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ERIC ED541174: Making Schools the Model for Healthier Environments ... |
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In the past 30 years, the prevalence of obesity in |
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children has increased to epidemic proportions. The |
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obesity rate among children ages 2 to 5 has more than |
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doubled (from 5 percent to 10.4 percent); more than |
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quadrupled (from 4.2 to 17 percent) among children ages 6 |
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to 11; and more than tripled among adolescents ages 12 to |
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19 (from 4.6 to 17.6 percent). Today, nearly one-third of |
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American children and adolescents (more than 23 million) |
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are overweight or obese, placing them at a heightened |
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risk for hypertension, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, |
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orthopedic problems, and type 2 diabetes. If the obesity |
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epidemic continues unabated, today's generation of |
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American children may be the first to live sicker and die |
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younger than their parents' generation. Preventing |
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obesity during childhood is critical, because habits that |
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last into adulthood frequently are formed during youth. |
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Every school district must develop and implement a local |
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school wellness policy as mandated by provisions of the |
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2004 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization. When |
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properly implemented, comprehensive wellness plans can |
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help schools become models of healthy environments for |
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children to learn and grow. By focusing on healthy, |
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nutritional eating practices and physical activities |
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schools can seize the opportunity to educate children |
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about the life-long importance of nutrition and physical |
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well-being. (Contains 19 endnotes.) |
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Date Published: 2016-03-26 16:03:36 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED541174 |
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Item Size: 4746397 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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