Week Three Coalition Testimony Individual Presentation 8-12 SLIDES
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By: Two Passionate NU BSPH Students
Coalition Testimony Group 3
National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity
Mission/ Values:
Advocates for promotion of healthy eating and physical activity to aid in reduction of illnesses, diseases, disabilities, premature deaths, and costs associated with diet and inactivity.
Advocate for strong public policy and program funding, For the support of effective education programs, and promotion of the environmental approaches to help the public eat better.
Foster for nutrition, physical activity, and obesity prevention in Congress and federal agencies.
Organization Member:
School Nutrition Association
Committee Member:
National WIC Association
The Issue
School aged children consume one-third to half of daily caloric count at school (Schazenbach 2009).
In 2019, 30 million children participated in the National School Lunch Program and nearly 15 million participated in the School breakfast Program(StateofChildhoodObesity.org).
The dietary intakes of the National School Lunch and Program and School Breakfast Program participants are high in calories, fat, saturated fat, and sodium, and low in fiber (Gunther & Hopkins 2015).
Who Is Affected
Research shows poor nutrition leads to Obesity(CDC 2019).
Between 1980 to 2004, obesity prevalence tripled in children ages 2- 19 years old from 6% to 19%, currently 17% of children are obese (Eyler et al 2016).
Obese children are acquiring multiple comorbidities previously only known to adults(Eyler et al 2016).
Academic performance: In a survey conducted in 2019, high school students grades 9-12 grades were analyzed and was noted that those 62% of students with mostly As consumed more fruits and vegetables than compared to the 52% who received D/Fs (Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2019).
Absenteeism: It is dull fully noted that those who are obese come to suffer from illnesses and disease more frequently than those who are not. In a study conducted in 2017 it was founded that obese children had a rate of 27% to 54% of absences versus there counterparts (An et al 2017).
The Economic Impact
Annually the direct cost of childhood obesity in the United States is estimated at 14.3 Billion (Hammond & Levine 2010).
It is estimated that obesity in childhood would extend into their adult life and estimated burden of 45 Billion once the children are middle adults (Hammond & Levine 2010).
The Annual cost of the NSLP is 14 Billion in comparison this small price goes along way into the comparison of the longevity of medical costs (Schoolnutrition.org n.d)
The Solution
Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 signed into law in December 2010 (theWhiteHouse, 2010)
Gives USDA the authority to set nutritional standards for all foods sold in schools (vending machines, a la carte lunch, and school stores)
Provides additional funding to schools that meet updated nutritional standards for subsidized lunches, allowing more children to eat.
Increases program monitoring, every 3 years school districts are to be audited that they are still meeting standards.
Helps communities establish local farms to school networks, create school gardens, and ensure more local food utilization.
Works to build on USDA to improve nutritional quality of commodity foods sent to schools.
Brittany Thomas Representative of School Nutrition Association
Mission: empower and support school nutrition professionals in advancing the accessibility, quality and integrity of school nutrition programs
Goal:
Increase knowledge for school professional to administer, manage, deliver, and sustain successful programs
Lead advocacy for school nutrition programs.
Every student will have access to nutritious foods while at school, optimizing health and well being.
School Nutritional Association is in favor of the Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 and will continue to support this act by increases advocacy activities and being the number one source for policymakers and stakeholders.
Kathleen Villa Representative for National WIC Association
The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) mission is to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care. (WIC; 2021)
The WIC program aims to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care. (usda. 2021)
References
An, R., Yan, H., Shi, X., & Yang, Y. (2017, September 18). Childhood obesity and school absenteeism: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Retrieved February 19, 2021, from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/obr.12599
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. (2010, December). Retrieved from https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/Child_Nutrition_Fact_Sheet_12_10_10.pdf
Eyler,A.A., Chriqui,J.F., Moreland-Russell, S., & Brownson, R.C. (Eds.). (2016). Prevention, policy, and public health (1st ed.) New York, NY: Oxford University Press
Hammond, R., & Levine, R. (2010, August 30). The economic impact of obesity in the United States. Retrieved February 19, 2021, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3047996/#:~:text=The%20annual%20direct%20costs%20of,adolescents%20may%20become%20obese%20adults.
Hopkins, L. C., & Gunther, C. (2015). A Historical Review of Changes in Nutrition Standards of USDA Child Meal Programs Relative to Research Findings on the Nutritional Adequacy of Program Meals and the Diet and Nutritional Health of Participants: Implications for Future Research and the Summer Food Service Program. Nutrients, 7(12), 10145–10167. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu7125523
References
Schanzenbach, D. W. (2009). Do School Lunches Contribute to Childhood Obesity? Journal of Human Resources, 44(3), 684–709. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.44.3.684
School meals and snacks. (n.d.). Retrieved February 19, 2021, from https://stateofchildhoodobesity.org/policy/school-meals/
School meal trends & Stats. (n.d.). Retrieved February 19, 2021, from https://schoolnutrition.org/AboutSchoolMeals/SchoolMealTrendsStats/#2
Mission. (n.d.).Retrieved February 21, 2021, from https:// wic.seeds of health.org/
Special supplemental nutrition program for Women infants and Children (WIC). (n.d.). Retrieved Fevruary 21, 2021, from https://www.fns.usda.govwic
