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Overview

Health: Fit Kids project
decrease obesity through nutrition and physical activity

Goal:

In the next seven to 10 years, the number of individuals and families in our region living a healthy lifestyle will increase, and obesity will drop 20 percent.

The Facts:

  • 23% of adults in our five-county region are obese – approximately 300,500.
  • In 2008, 38 percent of California public school students were overweight, 19.8 percent were obese and 3.6 percent were severely obese.
  • 85 percent of children diagnosed with Type II diabetes are obese.
  • More than 25 percent of children in our region do not test “Healthy” in the FitnessGram, California schools’ physical fitness test.

United Way’s Project:

Fit Kids is working to decrease childhood obesity by preventing weight gain for children at risk of obesity and promoting weight loss for children who are already obese. Youth and their parents will learn about the importance of healthy nutrition and physical activity, as well as how to include them in their daily lives.

United Way Partners

  • Boys and Girls Club of Auburn
  • Child Abuse Prevention Council of Sacramento
  • Health Education Council
  • Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center
  • YMCA Superior California 

 

If you are interested in joining the group of volunteers on the Health Impact Council that oversee this project, contact impact@uwccr.org.

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