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63rd Annual Convention
November 11-13, 2010
Winston-Salem, NC
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  CONTACT:
  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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North Carolina Advocacy

More Proof What We Do COUNTS!

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

...more Preventing Childhood Obesity: A School Policy Guide (National School Boards' Association)

 

Current Obesity Related Bills in the2009 North Carolina General Assembly of Interest to our Members

 

On January 9, 2003, the NC State Board of Education passed the Healthy Active Children Policy.  On April 7, 2005, the Board of Education expanded the policy requiring students enrolled in kindergarten through eighth grades to participate in physical activity as part of the district’s physical education curriculum.

HSP-S-000: Policy regarding physical education in the public schools (04/07/2005)
Read the full text of the State Board of Education policy here.

Our next task, is to improve the quality of NC Physical Education.

"Study Finds Children Get Little Moderate to Vigorous Activity in School PE."

NCAAHPERD has received a multi-year multi-million dollar grand to improve the quality of Physical Education in North Carolina. (To learn more see our special web site www.ispod.info) With 38 school districts now participating in the IsPOD program, we need more Physical Education time for students to learn. Check out House Bill 1373 - A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT DIRECTING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT AND PHASE IN A REQUIRED PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. Bill text: House Bill 1373.

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National Advocacy

  • Support FIT Kids Act

    Insist our Schools Provide Quality PE to All Students

    The Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or "FIT Kids Act" amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to support and promote quality physical education in schools across the country. Physical activity is the most important component of any program to reduce childhood obesity. FIT Kids ensures that children are active during the school day and that they receive important health and nutritional information. Research indicates that fit and active children learn more effectively and achieve more academically. Urge your Senator and Congressman to co-sponsor the FIT Kids Act Today

Visit the AAHPERD Advocacy Legislative Action Center! Capwiz

The AAHPERD Legislative Action Center provides you with the information and resources you need to address the health, physical activity, dance, and sport issues being debated on Capitol Hill. In addition, this site serves as an elections, media, and training resource. On the Action Alert Page you can locate your elected officials, the executive office, and/or federal agency staff. In addition to AAHPERD Action Alerts you can review all health, physical activity, dance, and sport issues, key votes, and current legislation. Send health, physical activity, dance, and sport related press releases. Locate national, state, and local print and broadcast media outlets in order to create your own media list.

 
 
 
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