This document summarizes a program focused on promoting healthy living among at-risk youth. It describes how a $50,000 Walmart grant was used across several counties in Wisconsin to develop youth leadership and expand programming around nutrition, physical fitness, and safety. Over 1,300 youth were engaged in afterschool programs where they learned about exercise, calories, and making healthy food choices. Teen leaders helped teach these concepts to younger students and families. The grant allowed counties to hire teen teachers and implement new programs at schools and community centers. Participants discussed how to continue incorporating healthy living into regular 4-H programming through youth leadership.
Presented at the European Obesity Forum which took place in Bucharest on October 16th, the presentation describes the concept "Healthy Living" and outcome of its first school-based pilot in ORT junior-high schools.
Presented at the European Obesity Forum which took place in Bucharest on October 16th, the presentation describes the concept "Healthy Living" and outcome of its first school-based pilot in ORT junior-high schools.
Dal convegno "Alimentazione, stili di vita e salute dei bambini" - 4 maggio 2010, Roma. Childhood obesity in the United States: key administration initiatives - Suzanne Heinen
In his Bloomberg View column, economist Peter Orszag highlighted practical solutions to childhood obesity, which remains one of the greatest epidemics in our nation. In this slideshow, you can learn a little more about these initiatives and gain a better understanding of the epidemic and what you can do as a parent, teacher, or community member to combat it.
Speaking at the 2015 CCIH Annual Conference, Linda Hiebert, Senior Director, Education and Life Skills, World Vision explores how the organization has integrated efforts to improve child health into its education programs in developing nations.
Public Health Symposium- Camp Inspire: A Diabetes Prevention Programlaurcohen
Presentation to the Bloustein Public Health Symposium depicting my work on a pilot public health program, integrating previous research on implementation theory and evaluation methods for effective public health programs. I was the lead on this project, and developed a cirriculum to test out and evaluate on a comparable age group prior to the launch of the camp to evaluate aspects that would be integrated into the program, and also to access needs of the demographic.
With more than 30 partner organizations, the Childhood Feeding Collaborative addresses Santa Clara County’s problems of obesity and poor eating among children by improving parenting skills around feeding. This brochure is used in fundraising for the Childhood Feeding Collaborative, and solves the challenge of describing the programs and audiences of a highly complex organization.
Promoting Wellness through Healthy Eating by Christina Day - Community Conven...America's Promise Alliance
America's Promise Alliance Community Convention 2016
Promoting Wellness through Healthy Eating
Connecting young people to healthy food contributes to them leading healthier lives and reaching their full potential. This panel discussed key strategies and programs that are helping youth understand the importance of healthy eating, build healthy school environments and choose and cook healthy foods. Participants learned how a food company not only offers programs and resources focused on healthy living and eating but also places a priority on engaging in and with the larger community.
Created by
Christina Day, National 4-H
Dal convegno "Alimentazione, stili di vita e salute dei bambini" - 4 maggio 2010, Roma. Childhood obesity in the United States: key administration initiatives - Suzanne Heinen
In his Bloomberg View column, economist Peter Orszag highlighted practical solutions to childhood obesity, which remains one of the greatest epidemics in our nation. In this slideshow, you can learn a little more about these initiatives and gain a better understanding of the epidemic and what you can do as a parent, teacher, or community member to combat it.
Speaking at the 2015 CCIH Annual Conference, Linda Hiebert, Senior Director, Education and Life Skills, World Vision explores how the organization has integrated efforts to improve child health into its education programs in developing nations.
Public Health Symposium- Camp Inspire: A Diabetes Prevention Programlaurcohen
Presentation to the Bloustein Public Health Symposium depicting my work on a pilot public health program, integrating previous research on implementation theory and evaluation methods for effective public health programs. I was the lead on this project, and developed a cirriculum to test out and evaluate on a comparable age group prior to the launch of the camp to evaluate aspects that would be integrated into the program, and also to access needs of the demographic.
With more than 30 partner organizations, the Childhood Feeding Collaborative addresses Santa Clara County’s problems of obesity and poor eating among children by improving parenting skills around feeding. This brochure is used in fundraising for the Childhood Feeding Collaborative, and solves the challenge of describing the programs and audiences of a highly complex organization.
Promoting Wellness through Healthy Eating by Christina Day - Community Conven...America's Promise Alliance
America's Promise Alliance Community Convention 2016
Promoting Wellness through Healthy Eating
Connecting young people to healthy food contributes to them leading healthier lives and reaching their full potential. This panel discussed key strategies and programs that are helping youth understand the importance of healthy eating, build healthy school environments and choose and cook healthy foods. Participants learned how a food company not only offers programs and resources focused on healthy living and eating but also places a priority on engaging in and with the larger community.
