kids healthy eating

Kids Healthy Eating Community Factors

Food Security / Food Program Participation:What the Community Says

I did not think my family met

the requirements

Source: California Health Policy Advocates

Source: California Health Policy Advocates

Source: California Health Policy Advocates

Women Infants and Children (WIC)

Access to Healthy Food: What Young People Say

There are no healthy stores

in my community

Source: HMP Community Focus Groups 2010

Advertisements make fast food

look good for youSource: HMP Community Focus Groups 2010

Novato officials ban ice cream trucks near schools: No food vendors within 1,500 feet of campus

California Healthy Kids Survey, Marin County 2009-2010

USDA Changes School Lunch Guidelines

Source: USDA Food And Nutrition Service

Source: MCOE School Wellness Survey

Local Food in Schools

Source: Marin Organic 2010 Annual Report

School Lunches: A Call For Healthier Food

63% of child care facilities report that they would be very likely to use a health consultant

Source: Marin Child Care Commission Master Plan

Community Gardens

Kids Healthy Eating Individual Factors

Source: WIC 2008

American Academy of Pediatrics recommends:• 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding•Breastfeeding and complimentary foods until at least 12 months of age•Continuation of breastfeeding for as long as mutually desired by mother and baby

Exclusive breastfeeding initiation rate:

79.5%

Exclusive breastfeeding

decreases after initiation in

hospitals

Source: 2007-2009 CHIS

Almost 1 in 2 youth have eaten fast food one or more times in

the past week

CHIS 2007-2009

And There are Disparities

Source: CHKS Module G: 2009/2010

Middle School Students Eat Healthier than High School Students in Marin County

28%

26%

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Healthy eating varies by grade

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1 in 3 high school students

do not eat breakfast

Only 1 in 6 high school students eat 5/more fruits and

vegetables per day

Only 1 in 4 middle school students eat 5/more fruits and

vegetables per day

Kids Healthy Eating Outcomes

Source: California Department of Education

1 in 4 students in Marin County are overweight

or obese

And There are Disparities

5th, 7th and 9th Grade Students Who Are A Healthy Weight Varies by Ethnicity

69%

52%

77%

51%

79%

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Source: California Department of Education, 2010-2011

Healthy weight varies by Ethnicity

50% of African American/Latino students are at a healthy weight

75% of White/Asian

students are at a healthy weight

Source: California Department of Education 2010-2011

Marin County 5th, 7th and 9th Grade Students Who Are a Healthy Weight by School District

90% 82%

54% 59%

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