Kids Walk-to-School

By

Tom Lillis

5th Grade Health

Kids Walk-to-

School• Developed by CDC (Center for Disease Control)

• Developed to increase physical activity levels

Kids Walk-to-School

• Encourage kids to walk or bicycle to school

•Increase awareness of importance of regular physical activity for children

Create healthy and w

alkable

communitie

s

Kids Walk-to-School

Mobilize communities to

work together to create

safer routes to school

Kids Walk-to-School

Kids Walk-to-School

• Why is walking and bicycling to school

important?

• How can we try to start

this campaign for our

school?

Importance

of Physical Activity

for Children

Physical activity helps build and maintain healthy:• Bones

• Muscles• Joints

Kids Walk-to-School

Physical Activity helps:

1. Control Weight

2. Build lean muscle

3. Reduce Body Fat

Kids Walk-to-School

•Reduces feelings of Depression & Anxiety

•Related to higher levels of self esteem

•Fosters healthy social and emotional development

Preliminary Data shows that physical activity may improve:

•Academic Performance

•Alertness in class

Kids Walk-to-School

•Do you feel any better when you are consistently physically active?

•How so??

Current Status

of Physical Activity

of U.S.

Youth

Almost 50% of young people in U.S. are not vigorously active on a regular basis

Kids

Wal

k-to

-Sch

ool•Percent of overweight kids ages 6 to 11 has risen over 100% in last 30 yrs

•Overweight children are more likely to become obese adults

•Obese adults at are risk for heart disease, and cancer

Kids Walk-to-School

Kids Walk-to-School

•Young people ages 2-18 spend an average

of 4 hours a day watching TV

4 HOURS!!

Kids Walk-to-School

• How many hours of TV do you watch a week?

•What are some strategies to reduce your amount of TV watching?

Healthy People

2010

Objectives

•Increase

percentage of

trips to school

of 1 mile or less

made by

walking from

31% to 50%

Kids Walk-to-School

Increase percentage of trips to

school 2 miles or less made by

bicycle from 2.4% to 5.0%

Ideas to Organize

a Walk-to-School Program

in Your Neighborhood

Kids Walk-to-School

• Talk to your

parents about

idea

• Encourage

parents to talk

to neighbors

and school

officials

Encourage your parents

to talk to police and

local politicians

Kids Walk-to-School

•http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/index.htm(CDC Kids Walk-to-School Site)

•http://www.walktoschool-usa.org/(Walk and Bike to School Site)

Credits

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.) Kids Walk-to-School: Home. Retrieved 2/8/2005, from CDC Web site http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/index.htm.

Clip Art Photos from:

• CDC’s Kids Walk-to-School site (Slides: 1,3,7,10,14,26)

• Google Images (Slides 5,6)

• Microsoft Clip Art (Slides 8,11,12,16,17,18,20,21,23,24,27,29)