For the first time, an annual report from Trust for America's Health included state-by-state figures on childhood obesity, showing that Washington, D.C., was first with 22.8 percent of its children overweight. Missouri ranked 15th in this report. Jim Marks, a senior vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Founndation, which sponsored the study, said, "(the report) is a devastating indictment". "The nation is in the middle of a public health crisis that is deteriorating rapidly, and we are treating it like an inconvenience". Marks also stated, "These children could be the first generation to live sicker and die younger than their parents".
Knowing this information, what do you think we as teachers of elementary children can do in the classroom? Is there anything that could be done by teachers to inform parents? Please comment.
Monday, February 16, 2009
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