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Beyond the Clinic: Three Ways to Make an Impact on Obesity in Local Schools

Beyond the Clinic: Three Ways to Make an Impact on Obesity in Local Schools. Deb Loy, Director Coordinated School Health Program Minnesota Department of Education June 1, 2012 MNAAP: Practical Approaches for managing and preventing pediatric obesity. Obesity Prevention In Schools.

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Beyond the Clinic: Three Ways to Make an Impact on Obesity in Local Schools

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  1. Beyond the Clinic: Three Ways to Make an Impact on Obesity in Local Schools Deb Loy, Director Coordinated School Health Program Minnesota Department of Education June 1, 2012 MNAAP: Practical Approaches for managing and preventing pediatric obesity

  2. Obesity Prevention In Schools • School Health Policies • Impact of Health on Academic Outcomes • Address Disparities • Quality Nutrition • Physical Activity Plans • Staff wellness • Integration of Health Into School Improvement • Making health a part of how schools operate • Highlighting the impact of health on academic outcomes

  3. Schools Today No Child Left Behind Current School/Health Environment Unintended Consequences USDA/School Wellness

  4. Prevention of Childhood Obesity Collective Impact- Collaborative work Critical Time for Kids Challenge Assumptions & Integrate New Research Common Goals Call to Action

  5. School Health • Coordinated School Health Paradigms • Whole, greater than the sum • Need for coordination • Whole-child Paradigms • Inter-connected parts of a whole child • Body-mind connectedness • Obesity Impact on Brains/Cognition

  6. The Power of Pediatricians • In the Clinic with Families • Utilizing well-child visits to educate/create expectation and demand • Changing social norms through marketing • At the School Board • The Power of the Pediatrician to Connect the Dots • The Power of Persuasion • On the School Health Advisory Committee • Connecting Body and Mind • Integrating Health and Learning

  7. The Power of Pediatricians • In the Classroom and Cafeteria • Minutes and Movement Matter • Kids Need Multiple Exposures to New Foods • In the Community • The Power of Working Together • The Power of Examples

  8. Power of the Working Together/Advocacy • At the Family/Community Level • At the Minnesota Legislature • COWG- Childhood Obesity Working Group • PE/HE /CSH • At the Federal Level • Health • Education • Farm Bill

  9. Contact Info • Deb Loy, Director • Coordinated School Health • Minnesota Department of Education • Deb.loy@state.mn.us • 651-582-8306

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