Maricopa County Department of Public Health

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Maricopa County Department of Public Health

• Promoting Lifetime Activity for Youth

Anna David Vincent Lopez Patti Brazel
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Inactivity A National Concern

• 950,000 deaths each year are due to lack of
  physical activity. That is one death every 33
  seconds.
• At age 10, 1 in 6 children are showing signs of
  heart disease.
• Lack of physical activity is attributed to rising
  childhood obesity.
• Students watch 27 hours of television, and
  participate in 13 hours of physical activity
  each week.

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Obesity and Children

• In the US, 27 of 10 year olds are overweight
  or obese.
• The US is ranked third behind Malta (33) and
  Italy (29) for having the most overweight or
  obese 10 year olds.
• 22 million of the worlds children are
  overweight or obese.
• One in five Hispanic and African-American
  children are overweight or obese.

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Benefits of Physical Activity

• Helps to prevent manage diabetes
• Improves self-esteem
• Helps to prevent manage depression
• Reduces risk for chronic disease
• Reduces risk of osteoporosis

• Helps with weight loss
• Improves energy levels
• Reduces anxiety
• Lowers blood pressure
• Lowers risk of heart disease
• Helps perform daily tasks

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Benefits of Physical Activity

• Physically active kids are
• Less likely to drop out of school
• Less likely to use tobacco products
• Less likely to become pregnant
• More likely to get better grades
• Communities with physically active people have
  less crime
• Families who play together, stay together
• Adults who are physically active are more likely
  to have active children

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PLAY Program Implementation
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Step 1 One Week

• Teacher explains PLAY and the importance of
  physical activity
• Teacher leads 10-15 minute activity break and
  prompts children to move at their own pace

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Step 2 Three Weeks

• Teacher leads 10-15 minute activity breaks
  playing simple games
• PLAY Specialist will visit each classroom for one
  activity break

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Step 3 Eight Weeks

• Students will record their daily activity on
  physical activity log sheets

• PLAY Specialist will visit
• To introduce activity logs
• To present on nutrition
• To give out student certificates
• For a wrap up meeting with teachers

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Important Documents

• Teacher Agreement Form
• Evaluation Form

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PLAY TIME!