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Body Mass Index BMI=Weight (kg) {Height (m)}2 Middletown Township Harmful effects of childhood obesity: Obesity now affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the United States -three times the rate from one generation ago(CDC, 2012)

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Body Mass Index

BMI=Weight (kg) {Height (m)}2 Middletown Township

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Harmful effects of childhood

  • besity:
  • Obesity now affects 17% of all children and adolescents

in the United States -three times the rate from one generation ago(CDC, 2012)

  • Obese children are more likely to have:

– high blood pressure – high cholesterol – increased risk to impaired glucose tolerance – breathing problems – joint problems – greater risk of social and psychological problems

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The Future of Obesity

  • Overweight children are at an increased

risk of being more severely obese as adults.

  • Adult obesity is associated with a number
  • f serious health conditions including

heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers (CDC, 2012) .

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Children’s BMI Tools for Schools

Healthy weight! It is not a diet, it is a lifestyle.

http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fhealthyweight%2Fas sessing%2Fbmi%2Fchildrens_bmi%2Ftool_for_schools.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AF QjCNGnp5BnzlNku_wh8ihG0v3P2XaXWQ

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BMI Education

  • Childhood Obesity: Understanding Weight

in Children (Part 1 of 2) Healthination

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoYao3qmfCg
  • Childhood Obesity: Managing Weight in

Children (Part 2 of 2) | HealthiNation

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DM4emCs1XQ&feature=relm

fu

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We CAN!

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Ways to Enhance Children's Activities:

– Eating Right – Get Active – Reduce Screen Time

  • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/index.ht

m Parent resources:

  • We Can Parent Tips: Healthy Families, Healthy

Weight

  • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/download

s/physician2.pdf

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BMI Procedure

  • Ensuring privacy in the screening

process and notification of results to parents/guardians

  • Same BMI tool used by all nurses

district wide. Tools for school.

  • Grade levels to be screened-1,4,7,10

as proposed by legislation.

  • Referral at:

– 95%=obese – 5%=underweight

  • Evaluation of the program will be

performed by on-line survey

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Resources

  • CDC (2011) Body mass index: measurement in schools.

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/obesity/BMI/pdf/BMI_execsumm.pdf

  • CDC (2011) Tools for School-Healthy weight: Its not a diet, its a lifestyle
  • http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/childrens_bmi/tool_for_schools

.html

  • Healthination (2012) Childhood Obesity: Understanding Weight in Children

(Part 1 and 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoYao3qmfCg&feature=player_embed ded

  • National Heart and Lung (2012) We Can!

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/index.htm

  • New Jersey State Legislation: Proposed Bill S111

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2012/Bills/S0500/111_I1.PDF