kids healthy eating
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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%
17%
14%
33%
10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Marin County
San Rafael
Novato
Tam Union High School
Marin County
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Percent of Students
High SchoolMiddle School
Healthy eating varies by grade
level
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%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
All Students AfricanAmerican
White Latino Asian
Ethnicity(Marin County)
Perc
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s
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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Healthy weight varies by
school district