health programs. Journal of the American
  Dietetic Association, 103(4), 505-514. Retrieved
  on January 15, 2010 from http//www.eatright.org/A
  bout/Content.aspx?id8372termsschoolnutrition
• Politico. (2010, January 20). Michelle Obama
  calls for fight against child obesity. Retrieved
  on January 21, 2010 from http//www.politico.com/n
  ews/stories/0110/31744.html
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009, October 20). Overweight and Obesity.
  Retrieved on January 15, 2010 from
  http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/causes.html
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009, November 17). NHANES Surveys (1976-1980
  and 2003-2006). Retrieved on January 15, 2010
  from http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/prevalen
  ce.html