Report to Congress on Head Start Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Obesity in Children

Institution	Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) (ACF/DHHS), Office of Head Start (OHS)
Titel	Report to Congress on Head Start Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Obesity in Children
Quelle	(2018), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Child Health; Prevention; Early Intervention; Low Income Groups; Environmental Influences; Program Effectiveness; American Indians; Health Promotion; Best Practices; Migrants; Migrant Education; Child Development; Play; Physical Activity Level; Life Style; Nutrition; Eating Habits; Early Childhood Education; Public Health; Community Involvement; Preschool Children; School Personnel; Parent Education; Staff Development; Community Programs; Training; Individual Characteristics; Health Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; American Indian; Indianer; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Migrantin; Kindesentwicklung; Spiel; Lebensstil; Ernährung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Gesundheitswesen; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Schulpersonal; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Ausbildung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	The rate of early childhood overweight and obesity in the United States has increased significantly over the last 30 years. The psychosocial risks of potential stigmatization and discrimination in an overweight child can cause low-esteem and/or reduced school performance. Overweight and obese children also face the increased health risks associated with cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure; onset of Type 2 diabetes; and asthma. Many of the communities served by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Head Start (OHS) have been affected by the staggering rise in national childhood obesity rates. Head Start programs located in low-income neighborhoods faced with the environmental risk factors of obesity, such as lack of safe outdoor play spaces and inaccessibility of low-cost, high-quality healthful foods, have seen an increase in the number of overweight children. Recognizing the need to address the increasing rates of childhood obesity and the impact of the Head Start program on the national community, Congress mandated that within one year after the enactment of Public Law 110-134, "Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007," the Office of Head Start would submit to Congress a report on the Secretary's progress in assisting program efforts to prevent and reduce obesity in children who participate in Head Start programs. This report describes the activities and initiatives undertaken by the Office of Head Start to support Head Start grantees and delegate agencies in taking steps to reduce overweight and obesity among Head Start children and their families. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services. Tel: 866-763-6481; e-mail: headstart@eclkc.info; Web site: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01