barbara storper - presentation for indian health service
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This presentation was created for Indian Health Service, October 2nd, 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Barbara Storper, MS, RDFounder, Executive Director
Turning Kids on to Healthy Eating and Active Living!
A lecture...
On nutrition...
To 400 kids...
In Brooklyn?
The average child sees over 10,000 food commercials
on TV every year.
Why live theater?
“FOODPLAY programs dramatically improve children’s eating and
exercise habits, and kids take the messages home.”
- USDA-sponsored evaluations
• 80% reported eating more healthfully.
• 75% increased their intake of fruits and vegetables.
• 68% ate breakfast more often.
• 70% reduced their intake of soda and sweets.
• 66% read ingredient labels more often.
• 62% told their parents what they had learned.
Over 90% of teachers and principals gave FOODPLAY the highest rating of “Excellent,” with many saying it was the best program their school had ever had!
“Three months after the FOODPLAY program, teachers still report observing physical activity and eating changes in their students.”
-Atlantic General Hospital
How can we work together?
