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The National Centers for Disease Control reported that obesity and health problems relating to obesity has become one of the leading causes of death in the United States. This trend is also seen around the developed world, especially among children. Rates of juvenile obesity are skyrocketing in part due to diet and in part due to a significant decrease in regular physical activity. When you extrapolate out the health care costs in 20-30 years due to children who are obese now the figures are huge. This has become a significant public health issue.
Outdoor and adventure education can contribute to the type of regular physical activity that children need to stay fit. All programs who work with children should be aware of the wealth of resources both information and funding that now exist to help provide physical education to children. The following information, compiled from the Centers for Disease Control Web site will provide you with a range of resources for developing physical activity programs for youth.
In order to address the growing health issues associated with lack of physical activity, the CDC has insitututed a number of programs.
These sites may be useful for communities looking for physical activity resources.
10 Tips to Eating Healthy and Physical Activity for you from the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports http://www.fitness.gov/funfit/10tips.htm 99 Tips to Family Fitness and Fun http://www.shapeup.org/publications/99.tips.for.family.fitness.fun/ CDC's Body and Mind Web site for kids http://www.bam.gov A guide to reliable health information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.healthfinder.gov After School Physical Activity http://www.afterschoolpa.com Healthy Kids. Healthy Families. Physical activity brochures http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/physicalactivity/brochures/index.htm Ideas for at home, work, and play http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2155 Kids Walk to School Program http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/index.htm Make Family Time an Active Time http://www.fns.usda.gov/FNSmascot/ParentBrochures/Physical_act_brochure.pdf Making Physical Activity Part of Your Life http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/life/index.htm The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability has different fact sheets by type of activity and specific disabilities and conditions. http://www.ncpad.org/Factshthtml/default.htm Promoting physical activity through outdoor trails http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/trails.htm Tips for raising heart healthy, active children http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=825 A Web site for active living and healthy eating for kids ages 9-12 http://www.kidnetic.org
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American Heart Association's online curriculum HeartPower! for teaching about the heart and how to keep it healthy http://www.americanheart.org/heartpower CDC's Body and Mind Web site for teachers http://www.bam.gov/teachers/index.htm Classroom-based physical activity curriculum for teachers and students http://www.take10.net Classroom-based physical activity program for K-5 http://www.take10.net Ideas on ways for students to be more physically active that include planning for physical activity, suitable activities, and a daily checklist for physical activity. http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ActiveAte/teachers/default.asp Kids Walk to School Program http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/index.htm Physical education resources and links http://www.pelinks4u.org Resources for health and physical educators http://www.pecentral.org You Inspire Strong Minds. Help Inspire Strong Bodies. Physical activity brochures http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/physicalactivity/brochures/index.htm
CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/ CDC's Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/
These sites may be useful to communities looking for funding information to support physical activity among youth.
http://www.cdc.gov/funding.htm http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/funding/index.htm
Federal Funding Reports http://www.house.gov/ffr/ FirstGov Grants, Loans, and other Assistance http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml#grants Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grants http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org U.S. Department of Education Grants http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp U.S. House of Representatives Federal Funds Express http://www.house.gov/ffr/Grants_Other.htm
Afterschool Alliance http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/resources.cfm Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program http://www.bannermanfellowship.org/ AT&T Wireless http://attws.com/our_company/cares/giving_guidelines.jhtml Avon Foundation http://www.avoncompany.com/women/avonfoundation/ Bell South Foundation http://www.bellsouthfoundation.org/grants/og/index.html Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Donations Program http://www.benjerry.com/donations/ Connect for Kids http://www.connectforkids.org/benton_topics1544/benton_topics_show.htm?doc_id=45947 Corning Foundation http://www.corning.com/inside_corning/foundation.asp Corporation for National and Community Service: MLK Jr Day of Service http://www.mlkday.org/ DuPont Community Outreach http://www.dupont.com Education's Unsung Heroes Awards http://www.unsungheroes.com/ Edward W. Hazen Foundation http://www.hazenfoundation.org/ Freddie Mac Foundation http://www.freddiemacfoundation.org/home/ Gap, Inc. http://www.gapinc.com/social_resp/giving/areas.htm Garth Brooks' Teammates for Kids Foundation http://www.touchemall.com/index.htm General Mills http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/about/community Grants for Non Profits http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2sgalpha.htm
GM Ability Philanthropy http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/philanthropy/guidelines/index.html Handspring Foundation http://www.handspring.com/company/foundation/ Hasbro Children's Foundation http://www.hasbro.org/default.asp?x=hcf/hcf Heinz Foundation http://www.heinz.com/jsp/foundation.jsp JC Penney http://www.jcpenney.net/company/commrel/guidelin.htm Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/ Levi Strauss & Co. http://www.levistrauss.com/responsibility National 4-H Council http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/programs/index.asp National Rural Funders Collaborative http://www.nrfc.org/ NYDIC Funding Opportunities for Youth Development Programs http://www.nydic.org/nydic/funding.html Plum Creek Foundation http://www.plumcreek.com/company/foundation.cfm Quad Graphics/Windhover Foundation http://www.qg.com/whoarewe/windhover.html Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/index.jsp School Grants http://www.schoolgrants.org/ Sprint Community Service http://www.sprint.com/sprint/overview/commun.html Starbucks Foundation Grant Programs http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/grantinfo.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1&fav%5Ftest=1 The Foundation Center http://fdncenter.org/ The Grantsmanship Center http://www.tgci.com/ Thomson West Grant Programs http://www.westgroup.com/aboutus/grant.asp U.S. Bancorp Community Relations http://www.usbank.com/about/community_relations/commun_relation.html Vulcan Foundation http://www.vulcanmaterials.com/social.asp Wallace Foundation http://www.wallacefoundation.org Winning Grant Proposals Online http://www.tgcigrantproposals.com/ W.K. Kellogg Foundation http://www.wkkf.org/
Resources compiled by the Centers for Disease Control.
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