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Pamela Ross, MSW, MS, LMSW and Maureen Smith, MA National Kidney Foundation of Michigan

Motivating Healthy Behavior Changes in Elementary/Middle School Students: The Healthy Kids and Kidneys Program. Pamela Ross, MSW, MS, LMSW and Maureen Smith, MA National Kidney Foundation of Michigan. What is the Healthy Kids and Kidneys Program?.

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Pamela Ross, MSW, MS, LMSW and Maureen Smith, MA National Kidney Foundation of Michigan

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  1. Motivating Healthy Behavior Changes in Elementary/Middle School Students: The Healthy Kids and Kidneys Program Pamela Ross, MSW, MS, LMSW and Maureen Smith, MANational Kidney Foundation of Michigan

  2. What is the Healthy Kids and Kidneys Program? • Initially began as a chronic disease prevention program for 6th graders • Evolved into a nutrition education program for 5th-7th grade students • Teaching kids how to eat more fruits, eat more vegetables and do more physical activity Photograph by Doug Coombe

  3. Why did we incorporate healthy goals? • Michigan • Ranks 5th for most obese state in the nation • 66% of our population is overweight or obese • 10% of our population has diabetes • Over 1/3 of our population is at risk for developing chronic kidney disease • Over 70% of all kidney failure is caused by uncontrolled diabetes or high blood pressure • One in three children born in the year 2000 will develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime

  4. Why did we incorporate healthy goals? “When you set small, visible goals and achieve them, they start to get it into their heads that they can succeed.” ~Bill Parcels Former head coach for the Dallas Cowboys

  5. Kids doing healthy goals...really? • 98-100% student participation during the My Game Plan-Healthy Goal activity

  6. Results

  7. What Parents Say “[The biggest impact HKK had on my child] is that she is eating more fruits and vegetables.” “[My son] was highly motivated on trying to add more fruits into his diet.” “Choosing healthy goals and achieving them [had the greatest impact on my child].”

  8. What students say “[My favorite part of the program] was when we went over our goals and what we were supposed to eat.” “We got to keep track of how much exercise we do which encouraged me to keep trying.” Photograph by Doug Coombe

  9. April/May April 11 X 12 13 17 14 20 18 19 15 16 23 24 25 26 27 22 21 May 1 4 3 2 28 29 30 10 11 6 5 7 8 9 12 18 17 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 June 1 27 28 31 26 29 30

  10. Let’s Move!

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