Created by
Christina Day, National 4-H
Cooking skills are critical for achieving health and sustainable dietary goals and yet they are in general decline in the UK. Community based cooking skills projects that aim to fill this skills gap are also in decline due to cut backs in public funding. Since cooking skills projects are diverse in scope (i.e. target group, model of intervention and intended outcome) and there is a lack of centralised support for them at the national level (in England); standards and requirements demanded by those commissioning them at the local level can vary and be unrealistic.
FoodFight is an educational nonprofit whose mission is to revolutionize the way we think about food. Using schools as a platform, we arm students, teachers and parents with the knowledge they need to make healthier eating and buying decisions. Join the fight!
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Connecting the Dots: Program Sustainability, Relationships and Building Capacity with At-Risk Youth Leaders
1. Connecting the Dots; Program
Sustainability, Relationships and Building
Capacity with At-Risk Youth Leaders
Linda Marshall, 4-H and WNEP Educator, Rock County
Joan Wimme, 4-H Community Youth Development Educator,
Douglas County
Cristina Parente, WNEP Coordinator, Walworth County
2. Program objectives
Introduce results of the Wal-Mart Healthy
Living Grant
Explore innovative ways to expand
programming and develop and support youth
leadership
Find ways to incorporate the healthy living
message in our programs
4. Wal-Mart Healthy Living Grant
$50,000 Wal-Mart Healthy Living Youth
Grant state level 4-H programs
Focused on developing and/or enhancing
programs focused on healthy living at the
community level.
Three healthy living priorities—nutrition,
physical fitness, and safety;
5. Wal-Mart Healthy Living
Facilitated though existing forums such as State 4-H
Ambassadors, Statewide Teen Conferences, 4-H
Health Ambassadors, Teen Councils, and Teen
Summits.
Used to develop or expand state evidence-based
programs/educational content.
Promoted through all delivery modes with a special
emphasis on clubs and camps.
6. Wal-Mart Healthy Living Grant
Actions plans mobilized youth and adult teams in
local communities to create sustainable programs.
8. Overall impacts
Over 1300 youth were reached- the majority
in an afterschool setting
89.4% youth learned about the importance of
exercise and learned different exercises
87.1% learned about numbers of calories
they needed in a day
¾ of those tried to match caloric intake to
daily needs
9. Overall Impacts
95.9% of teen leaders learned about the
importance of a healthful diet
85.4% made more healthful food choices
79.2 % increased amount of fruits and
vegetables
75% increased time exercising
79% took action by teaching others about
healthy living
10. The Big Picture
We can make a big
impact on youth by
encouraging and
promoting a healthy
living message in
our programming.
11. Douglas County
4-H Healthy Living Project
Family Night at Northern
Lights Elementary School
March 10, 2010 “Eat
Smart, Get Fit!”
Families enjoy a nutritious
supper during Family Night
that included low-fat sub
sandwiches, pretzels, fruit
and milk.
12. Douglas County
A Teens as Teacher
shares his nutrition
poster at Family
Night.
The Nutrition
educator assists by
asking questions and
prompting
13. Douglas County
Teens as Teachers
leading the warm-up
activities! All Teen
Teachers received a
Healthy Living “Eat
Smart, Get Fit” leader t-
shirt to help others
recognize them as
leaders and teachers.
14. Douglas County
Warm-up activities
for youth and adults
before they move to
various fitness
stations. The
parent’s participation
set the tone for the
entire night. They
were just great!
15. Douglas County
Teens as Teachers
teaching youth and
adult participants
how to get a work
out with the
“nutrition spots”
(disks on floor)
station!
16. Walworth County
•Four teens from the Alternative High School hired on
as Extension employees.
•Taught nutrition at 3 limited-income school sites
•Taught WNEP- adapted lessons on healthy eating and
physical activity
•Reached over 60 students and made over 600
educational contacts
19. Walworth County
After a lesson
on fruit,
Ashley hands
out different
kinds of
apples for
the students
to try.
20. Rock County
Alternative High School
Youth/4-H Jr.
Leaders trained to
teach physical
activity/safety,
nutrition and hands-
on projects at areas
schools
21. Rock County
Four After School
4-H sites
Roy Andrews
Chapman
Academy,
Alternative High
School
UWEX Nutrition
Education
Program
171 youth served,
9 teen leaders