GL2012Project: Georgia SHAPE - Health Training

[Martin Pearson]

• Project Title: Georgia SHAPE - Health Training
• Project Leads:
  • Consultant: Martin Pearson
  • Georgia Shape: Dan Fesperman, Program Consultant  www.georgiashape.org
  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) - Trisha Hardy http://www.choa.org/
• Background:
  • Why they collaborated? Georgia SHAPE's initiative is to improve Georgia's future by providing knowledge to young people on their current health-related fitness levels along with a capacity to develop and implement strategies for personal improvement.  CHOA's initiative is to improve child wellness and bring awareness of the obesity epidemic in Georgia.  They are doing this though a statewide movement called Strong4Life.
  • What was the impact to learning? Students will gain knowledge of overall healthy living and to develop life long healthy habits.
  • What technology was involved? - TBD
• Moving Forward:
  • Is anyone aware of anything similar to this?
  • What ideas do you have to accelerate the success of this project?
  • What areas can participants help with?
  • What similar projects could be started?

[Martin Pearson]

Attendees:

Jeffy Gillard
Randy Palubiak
Guy Chaham
Daniel Shorr
Cynthia Jenkins
Lori Leal
Christi Kay
Sterling Wharton

Notes:

Per Trisha Hardy:

• Families are aware of the obesity problem, but they aren't willing to recognize it in their own home.
• There is a push to get providers to recognize this and make the family aware of the issue.
• Insuarance will now allow for nutrition couseling for kids
• There needs to be change behavior
• There is not a lack of programs.  Schools are innundated with programs.
• Technology promises an opportunity to distribute health education efficiently and effectively.

Per Dan Fesperman:

• We should create a silo around children
• No one organization can fill all the gaps
• There is mis-education about proper nutrition

 

Comments from attendees:

Christi Kay

• ...people don't know what it means to be healthy.

Anonymous:

• you can change policy, but there needs to be education supporting it.