March 2008 - AZ Nutrition Network Sharon Hoelscher Day Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences

1. Healthy Active Kids • March 2008 - AZ Nutrition Network • Sharon Hoelscher Day • Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences

2. Healthy Active Kids • Healthy Lifestyles Work Group • Walk across Arizona, Bone Builders Physical Activity Program, School Wellness, STEPS, Healthy Meetings, plus more . . . • Connects health food choices with regular physical activity for adults & youth

3. Healthy Active Kids • 25% of school age children in Arizona are overweight • 24% of low-income children between 3 and 5 years of age in Arizona are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. • (CDC PedNSS, 2002) • 24% of Arizona high-school students are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight (CDC YRBSS, 2003)

4. Healthy Active Kids “Obesity/overweight is NOT the Problem!” Joanne Ikeda, UC Berkley

5. “The Problem is . . . • Behaviors which are causing unhealthy weight gain as well as increased risk of chronic disease in all children.” • Joanne Ikeda, UC Berkley

6. The Problem is . . . • “Overweight children are like the canaries in the mine. They are a warning that most of our children have unhealthy lifestyles” • Joanne Ikeda, UC Berkley

7. Perfect Storm • Too much screen time • Food marketing to children • High fat, high sugar, high calorie foods • Inactivity • Vicious cycle of inactivity • ►overweight ►inactivity ►increased overweight ► ► ► ►

8. Healthy Active Kids • Capacity Building • Jan. 13th, 2006 - Healthy Active Kids • UA video conference - Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff & Sierra Vista • 78 faculty, staff, community partners and volunteers

9. Healthy Active Kids Curriculum • MyPyramid • Healthy Meetings • Power Panther • Portion sizes • Verb - It’s what you do • Winning the Rockies • Classy Moves

10. Healthy Active Kids Workshops • Eight workshops in Tucson, Phoenix, St Johns, Sierra Vista, Kingman in 2007 • 135 participants • They rated their knowledge about promoting nutrition and physical activity behaviors in children BEFORE this program was 3.7 on 5 point scale with 5 high and 4.5 afterwards.

11. Healthy Active Kids Components • Integrating Healthy Lifestyles into Youth Programs/Classroom: Mobilizing for Local Action • MyPyramid • Healthy Choices for Children & Families • Healthy Meetings • Portion Control and Hunger Scale • Classy Moves – Physical activity for improved learning and discipline • Healthy Celebrations, Snacks and Rewards • Curriculum for healthy eating and physical activity & Hands-on Curriculum

12. Healthy Active Kids • 4-5 month follow up survey reported using Health Active Kids resources with 5064 additional people in their communities • Using materials at their school • • Added parent involvement • • Kids understand portion size • • Included “healthy kids” concepts at all school functions

13. “Partners” • Partners for Healthy Active Children, Companeros Para Ninos Sanos y Activos • University of Arizona • YMCA of Metropolitan Tucson • Sunnyside Unified School District • Expanding physical activity through increased capacity • Expand nutrition education with AzNN

14. Healthy Active Kids • UA Cooperative Extension uses HAK concepts with AzNN schools & teachers & other partners • Focus on Capacity Building & training teachers and community partners • Integrate nutrition & physical activity in elementary grades

15. Why Healthy Active Kids for Schools • Good nutrition and moderate physical activity can improve students’ concentration and learning. • Connect to academic standards • Nutrition education is a part of • Your school’s wellness policy • Arizona Comprehensive Health and Physical Activity Standards • No Child Left Behind Act

16. Challenges Working with Schools • Limited teacher time • AIMS testing - non-performing schools • Nutrition may not be a high priority • Getting hour reports back • Make it easy • Match nutrition concepts to Academic Standards • Build personal connections • . . . . . .

17. Classy Moves • 2-3 minute activity break • Done inside classroom • Do a Classy Move after 30 minutes sitting or studying • 6 hour x 5 minutes/hr x 5 days = 150 minutes • Classy Moves gets your blood moving • Kids are meant to move!

18. Classy Moves • Wellness guidelines recommend 60 minutes per day physical activity for children • NIH TAAG - Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls in AZ • University of Arizona • NC Dept of Education Energizers • Connects physical activity & academic achievement • Clement & Schneider 2005, CA Dept. of Education 2006

19. Why Classy Moves? • Gets blood moving • Improves concentration • More oxygen = Better learning • Improves discipline • Provides structured activity

20. Classy Moves • Hot Seat • Stand like a tree • Pass it on - Uno style • Red - squats • Blue - jump to sky • Yellow - twist • Green - swim • Invisible Jump Rope

21. Pinal & La Paz County • Nutrition classes with students • Training with teachers • “Bobby Bucks” to exchange for teaching resources

22. Pima County • Department of Nutrition & Cooperative Extension & Sunnyside SD • Build on “Partners” concept • Nibbles Newsletter • Training for teachers • Monthly “Nibbles” • Awesome Apple award

23. Monthly Newsletter or Resources

24. Quick Nutrition Messages 1.Choose theme for month. Ex. Focus on Fruits. 2.Choose the message for the current week. 3.Use the message during the school day. Examples: message on the board, reading the message over the morning announcements, 4.Use that message to generate discussion. Ex. If you want to do better in school, donﾕt forget to eat more fruits and veggies! Ask the students to raise their hands if they ate a fruit or a vegetable that morning.

25. Community Partnerships • Pima Co. Community Food Bank • Tucson Parks & Rec • YMCA • Keys Community Center • Salt River Indian Community

26. Maricopa County • Germ City • 4-H nutrition classes • Bone Builders classes with parent groups ª FUN - Families Understand Nutrition Partnerships with: Roosevelt Elementary District Isaac Elementary District Murphy Elementary District Mesa District and others

27. Monthly Teacher Resources Lesson materials Curriculum - Professor Popcorn, Creative Pockets, MyPyramid Visuals Teaching resources CD of resources Classy Moves kits Lending Library Healthy Meeting Resources

28. Site Coordinators Pima & Maricopa Counties Distribute teaching resources & incentive items Collect teacher hour logs Personal connection at school

29. Poster & Essay Contest

30. School Events - Field Days

31. School Events - Field Days

32. School Events - Family Fitness Nights

33. School Events - Jump for Heart

34. Partner Idea Sharing 1 - Building personal connection 2 - Motivating & recognizing partners 3 - How to evaluate impacts

35. Healthy Active Kids • Pima County - Vanessa Stanford • 520-626-4920 • Maricopa County - Sharon Hoelscher Day • 602-470-8086 Ext. 332 shday@cals.arizona.edu