…l foods are available in all neighborhoods, there’s still much work to be done. 23.5 million Americans do not have access to a grocery store within 1 mile of their home.1 40% of children’s diets today come from added sugars and unhealthy fats.2 70% of students in Chicago do not eat the recommended number of fruit and vegetable servings per day.3 1/3 of Chicago high school students drink one or more sugar-sweetened beverages per day.4 CLOCC and its…
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…vans WD, Christoffel KK, Necheles J, Becker AB, Snider J. Outcomes of the 5-4-3-2-1 Go! childhood obesity community trial. Am J Health Behav. 2011;35(2):189-198. Fagen, M. C., Asada, Y., Welch, S., Dombrowski, R., Gilmet, K., Welter, C., Stern, L., Massuda Barnett, G., and Mason, M. (2014). “Policy, Systems, and Environmentally Oriented School-Based Obesity Prevention: Opportunities and Challenges.” Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the…
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…re known to be highly predictive of weight as children get older and eventually become adults. For more information about Early Childhood obesity, please refer to the Blueprint. References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) 2009-2010. 2012. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/obesity_child_09_10/obesity_child_09_10.htm. Anderson SE and Whitaker RC. Prevalence of obesity among U.S….
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…for children visitors. Children ages 3 to 8 were given accelerometers (motion-detecting devices) to wear during their museum visit and had their height and weight measured in order to calculate body mass index (BMI). Adults accompanying the participating children were asked to complete a survey that included demographics, family background and exhibits visited. Data analyzed included the average percentage and minutes that participants spent in th…
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…p the faucet flowing. American Educator, 25(3), 10-15. Moreno, J. P., Johnston, C. A., & Woehler, D. (2013). Changes in weight over the school year and summer vacation: Results of a 5-year longitudinal study. Journal of School Health, 83(7), 473-477. Moreno, J. P., Johnston, C. A., Chen, T. A., O’Connor, T. A., Hughes, S. O., Baranowski, J., & Baranowski, T. (2015). Seasonal variability in weight change during elementary school. Obes…
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…pated in an interactive 25-minute bilingual presentation on CLOCC’s 5-4-3-2-1 Go! message. There was also a food demonstration in which a community volunteer engaged children in preparing a simple greens and quinoa salad with apples and walnuts. The parents and children enjoyed the salad and took home a copy of the recipe. That healthy hour showcasing the 5-4-3-2-1 Go! message was followed by an hour of Loteria where some won prizes, others…
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…wnload, there may be some secure items for which you must request access. 5-4-3-2-1 Go!® Community Training – April 28, 2015 Flyer for 5-4-3-2-1 Go!® Community Training – April 28, 2015 Related Interest Group(s): Health Education Related Topics: 5-4-3-2-1 Go! Download File ABC-7 Jingle for 5-4-3-2-1 Go! Mp3 file of 5-4-3-2-1 Go!® jingle created by ABC-7 (WLS-TV, Chicago). Related Interest Group(s): Health Education Related Topics: 5-4-3-2-1 Go! Do…
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…e. CLOCC remains committed to helping families use their resources at hand to continue to live healthy lifestyles, even in the face of COVID-19. Each week, with support from Kohl’s Cares, we will highlight a different Go Team Game that Chicago Park District summer camp families can try at home. The games require very little equipment and are easy to follow and replicate both indoors and outdoors. We encourage parents and caregivers to t…
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…isits to address healthy lifestyle and nutrition all contribute to population-level obesity rates and often combine to influence the health and well-being of one child. Because very few, if any, organizations have expertise at all of these levels, the consortium approach is ideally suited to address such a complex public health problem. 4. Childhood obesity prevention approaches must be community-driven. Minority and low income adults and children…
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…ons when it came to nutrition and physical activity led us to develop the 5-4-3-2-1 Go!® healthy lifestyle message. The message was intended to be a roadmap for children and families to follow to ensure healthy and active lives. As the years unfolded and the national and local research and experience base matured, we began to recognize the importance of altering the environments in which children and families find themselves – making health easier…
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