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The Family Fitness Program

Family Fitness Educators Future Professional Trainings Check back here for announcements of the dates, times, and locations of future trainings. NEAFCS Eastern Regional Conference October 14, 15 & 16, 2008 Conference Information, Location & Registration Form:Saratoga Springs, NY October 15, 2008 Info., Location, & Registration Form:Saratoga Springs, NY October 20, 2008 Info., Location & Registration Form: Mill Hall November 20, 2008 Informational Flyer., Location & Registration Form: Washington November 24, 2008 Info., Location & Registration Form: Summerdale           New! Family Fitness Educator Blog

For Family Fitness Educators Only* *This boxed section contains links to password-protected materials intended for use by Family Fitness educators. Individuals with password privileges may access the following: • Marketing Materials           Registration Brochures - Research Site Non-Research Site         Folder Stickers         Postable Flyers         Fact Sheet         | Health Professional Postcard         General Marketing Handout         Exhibit: Backdrop - to order send e-mail request to Barbara Bartley.         Exhibit: Tabletop Display - to order send e-mail request to Barbara Bartley.               • Curriculum Materials           Goal Stickers         Placemat: Making a Healthy Meal         UPDATED! The Family Fitness curriculum has been updated (September 2007), including new evaluations and a matrix that matches Family Fitness Youth Lessons to the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety, Physical Education, Science, Math, and Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening for grades 3-5. Summary Sheet of Updates - September 2007 Curriculum: The Family Fitness Program           UPDATED! The Fast Food Line Up Activity from Family Fitness Parent Meeting 3 and Measure the Fat FF Youth Lesson 6 has been updated.         Family Fitness Tree               • Resources       Family Fitness Program Supplemental Materials The following materials are available to supplement the Family Fitness Program. Items marked with "Code UK" are available for order from Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Publications Distribution Center. Other items are available from the website links provided.   Youth Lesson 1: Exercise Pyramid for Elementary Children - handout (Code UK076).   Youth Lesson 1: Food, Fitness & Fun: Nutrition Fuels Fitness (Code UK115)   Youth Lesson 2: Kids' Activity Pyramid (Code UK076)   Youth Lesson 3 & Adult Meeting 2: USDA MyPyramid for Kids - 8 1/2 x 11 color. Order from TEAM website or print from http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html   Youth Lesson 4: ABCs of Growing Healthy Kids: Brighten Up with Breakfast (Code UK112)   Youth Lesson 5: Food, Fitness & Fun: A Pyramid of Snacks (Code UK113)   Youth Lesson 6: Food, Fitness & Fun: Life in the Fast Food Lane (Code UK114)   Youth Lesson 7: Think Your Drink - handout or poster. Available from the Dairy Association.   Youth Lesson 8: USDA MyPyramid for Kids - poster   Adult Meeting 3: TRANS FAT Nutrition Labeling (Code UK134)   Adult Meeting 4: The Cool Fuel Cookbook - Produce for Better Health Foundation, 2007 (Fee $1.25)   Enjoy Five a Day Variety: Carrots (Code UK031)   Enjoy Five a Day Variety: Broccoli (Code UK032)   Enjoy Five a Day Variety: Spinach (Code UK033)   Enjoy Five a Day Variety: Squash Pumpkin (Code UK034)   Visual Resource: Creating Health, Childhood Obesity - VHS/DVD. Penn State Media Sales has the VHS and DVD available for purchase (VHS $30 - DVD $25). Select "Health/Nutrition" and then enter "creating health" in the "Search Offerings" area on top of that web page to get a list of resources available. Incentive & Marketing Products Incentive prizes are provided to children and parents/caregivers for reaching the healthy eating, physical activity, and communication goals they have set both -- individually and as a family. NOTE: The presence of any resource on, or accessible through, this page does not imply an endorsement of that resource. Rather links are provided for the convenience and interest of users.           Rock Balls Multi-sided, small rubber balls - www.rebeccas.com             Recipe Books Recipe/health and fitness books: American Dietetic Association - www.eatright.org             Hula Hoops, Jump Ropes, Kick Balls S&S Sports & P.E. Supplies - www.ssww.com             Water Bottles, Fitness Bags, Frisbees, Foam Fliers (w/Family Fitness logo) Contact Roy Beck at Premier Marketing - www.pmginc.biz

Program Research

• RESEARCH BRIEF: Intergenerational Family Conversations and Decision Making about Eating Healthfully
  • Objective: To explore how youth, parents, and grandparents discuss issues related to eating healthfully and unhealthfully and to identify intergenerational strategies for educators to improve this communication.
    
• Pilot Site Results
• 2006-07
• 2005-06

References
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Kaplan, M. Intergenerational Sourcebook, Penn State, College of Agri-cultural Sciences; 2003.

Popkin, M. Active Parenting, Atlanta, GA: Active Parenting Publishers, Inc.; 2002.

Ehert, M. Healthy Heart-Kid Smart, Penn State Cooperative Extension Luzerne County and PA Department of Health: 1999.

Cason, K., From Crib to Kindergarten, Healthy Moves, The Pennsylvania State University; 2002.

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Fulkerson, J., Sztainer, D., Story, M., Adolescent and Parent Views of Family Meals. J Am Diet Assoc.; 2006; 106;526–532.Bounds, W., et. al, The Relationship of Dietary and Lifestyle Factors to Bone Mineral Indexes in Children. J Am Diet Assoc.; 2005; 105; 735–741.

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