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CITY OF ORLANDO. VS CHILDHOOD OBESITY Lelia Allen, Director Housing and Community Development Department June 22, 2011. HEBNI NUTRITION CENTER. FOOD DESERTS AND ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGGIES. FINDINGS: INNER CITY LACK OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
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CITY OF ORLANDO VS CHILDHOOD OBESITY Lelia Allen, Director Housing and Community Development Department June 22, 2011
FOOD DESERTS AND ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGGIES • FINDINGS: • INNER CITY LACK OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES • MOST STORES ARE 5-6 MILES AWAY ( CABS AND BUSES) • INNER CITY MOM AND POP STORES SELL BEER, WINE, JUNK FOOD, REFRIGERATORS NORMALLY FOR PRODUCE AREN’T STOCKED ADEQUATELY • OUT OF DATE FOOD • PRICE IS HIGHER
PROGRAMS OFFERED AT HEBNI • EXECUTED PROGRAMS • KYDS : KEEP YOUR DIET STRAIGHT • KCC: KIDS COOKING CLUB • SUMMER CAMPS • COOKING CLASSES • COOKING DEMOS • ADULT CLASSES • LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT CLASSES • TAILORED TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR: • KIDS • ADULTS • SENIORS • COMMUNITY WELLNESS • DIABETES MANAGEMENT • LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT • CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT
WHEREAS, One in three American children is already overweight or obese; and WHEREAS, Cities, organizations and individuals, including First Lady Michelle Obama are working together to decrease childhood obesity rates in the United States; and WHEREAS, The City of Orlando is committed to providing and promoting activities that support physical activities and healthy lifestyles; and WHEREAS, The City’s Families, Parks and Recreation Department offers athletic programs for 1,500 youth such as: tackle football, basketball, cheerleading and baseball; and WHEREAS,ParramoreKidz Zone provides 225 children the opportunity to play on football, basketball, and double-dutch teams keeping them active and fit; and WHEREAS, Nap Ford Community School, a Health and Wellness Charter School, decreased the prevalence of childhood obesity from 34% to 26%; and WHEREAS, In the Zone Community Partnership Pediatrics program at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children increases awareness and offers a collaborative obesity project for Parramore children and families; and WHEREAS, Hebni Nutrition Consultants, Inc., provides healthy cooking and nutrition classes for children to combat the childhood obesity epidemic; and WHEREAS, Get Active Orlando encourages children to stay active by creating walking, bicycling and community gardening programs; and WHEREAS, Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association (OMYGA), teaches youth the sport of golf, promotes proactive steps to prevent childhood obesity and encourages healthy eating habits as they walk nine holes at golf courses throughout the Central Florida area. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BUDDY DYER, Mayor of the City of Orlando, hereby do proclaim the month of September 2010 as “CHILDHOOD OBESITY AWARENESS MONTH” in the City of Orlando. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Orlando to be affixed this 20th day of September 2010.
