Combating Childhood Obesity through Rookie rugby

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Combating Childhood Obesity through Rookie rugby

• Fit for life

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Promoting Physical Activity in Children and Youth

• 50 of K-12 students obese
• 28 of K-12 participates in PE classes
• 38 of students spend 3 hrs watching TV/video
  games a day
• Average PE class less than 40 of time spent on
  vigorous activity

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Application to state DOE

• Work with state AHPERDS, alliance for
  health,physical,education,recreation,dance and
  sport.
• County Health department
• Governors office advocate for child health
• Utilize existing applications

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Foundations supporting the fight

• Robert Woods Johnson Foundation
• Mayo Clinic
• CDC / Childhood Obesity
• NIH/ Bureau of Chronic Disease
• http//www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/state_prog
  rams/funded_states/index.htm

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Support material

• Cardio studies from FSU, target completion
  January 2009
• Rookie rugby participants BMI analysis 2009 FY

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After school summer programs

• Play Rugby - Mark Griffin 5 yrs of success
• Parks and rec dept
• YMCAs
• Todd wagner foundation/ inner city after school
  programs

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WAKE UP CALL

• At the current rate of growth for childhood
  obesity, this current generation is expected to
  have a shorter life span than their parents.