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The
major work of The Center For Kids First in Sports, Health, and Education
is to prevent and treat childhood obesity through our School-based Model.
75% of all children involved in organized youth sports either quit or a
cut before the age of 14. Combined with the fact that vigorous physical
activity through meaningful PE classes
has been eliminated from public school curriculums, 75%
- 80% of all of our children have been forced into inactivity.
Incredibly, to make more time for
instructional learning, 40%
of the public schools across the country have either reduced or eliminated
recess. To make matters worse, the No
Child Left Behind Legislation, together
with an emphasis on standardized testing, has forced everything but the
“basics” from the curriculum. Not only have electives such as Music,
Art, Drama, and Journalism disappeared, but Nutrition, Health, and
Substance Avoidance as well.
It
is incredible, but true. In light of a national health crisis of pandemic
proportions, our attention has been focused away from the “real
basics” of survival: healthy lifestyle habits.
Joining
me for a discussion on this topic will be the First
Lady of the State of
Maine
, Mrs. Karen Baldacci, a teacher and
registered dietician; Dr. Dora Mills, the Chief State
Health Officer and Director of the
Maine
Bureau of Health; and Dr.
Lisa Letourneau, the Director of
Clinical Integration for
Maine
Health.
Here are some of the topics we will begin to
discuss on Saturday, the first in a series of shows on childhood obesity.
- 60%
of the population is overweight or obese
- 13-15
% of children (9 million) are overweight or obese
-
Maine
’s Obesity rate gains most in region
- Obesity
Threatens Health Care System - $118 B per year in economic costs
- $52
B per year in direct medical costs
- $92
B per year spent on obesity programs in the
US
- US
spends $1.7 Trillion on health care
- Are
the poor more at risk?
- Fast
Food is as addictive as heroin
- Should
schools issue fitness report cards?
- Schools
have been pressured to cut recess to focus more instructional time on
standardized testing
- Schools
abandoning PE
- Is
the Food Industry the problem or the solution?
- One-size-fits-all
Food Pyramid is replaced with 12 individually tailored models!
- Bans
on soft drinks, candy, and fast foods in schools
- Does
TV viewing contribute to obesity?
- American’s
eating 2 X as much as 20 years ago…supersizing at home too
- Recent
study: most in US will be fat
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