Healthy at Home for CPS: Nutrition and Physical Activity Curricula

…he Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is providing a database of resources to support educators and families working towards Healthy CPS. We understand that there is an overwhelming amount of information available to educators, so we have carefully chosen a select number of tools to highlight in each area. To learn more about CLOCC’s work with CPS, please visit our Schools webpage and feel free to contact us if you have any qu…

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Team Games

…masks and practicing hand hygiene when appropriate. Go! Team Game: Fruit Salad! View the instructions here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL2Ktut-di0 Go! Team Game: Water Relay View the instructions here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CntHE_0oWao&t=17s Go! Team Game: Three to Win Ring Toss View the instructions here https://youtu.be/Jf9pKEQA6oM Go! Team Game: Heart Rate Bump Up https://youtu.be/gCNIW685E_o View the instructions here Go! Tea…

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Prevalence

…ly high obesity prevalence rates. The predominately white community in the sample (Norwood Park) had much lower rates compared to other communities that are predominantly Black and Hispanic. Chicago Community Area Obesity Rates5,6   Race and Ethnicity Child obesity rates in children of all ages were highest among Black and Hispanic communities for both boys and girls. Child Obesity Rates by Race7 References Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Fryar CD, Fle…

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Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Young People in Breastfeeding

…pporting pregnant and parenting young people in breastfeeding; it includes sample language for the prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. Presentation Recordings Welcome and Opening Remarks: Co-host, Lesley J. Craig, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health – Region V, and Dr. Matthew Davis, Division Head of Academic General Pediatrics and Director of the Smith Child Health Research Program…

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Healthy at Home for CPS: Food Security

…he Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is providing a database of resources to support educators and families working towards Healthy CPS. We understand that there is an overwhelming amount of information available to educators, so we have carefully chosen a select number of tools to highlight in each area. To learn more about CLOCC’s work with CPS, please visit our Schools webpage and feel free to contact us if you have any qu…

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5-4-3-2-1 Go! Materials

…tion. Are you a non-profit organization (501c3)?* Yes No Are you a medical practice?* Yes No Is your parent company a for-profit company?* Yes No Will the message/tool be used for educational purposes for children and/or families related to healthy lifestyles and/or childhood obesity prevention in Illinois?* Yes No Will the message/tool be associated in any way with a for-profit, perceived as an endorsement of a company, product or service, or use…

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fiveSMART Materials

…incipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United…

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Bringing a Healthy Message (and Fake Food) to Families at the Chicago Children’s Museum

Adam Paberzs by Adam Paberzs, Health Education Intern The Chicago Children’s Museum played host to a fun and family-oriented health and wellness fair on January 27, 2011 at Navy Pier. Kids and parents came from all over the city to learn about healthy habits, receive free screenings, and enjoy physical activities. I was there to represent CLOCC at the event. The fair was an exciting and energetic event, and amidst the hustle and bustle, ch…

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Research and Evaluation Tools Library

…earch and Evaluation Tools Library CLOCC is pleased to offer a library of data collection tools to our partners. The library includes ActiGraph GT1M and GT3X accelerometers, manual counters to assist with SOPLAY data collection, digital scales and stadiometers (to measure height). All resources are available, free of charge, to our partners working on childhood obesity research and/or evaluation in Chicago who are interested in obtaining objective…

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20 Under 20

…o recognize Dr. Christoffel’s legacy, CLOCC initiated the “Founder’s Award.” Nominees for this award were seasoned leaders and visionaries in Chicago in fields aligned with our obesity prevention mission. They were boundary spanners, able to connect diverse sectors for collaboration to address the complexities of the problem. They were innovators who made advances in one or more of CLOCC’s goals. Seven individuals were selected over th…

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