Combating the Childhood Obesity Problem: Applications for Schools and Beyond Part II

Presenters will provide real-world applications for addressing this critical and complex issue. Educators, health providers, coaches, youth workers, and parents alike will benefit from this important discussion.

Describe use of the socio-ecological model in obesity prevention as described in the Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE). Describe the Head Start can play in early prevention of obesity. Describe at least three lessons learned from the CHILE project. Describe Baseline Body Mass Index (BMI) values for a five-year longitudinal assessment of factors affecting BMI in K-5 children across 7 schools within one suburban, working class school district. Describe results of the initial analysis of high BMI (≥85th percentile) scores using student level predicators. Describe Variations in student BMI across elementary schools to further our understanding of the factors that may affect the distribution of overweight and obesity within a school district. Identify key stakeholders who are in school settings, and their roles specific to childhood overweight and obesity-prevention research. Describe the research findings about stakeholder perceptions on childhood obesity factors, including the range of perceptions from various types of stakeholders. Articulate how these research findings relate to practice opportunities in school-based settings and community-based settings.