Ron Morrow
Executive Director
NCAAHPERD
Post Office Box 27751
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: 888-840-6500
Fax: 888-840-6FAX (329)
Local Fax: 919-833-7700
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This nation is facing a serious childhood obesity
epidemic. Today 16.3 percent of children
and adolescents ages 2 to 19 are obese, and
31.9 percent are obese or overweight.1 Th is
translates into 12 million children and adolescents who
are obese and more than 23 million who are either obese
or overweight.2 During the past four decades, the obesity
rate for children ages 6 to 11 has more than quadrupled
(from 4.2 to 17 percent) and more than tripled for
adolescents ages 12 to 19 (from 4.6 to 17.6 percent).3
Obese and overweight children are likely to suff er health
consequences not only during childhood and adolescence,
but also throughout their adult lives. Th ey are at greater
risk as children and as adults for bone and joint problems,
sleep apnea, social and psychological problems (e.g.,
stigmatization and poor self-esteem), heart disease, type 2
diabetes, stroke, cancer, and osteoarthritis.4
...morePreventing Childhood Obesity: A School Policy Guide (National School Boards' Association)
Learn more about our In-SchoolPrevention of Obesity and Disease IsPOD --program.
See where we've been and where we are headed!
"Resolve to be Healthy"
62nd Annual Convention
November 12-14, 2009
Winston-Salem, NC
Current NCAAHPERD Membership is required to attend the Convention
Membership fees:
Professional - $30.00 per year
Graduate Student (Full Time) - $20.00 per year
Undergraduate Student - $10.00 per year
Retired (not working) - $20.00 per year
4-7-2009 State Board of Education Approves New License Area
At its October 2008 meeting, the State Board of Education approved a proposal to establish a combined teaching license in Health and Physical Education. Separate licenses in Health Specialist and in Physical Education are still available, but the new license was approved to address the large number of physical education teachers who are assigned to teach health. (Continued)
The Alliance partners with other organizations that have common goals and interests. We encourage you to support their work as well as ours as together we strive to create a healthier, more creative, and active North Carolina.
NCAAHPERD is a 501(C)(3) not for profit organization of Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance professionals whose mission is "To provide advocacy, professional development, and unity for health, physical education, recreation, dance, and athletics professionals and students in order to enhance and promote the health of North Carolinians. Our vision is to be the leading organization promoting and supporting a healthier, more creative, and active North Carolina."
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