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MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: OBESITY :
EDUCATION K-12 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS:
Combatting Obesity: After-School Programs
Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
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Combatting Obesity: After-School Programs
Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
By Elaine Korry
August 12, 2016
Youth Today
https://youthtoday.org/2016/08/combatting-obesity-after-school-
programs-promote-healthy-eating-and-physical-activity/
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/jbusfem
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Robert Hill knows firsthand what its like to be an overweight child. I
grew up hating physical activity and only eating foods that tasted good to
me, he said. With no one to guide him about healthy food choices, Hill
became morbidly obese by the time he was a teenager. Like many overweight
young people, he was shunned by his classmates and bullied.
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Hill is now healthy and fit, having had gastric bypass surgery when he was
19. But his early experiences have stayed with him, informing the way he
works to prevent childhood obesity today. In his current job as the
director of youth wellness programs at the YMCA of South Florida, Hill
incorporates exercise and good nutrition standards into after-school and
summer programs.
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There was a girl, 8 years old, named Marie. She was obese and had just
been diagnosed as pre-diabetic, recalled Hill. Maries mother was desperate
for solutions, so Hill helped her enrolled in an exercise and nutrition
program called YFit. Weight is never measured in Hills programs, but
Maries mother reported that her daughter quickly made progress. She lost
two pounds in a week, just getting the recommended 60 minutes of physical
activity every day, said Hill.
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Standards for healthy eating and physical activity in OST
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In 2011, the National AfterSchool Association adopted standards for
healthy eating and physical activity (HEPA) in out-of-school time.
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Far from simply outlawing candy or soda, the standards comprise a
comprehensive approach to instilling lifelong healthy habits by addressing
everything from staff modeling and curriculum to social supports. Among
the best practices outlined in the guidelines:
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Programs will not serve fried, sweetened or salty foods, or those
containing trans fat; no posters or advertisements promoting unhealthy
foods are allowed.
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Food is not used as a reward or a punishment; holiday and birthday
celebrations do not include unhealthy foods.
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Staff are trained in good nutrition; they eat the daily program snack or
meal with the children and discuss the benefits of healthy food choices.
Parents are educated about healthy eating and receive guidelines about
good food choices their kids may bring to the program; they are encouraged
to support healthy eating habits at home.
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Programs do not allow access to movies or television, and limit digital
devices to those used for homework, used less than one hour per day.
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Programs spend at least 20 percent of their time (typically 30 to 60
minutes) in moderate to vigorous physical activity, outdoors whenever
possible, including aerobic, bone- and muscle-strengthening exercises.
Californias national model
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Now, in an effort that could become a legislative model, California has
launched a recognition program called DASH (Distinguished After School
Health) to encourage the states 4,400 publicly funded OST programs to
voluntarily adopt HEPA standards. Applications have been reviewed by the
California Department of Education (CDE), and certifications will be
issued this summer.
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More than 200 schools applied for recognition, according to assistant
communications director Robert Oakes. As far as CDE can determine, if this
is not the first such program nationally, its certainly a pioneering
effort, said Oakes.
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Additional Topics Covered in This Article
A national epidemic
OST commits to healthy living
Healthy snacks and drinks
Standards for healthy eating and physical activity in OST
Californias national model
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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