Transcript Battling Obesity Across the Commonwealth

Battling Obesity Throughout the Commonwealth
Jeff Jacobs
Methacton School District
Member, JSGC’s Committee on Childhood Obesity
PSAHPERD Convention
November 21, 2014
Statistics
70% of obese children go on to become obese adults
Obese children miss 4.2 days per month of school
compared to .7 days per month by non-obese
students: Schwimmer, et. al., 2003
It is predicted that this generation of children will
live 5 years less than their parents; for the first time
in history.
Statistics
The recent June 16th issue (2014) of TIME magazine
reported on the results of a worldwide study on obesity
conducted by the University of Washington. In the
findings of this study, the U.S. was ranked as having the
second highest percentage of overweight and obese
people in the world with a whopping 67.4 %.
Objectives
Provide you with some information on a
study done by Joint State Government
Commission and the Advisory Committee
on Childhood Obesity.
Familiarize you with the recommendations
made by the Committee so we can speak
and advocate with one voice.
House Resolution 243
Introduced April 15, 2013
Amended May 13, 2013
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the
issue of childhood obesity, to establish an advisory committee
to conduct a comprehensive study of childhood obesity, to
propose strategies for healthier eating and physical activity for
children and to report to the House of Representatives with its
findings, recommendations and legislation.
Sponsor: Representative Seth Grove – 196th District – York County
Co-Sponsor: Representative Harry A. Readshaw – 36th District – Allegheny County
Makeup of the Committee
• Dan Albert, Executive Director - Pottstown YMCA
• Anne E. Bahn, President/CEO - Byrnes Health Education Center
• Laurie Betts, MD - Program Officer, Physical and Preventive Behavioral
Health - Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation
• Linda Bryant - Pennsylvania Department of Education
Health and Physical Education Advisor
• William John Cochran, MD - Vice Chairman, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital,
Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Kathleen (Kacy) Conley, Director, Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool
Youth Development Network (PSAYDN)
• Sharon Conway, Highlands School District
• Vonda Cooke (Fekete) M.S., R.D., Pennsylvania Department of Education
State Director, Child Nutrition Programs
Division of Food and Nutrition
Makeup of the Committee
• Tamara Dubowitz, ScD, SM, MSc - RAND Corporation, Senior Policy Researcher
• Carrie Delone, MD - Pennsylvania Department of Health, Physician General
• John Flynn, President, Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA
• Pamela Gallagher - North Penn School District, Coordinator of School Nutrition
Service Educational Services Center
• Jeffrey L. Jacobs - Worcester Elementary School, SHAPE Representative
• David Kraybill, Executive Director - Pottstown Area Health & Wellness
Foundation
• Jodi Stotts Krall, PhD - Project Director, Weight Management and Wellness
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
• Eric Neal, CEO - Y of Indiana County
• Cheryl Peiffer, RN - President, PASNAP - Certified School Nurse
Makeup of the Committee
• Macy R. Reall, MS, RD, LDN, CDE - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical
Center, Clinical Dietician II / Registered Dietitian
• Lisa A. Scales, J.D. - Chief Executive Officer, Greater Pittsburgh Community
Food Bank
• Pamela L. Schoemer, MD, FAAP - Children's Community Pediatrics Moon
• Mim Seidel, MS, RD, LDN - Instructor and Internship Coordinator,
Chatham University
• Erin Smith - Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Executive Policy
Specialist, Office of Policy and Legislation
Work of the Committee
 Many efforts – no coordination
 Studies reviewed
 Several 4-5 hour meetings
 Lots of reading and proof reading
 Lots of e-mails
PSAHPERD Advisory Committee
Bev Martin
Ashley Weller Tait
Fran Cleland
Rick Stevenson
Colleen Wegimont
Melanie Lynch
Deborah Lawlor
Phil Dlugolecki
Keri Kulik
Ryan Stetler
Jessica Peconi-Cook
David Schmidt
Beth Delay
Carl Keifer
Todd Bedard
David Wachob
Mike Jackson
Cindy Allen
Linda Huber
Matt Cummiskey
Final Report
Press Conference
June 25, 2014
Media Center Capitol
Building
Harrisburg, PA
Recommendations were made in the
following areas:
 Prenatal and Infancy
 School Nutrition
 Physical Activity and Nutrition Education
 School Wellness Policies
 Healthful Living and Wellness
Recommendation #1
The Advisory Committee recommends that
Physical Education be taught to every child
in grades K-12, every year, throughout the
school year in accordance with the
recommendations of the organizations
listed in Table 5 of this report, provided
that sufficient resources are available.
Recommendation #2
The Advisory Committee recommends that,
wherever possible, K-12 Health and Physical
Education be taught by qualified Health and
Physical Education instructors who have
obtained appropriate certification to teach
those subjects in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Recommendation #3
The Advisory Committee recommends that a
student/teacher ratio, comparable with
other classes at K-12 grade levels, should be
maintained in Health and Physical Education
classes both for the safety of the students
and to ensure quality of desired outcomes.
Recommendation #4
The Advisory Committee recommends that
Chapter 4 of Title 22, “Academic Standards
and Assessment,” be amended to reflect the
existing language of the Public School Code
and State Board of Education policy, which
states that interscholastic sports, marching
band, and ROTC are not acceptable
substitutes for physical education.
Recommendation #5
The Advisory Committee recommends that Comprehensive
Health Education be offered to students at all grade levels.
At a minimum, Comprehensive Health Education should be
taught throughout each year to students at the primary
and intermediate levels, for two semesters at the middlelevel, and for two years at the high school level. The
curricula should provide students with information
regarding access to health, mental health, and social
services to address healthy eating, physical activity, and
related chronic disease prevention.
Recommendation #6
Encourage schools to include nutrition
education that provides students with the
knowledge, skills, and experiences needed
for lifelong healthy eating and physical
activity.
Recommendation #7
The Advisory Committee recommends that a
permanent staff position be established at PDE
with the sole responsibility for the
coordination of Health and Physical Education
curricula throughout the Commonwealth and
for the enforcement of regulations pertaining
to Health and Physical Education as set forth in
Chapter 4 of Title 22.
Recommendation #8
School entities should make a reasonable
effort to provide access to a minimum of 30
minutes per day of vigorous or moderateintensity physical activity. This may include
recess, and before and/or after school
activities. Recess is not substantively
interchangeable with physical education.
Recommendation #9
Develop a comprehensive physical
activity program with quality physical
education as the cornerstone.
Recommendation #10
The State Board of Education should
consider including Physical Education
as a CORE subject.
What Can Be Done?
 Offering and Teaching Comprehensive Health and Quality
Physical Education Classes
“Whenever you do a thing, act as if the whole
world were watching.” ~Thomas Jefferson
 Stay connected to professional organizations
 Advocate using the recommendations contained in this
report
 Educate everyone! (PE has often been remembered as
“gym” class)
 Harrisburg SPEAK Out Day - March
Professional Organizations
Recommend some videos
• “No Excuses”
• “5 More Years”
• “Fed-up!”
Shameless Promotion …
… of some
upcoming
presentations!
Cooperatively Catching Critters:
An Alliteration of Physical Education Ideas and Activities
by Jeff Jacobs
Methacton School District
2013 NASPE District Teacher of the Year
TOMORROW !!!!!
Saturday, November 21st
Ball Room #1
10:30 – 11:45 AM
Jeff Jacobs
NASPE District Elementary
Teacher of the Year – 2013
Worcester Elementary School
Methacton School District
Lansdale, PA
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