Michael
I Goran, PhD
Professor
of Preventive Medicine & Physiology and Biophysics
Keck
School of Medicine
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Media and Obesity in Children: Read the recent report on the role of media in childhood obesity from the Kaiser Family Foundation
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HEALTHY SCHOOLS FOR HEALTHY KIDS: Two national polls show that
teachers and parents overwhelmingly agree that schools should
provide access to healthy foods and daily physical education as a
means to address the childhood obesity epidemic. These and other
poll results are detailed in "Healthy Schools for Healthy Kids,"
funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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REGISTRY OF CHILDREN'S OBESITY EFFORTS: Shaping America's Youth is a
national initiative to centralize information about the various
ongoing efforts to fight obesity and inactivity among children and
adolescents. Information will be obtained about intervention
programs, funding sources, and ongoing research to increase physical
activity and healthy eating behaviors and will be organized into a
national, searchable database.
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NASPE RECOMMENDS MORE PHSICAL ACTIVITY FOR KIDS: The National
Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) has revised
their physical activity recommendations for kids. In the revised
report, "Physical Activity for Children: A Statement of Guidelines
for Children Ages 5-12," NASPE recommends at least 60 minutes and up
to several hours of physical activity a day.
FREE FACT SHEET ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY: The Center for Health and
Health Care in Schools has created a four-page fact sheet that
summarizes key findings on the background and health consequences of
childhood obesity.
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FREE VERB MATERIALS: The VERB campaign is offering free materials
for encouraging children to be more physically active. Stickers,
temporary tattoos, and posters are available for ordering at no cost
(while supplies last), and a student planner and classroom materials
are available for downloading.