In North America obesity continues to be a problem, one that
extends throughout life as children move into adolescence and
adulthood and choose progressively less physical activity and less
healthy diets. This public health issue needs to be addressed early
in childhood, when kids are adopting the behaviors that they will
carry through life. Eat Well & Keep Moving, Third Edition, will
help children learn physically active and nutritionally healthy
lifestyles that significantly reduce the risk of obesity, heart
disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and other diseases.
BENEFITS This award-winning evidence-based program has been
implemented in all 50 states and in more than 20 countries. The
program began as a joint research project between the Harvard
School of Public Health (currently the Harvard T.H. Chan School of
Public Health) and Baltimore Public Schools. In extensive field
tests among students and teachers using the program, children ate
more fruits and vegetables, reduced their intake of saturated and
total fat, watched less TV, and improved their knowledge of
nutrition and physical activity. The program is also well liked by
teachers and students. This new edition provides fourth- and
fifth-grade teachers with the following: * Nutrition and activity
guidelines updated according to the latest and best information
available * 48 multidisciplinary lessons that supply students with
the knowledge and skills they need when choosing healthy eating and
activity behaviors * Lessons that address a range of learning
outcomes and can be integrated across multiple subject areas, such
as math, language arts, social studies, and visual arts * Two new
core messages on water consumption and sleep and screen time along
with two new related lessons * A new Kid's Healthy Eating Plate,
created by nutrition experts at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of
Public Health, that offers children simple guidance in making
healthy choices and enhances the USDA's MyPlate Eat Well & Keep
Moving also offers a web resource that contains numerous
reproducibles, many of which were included in the book or the
CD-ROM in previous editions. The web resource also details various
approaches to getting parents and family members involved in Eat
Well & Keep Moving. A Holistic Approach Eat Well & Keep
Moving is popular because it teaches nutrition and physical
activity while kids are moving. The program addresses both
components of health simultaneously, reinforcing the link between
the two. And it encompasses all aspects of a child's learning
environment: classroom, gymnasium, cafeteria, hallways,
out-of-school programs, home, and community centers. Further, the
material is easily incorporated in various classroom subjects or in
health education curricula. Eight Core Principles Central to its
message are the eight core Principles of Healthy Living. Those
principles-at least one of which is emphasized in each lesson-have
been updated to reflect key targets as defined by the CDC-funded
Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration partnership. These are the
principles: * Make the switch from sugary drinks to water. *
Choosse colorful fruits and vegetables instead of junk food. *
Choose whole-grain foods and limit foods with added sugar. * Choose
foods with healthy fat, limit foods high in saturated fat, and
avoid foods with trans fat. * Eat a nutritious breakfast every
morning. * Be physically active every day for at least an hour per
day. * Limit TV and other recreational screen time to two hours or
less per day. * Get enough sleep to give the brain and body the
rest it needs. Flexible, Inexpensive, Easy to Adopt The entire
curriculum of Eat Well & Keep Moving reflects the latest
research and incorporates recommendations from the latest Dietary
Guidelines for Americans. It fits within school curricula, uses
existing school resources, is inexpensive to implement, and is easy
to adopt. The content is customizable to school and student
population profiles and can help schools meet new criteria for
federally mandated wellness policies. Most important, armed with
the knowledge they can gain from this program, elementary students
can move toward and maintain healthy behaviors throughout their
lives.
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