Walk for Diabetes

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Walk for Diabetes

• November, 2006
• Prince Edward Elementary

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Awareness

• From the Sept. 6, 2006 World Health Organization
  meeting in Australia
• There are now more overweight people in the world
  (1 billion) than undernourished (600 million).
• Obesity is now a world pandemic threat, and will
  overwhelm health systems with diabetes, heart
  disease, stroke, and some forms of cancer.
• One of the most worrying problems is the
  skyrocketing rate of obesity in children. This
  may be the first generation of children to die
  before their parents because of health problems
  related to weight.

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Awareness

• From 1997 to 2004, the number of newly diagnosed
  diabetics in the U.S. increased by 54
• It is now estimated that one in three children
  born in the U.S. will develop Type 2 diabetes in
  their lifetime (Centers for Disease Control,
  2003).
• Type 2 diabetes is related to diet, exercise, and
  the bodys ability to produce insulin. Once
  called adult-onset, Type-2 diabetes is now
  appearing in children and adolescents.

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Awareness

• The rate of diabetes in Virginia is 20.8 cases
  per 100,000 people.
• In Prince Edward County, the rate is 34.4 per
  100,000.
• We have the third highest rate in our health
  planning district (Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte,
  Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince Edward
  counties).

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Awareness

• 1 in 500 children has Type-1 diabetes. At PECES,
  we have four.
• In type-1 diabetes, the body stops producing
  insulin. Diet and exercise are not the cause,
  but are part of the treatment. Only 5 of people
  with diabetes have this kind there is no cure,
  and it is a daily struggle to balance blood sugar
  levels.
• 95 of diabetics have type-2 diabetes. Type-2
  can usually be controlled with diet and exercise.
  In fact, most people at risk for type-2 can
  delay or prevent the disease by losing 5-7 of
  their body weight.

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What We Can Do

• The heart of our campaign comes from the American
  Diabetes Association (ADA), and their School Walk
  for Diabetes program.
• ADA works for education, awareness, and advocacy
  for BOTH types of diabetes, in addition to
  funding research for a cure.
• 10 of the funds raised will be returned to PECES
  for the purchase of sports and medical equipment
  from US-Games.

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NovemberDiabetes Month

• Focus on Nutrition
• Food groups, carbs vs. proteins
• Serving sizes
• Reading nutrition labels
• Focus on Fitness
• Daily exercise
• Ways to play
• Diabetes education
• Symptoms
• Difference between Type-1 and Type-2

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For Students

• We will create a bulletin board featuring ways to
  play
• Information from the YMCA
• Information from PEFYA
• Student art work representing their favorite
  physical activities
• Facts and information daily during morning
  announcements
• Posters up around the school

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For Everyone Diabetic Wall of Fame

• Students, staff, and faculty are invited to
  submit names of people they know who are living
  with Type-1 or Type-2 diabetes.
• We will create a huge display, with the names of
  our diabetics on pennants
• Diabetes, good nutrition, and regular exercise
  are all family issueswe help each other live a
  healthy lifestyle

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For Parents

• Posters around the school
• Special newsletters stapled to weekly PECES
  newsletters serving sizes, nutrition, exercise,
  diabetes
• A month-long calendar of activities for healthy
  living cut up veggies for snacks, take a family
  walk, turn off the TV, etc.

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For Teachers and Students Inside Recess

• We want to build you a resource for rainy days
  activities that increase heart rates without
  increasing your blood pressure
• We will collect ideas from teachers, students,
  parents, otherssubmit ideas now through October
  16
• You will receive the compiled book of ideas by
  November 1

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For Teachers and Students Keep Your Recess
Challenge

• We want to encourage kids to exercise every day.
  We will challenge the students to keep all of
  their recess time for 5 consecutive days or any
  10 days in November
• We will provide a chart for each classroom to
  track data, but will need help from you or a
  student helper to chart days when everyone keeps
  all of their recess time
• Student and teacher creativity is encouraged to
  find ways to keep recess minutes while still
  growing responsible, disciplined students
• Each class meeting the challenge wins playground
  equipment (kickballs, jump ropes) for their class

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For Teachers Lesson Helps and Ideas

• Lesson plans you received are for your review and
  possible use in November
• If possible, look for ways to make connections to
  nutrition, exercise, or diabetes, especially in
  November
• Read food labels comparisons, chart reading
• Fractions, counting, sorting types of foods,
  etc.
• Point out healthy snacks (two food groups
  represented) your students bring into the
  classroom
• Find and count heart rates before, during, after
  hopping
• Cultural foods/exercise habits in other cultures
• Spelling words, reading topics

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For Teachers Lesson Helps and Ideas

• Invite a guest speaker
• Patsy Pelland at the Extension Office,
  ppelland_at_vt.edu
• Nutrition, fitness, food pyramid, etc.
• Veronica March, vmm302_at_mail.longwood.edu
• A Longwood student living with diabetes a
  future teacher
• with a desire to help schools care for diabetic
  students
• Pam McDermott, pamelam_at_hsc.edu or
• Trish McGregor, trishmcgreg_at_yahoo.com
• Parents of PECES diabetics living with
  diabetes, food
• and exercise choices can include student
  demonstration
• and discussion by our own resident experts

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Walk Week Penny Jar ChallengeMon.-Fri., Nov.
13-17

• Students (and faculty) are invited to bring in
  their pennies (nickels, dimes, quarters) to fill
  their grade level penny jar.
• Funds go to ADA, to help fund research,
  education, and advocacy for diabetes (and 10
  comes back to PECES for sports and medical
  equipment!).

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Walk Week At-Recess WalkMonday, Nov. 13

• We will be here during all regular recess periods
  on Monday of Walk Week to walk with each grade
  level
• All students can participate
• All participants receive a bracelet (like a
  medical i.d. bracelet)

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Walk WeekDress-Up Day Wed., Nov. 15

• On Wednesday of Walk Week, students, staff, and
  faculty will be invited to wear something
  representing his/her favorite way to exercise
• Baseball uniform
• Dance costume
• Swim goggles
• Running shoes

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Walk Week School Walk for Diabetes Friday,
Nov. 17

• Raise 5, receive a water bottle raise 25,
  receive a water bottle and a pedometer
• Sponsorships ARE NOT REQUIRED for students to
  walk
• Walking IS NOT REQUIRED to participate in
  fundraising and prize-winning!
• 315-500 A snack and a mini-pep rally, guests
  of honor, and a walk for diabetes

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Help Wanted!

• Volunteers of all ages, for jobs large and small
• Create a bulletin board
• Choose a lesson plan
• Submit an idea or two for the Inside Recess
  book
• Count pennies
• Lead a group of walkers
• Make a poster
• And so on, and so on!!
• Be a Sponsor/Find a Sponsor
• We would like to raise about 500 for
• Class prizes and student incentives
• Poster materials and copying costs
• Snacks and bottled water for walkers

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November is Diabetes Month

• Join our Ambassadors to
• educate
• advocate
• participate
• And create a healthier
• environment for PECES kids!