Scavenger hunt for fitness over five miles
Government (includes collaborating across government agencies)
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State agencies don’t understand importance and may give responsibility to someone with multiple job responsibilities. Politicians may not be educated of the effects/costs of public health.
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Need collaboration between local govt./schools
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At the city level, Houston noticed overlapping in efforts and combined.
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“Can do Houston”- CITY AND SCHOOLS, children and neighbors defeat obesity working together. After school, pulled in parks and rec, police, minute maid, goals, programs in low SES neighborhoods.
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Targeting Specific Age Groups (Kids and Seniors)
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What is available for seniors – Texercise – works with 55 and older? Provides incentives and contract.
Co-facilitator - Austin city retirees don’t want to drive downtown is barrier to wellness events.
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Healthy kids, healthy families- both children and parents were educated about education and PA (Alejandra Gonzales)
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Coalition of people interested in childhood obesity and create alternative physical activity for kids –
Kid’s Fest with yellow brick road with different physical activities, simple to difficult, hop-scotch to rock climbing, 2300 people in first year, 3500 second year; worked with HSC to do evaluation, 35% kids learned an activity and continued after initial exposure.
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Use Wii fit for seniors – also mixing together generations to work out together – grandparents and grand children etc.
Need people to donate the Wii’s in this town: they were a huge hit; want to place the Wii’s at other locations besides the senior centers to get people moving
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