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Kids Walk-to-School
By
Tom Lillis
5th Grade Health
Kids Walk-to-
School• Developed by CDC (Center for Disease Control)
• Developed to increase physical activity levels
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• Encourage kids to walk or bicycle to school
•Increase awareness of importance of regular physical activity for children
Create healthy and w
alkable
communitie
s
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Mobilize communities to
work together to create
safer routes to school
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• Why is walking and bicycling to school
important?
• How can we try to start
this campaign for our
school?
Importance
of Physical Activity
for Children
Physical activity helps build and maintain healthy:• Bones
• Muscles• Joints
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Physical Activity helps:
1. Control Weight
2. Build lean muscle
3. Reduce Body Fat
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•Reduces feelings of Depression & Anxiety
•Related to higher levels of self esteem
•Fosters healthy social and emotional development
Preliminary Data shows that physical activity may improve:
•Academic Performance
•Alertness in class
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•Do you feel any better when you are consistently physically active?
•How so??
Current Status
of Physical Activity
of U.S.
Youth
Almost 50% of young people in U.S. are not vigorously active on a regular basis
Kids
Wal
k-to
-Sch
ool•Percent of overweight kids ages 6 to 11 has risen over 100% in last 30 yrs
•Overweight children are more likely to become obese adults
•Obese adults at are risk for heart disease, and cancer
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•Young people ages 2-18 spend an average
of 4 hours a day watching TV
4 HOURS!!
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• How many hours of TV do you watch a week?
•What are some strategies to reduce your amount of TV watching?
Healthy People
2010
Objectives
•Increase
percentage of
trips to school
of 1 mile or less
made by
walking from
31% to 50%
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Increase percentage of trips to
school 2 miles or less made by
bicycle from 2.4% to 5.0%
Ideas to Organize
a Walk-to-School Program
in Your Neighborhood
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• Talk to your
parents about
idea
• Encourage
parents to talk
to neighbors
and school
officials
Encourage your parents
to talk to police and
local politicians
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•http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/index.htm(CDC Kids Walk-to-School Site)
•http://www.walktoschool-usa.org/(Walk and Bike to School Site)
Credits
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.) Kids Walk-to-School: Home. Retrieved 2/8/2005, from CDC Web site http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/index.htm.
Clip Art Photos from:
• CDC’s Kids Walk-to-School site (Slides: 1,3,7,10,14,26)
• Google Images (Slides 5,6)
• Microsoft Clip Art (Slides 8,11,12,16,17,18,20,21,23,24,27,29)