Teaching Healthy Living

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Teaching 2-Healthy Living

Objective #1: To increase the capacity of youth, adults and families to make informed, science-based decisions which prevent chronic disease and maintain healthy weight status through physical activity and intake of nutrient-dense foods.
Objective#2: To develop WV youths into responsible leaders of their state, the country, and the world.

Preparation
Nationally, the health of our citizens is abysmally poor in comparison to previous generations with the health of West Virginians ranking among the lowest in the nation. According to recent data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in 2010, WV ranked sixth the nation in obesity and first in the nation in diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular morbidity. This health crises doesn’t just affect adults. The lifestyle habits that impact our health begins where we are very young.

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2009, reported that 17% of WV students did not participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day, 76% didn’t participate in physical education classes in school, and 31% watched television for three or more hours per day on an average school day. Research in the field shows that physical activity improves academic performance and reduces discipline problems. According to the National Association for Sport and Physical Education NASPE, benefits of daily physical activity include: reduction in risk for overweight, diabetes, and other chronic disease, children feel better about themselves, reduction in risk for depression and effects of stress, and helps children prepare to be more productive, healthy members of society and improve overall quality of life.

Depressed economy coupled with many areas of geographic iso...

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...lub officers to assist with the integration of health education at the club level. The continuation of the middle school cooking club provides two hours each month for youth to learn how to use kitchen equipment, prepare healthy meals, and learn about nutrition. Additionally, I serve as a resource and the trainer as needed for the Choose to Change Program.

Additional personnel or organizations in assisting with this initiative include:
Joan Baldwin, NOI Donna Patton, Extension Specialist
Bennett Anderson, NOI Rachel Fraley, Cabell County Instructor
Letha Mills, UPA Tamera Gray, Choose to Change Coordinator

Collaborators and Funding Sources
National 4-H Council provided a $75,000 Health Rocks!® grant for 18 months
Choose to Change Funding for Middle School Cooking Club.
Family Nutrition Program
Kanawha County Schools
Black Diamond Girl Scout Council

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