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Page 1: Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement Growing Healthy Kids Moms, Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers A Family Engagement Project of Healthy

Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community EngagementHealthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Growing Healthy Kids

Moms, Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers

A Family Engagement Project of Healthy Children, Healthy Weights

Supported by Growing Healthy Kids Columbus and Columbus Public Health

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Session Objectives

• Discuss the importance of healthy eating habits and physical activity for expectant mothers and young children

• Develop skills for talking to families about nutrition, physical activity, and healthy habits at home

• Experience the Active Play Kit and Health Fair Kits

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

In Columbus…….

About 1 of every 3 children will enter kindergarten at an unhealthy weight.

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Long-Term Risk

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Healthy Families

Why Family Engagement?

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Tools & Resources

http://publichealth.columbus.gov/HCHW-posters.aspx

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

What can we do?

Practice healthy habits!

Welcome Breastfeeding

Water First for Thirst

Build Children up with Words

Healthy Celebrations

Good Rest is Best

Eat your colors!

Make Each Plate a Healthy Plate

Make Breakfast Count

Take Time for Meals

Growing Great Tasters

Make Snacks Count

Keep moving!

An Hour a Day for Play

Reduce Screen Time

Cold Weather Fun

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Where to Start?

Recommended weight gain during pregnancy Prepregnancy Body Mass Index

(18.5 – 24.9 kg/m2): 25-35 lbs. Prepregnancy Body Mass Index

(25-29.9 kg/m2): 15-25 lbs. Prepregnancy Body Mass Index

(>30 kg/m2): 11-20 lbs.

To calculate BMI go to www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Welcome Breastfeeding

Why is breastfeeding important?•Contains antibodies

•Protects against some diseases

•Lower risk of obesity, diabetes, and more

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Welcome Breastfeeding

What can you do?•Encourage expectant mothers to decide to breastfeed

•Provide space to pump or breastfeed

•Provide time for employees to pump

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Make Snacks Count

Snacks are important•Mini meals

•Every bite counts

•According to the USDA, children are now eating nearly 3 snacks per day, compared to one snack per day 30 years ago

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Make Snacks Count

• Fresh fruit and vegetables

• Low-fat or fat-free dairy products, including string cheese and yogurt

• Whole grain breads and cereals, low-fat microwave popcorn

• Low-fat frozen yogurt

• Low-fat granola bar

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Make Snacks Count

What can you encourage families to do?

•Let children pick out healthy snacks

•Allow children to wash fruits and vegetables

•Try new foods together

•Have healthy snacks ready to go

•Do not offer food as reward or punishment

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Reduce Screen Time

What is screen time•TV, DVDs, video games•Computers•Mobile devices

Average screen time •2-5 year olds: 25 hours/week of TV•6-11 year olds: 28 hours/week

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Reduce Screen Time

How Much?

• No screen time for children

under age 2

• No more than 2 hours a day

for children age 2 and up

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Reduce Screen Time

What can you encourage families to do?•Set limits on screen time•Turn off the TV during meal times•Don’t use screen time as a reward or punishment•Remove the TV from your child’s bedroom

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Make Each Plate a Healthy Plate

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Make Each Plate a Healthy Plate

What can you encourage

families to do?•Role model healthy eating•Quit the ‘clean plate club’•Division of Responsibility in Feeding

www.ellynsatter.com

The adult is responsible for what, when and where

The child is responsible for how much and whether

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Build Children Up with Words

Self esteem and body image•Starts early•Words and action can build body image•Research shows that role modeling is an essential part of adopting new behaviors; children tend to model their parent’s eating behaviors

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Build Children Up with Words

What can you encourage families to do?

