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Rebekka McDowell
Purdue Univerity
Implementing a health and wellness program into all school levels.
Indiana is the 5th highest state in the United States with obesity rates reaching 36.8% in adults and 15.6% of children in middle and high schools (SCB, 2022).
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Schools do not stress the importance of nutrition or physical activity.
Students are not set up for a healthy life.
Missing breakfast negatively impacts the student's concentration and preference later in the day (Gandy et al., 2020)
Free food for students would set them up for success.
Gandy et al., 2020
The Answer
-Students will be better equiped to handle peer pressure.
- Students are less likely to develop eating dissorders.
Students learn about nutrition and diets from several sources
-Peer groups
-One friend can see another friend crash diet and join in.
(Gandy et al., 2020)
-Social media
-Unrealistic bodies, quick fixes, and rejections
(Gandy et al., 2020)
-Parents
-Parents perception of the childs health, such as critisicam for weight, or seeing the parents themselves use methods that are not healthy.
(Francis & Birch, 2008)
Benefits
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Helps allievate Anxiety and Depression
Alleviats Stress
80% of students feel stressed while 34% feel Depression (Anxiety and Depression Association of America cited by Bouchrika 2022)
Builds Confidence
Improves focus
Teaches Problem Solving Skills
Better Grades
Teaches Teamwork
Image from CDC, 2022
Prioritize P.E. classes
60 Minutes every day
Teachers that are knowledgable in this field.
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