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Healthy Families, Healthy Futures . Sarah Bleyl Kern County Library Eureka! Leadership Institute 2011. Headlines. “Kern County’s childhood o besity c limbs” “Kern ranks near bottom in county health r ankings” “60% of the population reported as being overweight or obese”.
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Healthy Families, Healthy Futures Sarah Bleyl Kern County Library Eureka! Leadership Institute 2011
Headlines • “Kern County’s childhood obesity climbs” • “Kern ranks near bottom in county health rankings” • “60% of the population reported as being overweight or obese”
114 books/DVDs purchased • 6 cooking demonstrations
2 TVs • 2 stands • 40 games • 2 Kinect systems
Expectations • 16 Zumba classes – with Zumba instructor • 4 Kinect gaming tournaments • 4 health discussions • 4 cooking demonstrations
Realities • Zumba issues • Speaker problems • Cooking Demonstration troubles
Fitness for Busy Bodies Address the Stress Shape Up for Summer
Outputs • 114 new books/dvds purchased and circulated • 23 programs: • 8 family Zumba • 6 family gaming • 3 health discussions • 6 cooking demonstrations • 639 total participants
What’s Next? • Family Zumba and Family Gaming – ongoing • Materials purchased – circulating • Cooking Demonstrations – FOL willing
Lessons Learned • Connections • “Never, never, never give up.” Winston Churchill
Thank You Sarah Bleyl sarah.bleyl@kerncountylibrary.org