•Let parents know they are powerful role models

•Use positive words to describe yourself and others

•Model healthy behaviors

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Growing Great Tasters

Gardening•Children are more willing to try foods they have grown

•“One Bite”

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Growing Great Tasters

What can you do?•“One Bite” club•Start a center or home garden•Connect with your local farmers’ market

www.ohioproud.orgwww.ourohio.orgwww.ohiomarketmaker.comwww.localharvest.org

•Buy in Seasonhttp://www.ohioproud.org/docs/produceavailability.pdf

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Growing Great Tasters

What can you encourage families to do?•Start a garden•Let kids pick the seeds or seedlings out•Choose a variety of favorite foods •Try new foods together•Visit a Farmers Marketwww.ohioproud.orgwww.ourohio.orgwww.ohiomarketmaker.comwww.localharvest.org

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

An Hour a Day to Play

Activity Break

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

An Hour a Day to Play

Physical activity helps• Promote healthy growth and development

• Build strong bones and muscles

• Achieve and maintain a healthy weight

• Provide opportunities to make friends

• Improve self-esteem

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

An Hour a Day to Play

What can you encourage families to do?

•Encourage families to be active together

•Make physical activity part of their daily life

•www.getactivecolumbus.com

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Water First for Thirst

Healthy Beverages•Soda and flavored drinks are the largest source of added sugar in American’ diets

•A 20-ounce soda has 17 teaspoons of sugar

•Evidence shows that soft drinks are the food category most strongly linked to increased rates of obesity

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Water First for Thirst

What can you do?•Make water fun•Available at all times•Get the right milk•Limit juice

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, excessive juice consumption may contribute to the development of obesity

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Water First for Thirst

Rethink your DrinkRED – Drink Rarely, if at all•Regular sodas, energy or sports drinks, fruit drinks

Yellow – Drink Occasionally•Diet soda, low calorie, low sugar drinks•Fruit juice with no added sugar

Green – drink plenty•Water, skim or 1% milk or dairy alternatives

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Take Time for Meals

Make meal time special•Food is food – not reward or punishment•Children will eat – eventually•Slow down•No distractions•Create a positive food environment

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Take Time for Meals

What can you do?

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Take Time for Meals

What can you encourage families to do?•Division of responsibility

•Eat together Model healthy eating Try new foods together

•Serve family style meals

•Quit the clean plate club•Allow enough time

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Make Breakfast Count

Breakfast is important•Breakfast is the most important meal of the day•Kids who eat breakfast

perform better attend 1.5 more days of

school per year average 17.5 percent higher

math scores (“No Kid Hungry,” 2013)

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Make Breakfast Count

What can you encourage families to do?•Talk about the benefits of breakfast•Share ideas for healthy options•Let kids choose from healthy breakfast choices•Give kids time to wake up•Allow kids to help

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Good Rest is Best

Sleep recommendations vary by age.Infants

• Birth-2 months need 12-18 hours • 3-11 months need 14-15 hours

Toddlers/Children• 1-3 years need 12-14 hours• 3-5 years old need 11-13 hours• 5-10 years old need 10-11 hours

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Good Rest is Best

What can you do?• No distractions

• Set a routine

• ABCs of Safe Sleep

Alone

On their Backs

In a safety-approved Crib

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Good Rest is Best

What can you encourage families to do?•Practice the ABCs of safe sleep•Set a bedtime routine•Avoid caffeine and all sugary beverages•Keep a sleep log•Do not allow electronics in the bedroom

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Healthy Celebrations

“But it’s just a cupcake!”•Celebrate without food•The USDA recommends making healthy habits part of your celebration; if food is requested, ask for healthy food

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Healthy Celebrations

What can you encourage families to do?

•Celebrate with non-food treats and activities

•Limit the number of desserts, chocolates, and other sweets at parties

•Celebrate the event – not the food

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Cold Weather Fun

Despite the cold

•An Hour a Day for Play every day of the year

•Children are happier and healthier when they have outdoor play

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

Cold Weather Fun

What can families do?

•Bundle up and get outside

•Take 5 to 10 minute active breaks throughout the day

•Children learn as they play

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In the Community

You are a trained volunteer and the messages and ideas you share should not be substituted for medical advice. Always encourage families to consult a physician or licensed health care provider for personal health recommendations.

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Healthy Children, Healthy Weights – Community Engagement

In the Community

• Model the messages

• Dress appropriately for the activities

• Have fun!

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Thank you

Questions?

Cheryl Graffagnino MS RD LD

[email protected]

Office: 614-645-0867

Cell: 614-354-8523