Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Taking the Hill at 15 Months!
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Posted by
Kaplan Center for Health and Wellness
Childhood Obesity
Author:
Dorette Nysewander, EdD, “DrD”
If
you are a sports enthusiast, love to be outdoors, or a parent, this picture
has to give you an awe moment! Taking the hill at 15 months is no problem for
the son of Gus Rodriguez, student enrolled in Kaplan’s Health and Wellness
degree! Having served in the military Gus and his family are extremely active
and enjoy a healthy work/life balance. Gus believes in taking his son with him
no matter the activity. Well this day was all about snowboarding and was this
tot eagerly ready for the challenge!
Gus
believes in good preparation for life, which involves healthy eating, fitness
conditioning, challenging yourself and resting. You would think at 15 months
one would be just learning to walk, much less trying to do pushing ups,
climbing on jungle gyms and learning to snowboard. While not overbearing, Gus
stated “There are too many kids sedentary and obese. My wife and I are
determined to have our children experience opportunities for healthier options
in life”.
In
addition to a family’s pediatrician there are evidence-based resources in which
families can depend. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has been putting
research into “Family’s First” for many years now. Their belief is that a
newborn’s environment can shape a child’s future and health for life. The
RWJ Foundation has made a 500 million dollar contribution over the next 10 years to
support healthy weights for all children (RWJF, 2015).
The Foundation has made commentary on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee advocating for healthier environments and behaviors with nutrition and physical activity. This report is prepared and submitted to the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA). The Advisory Report is not the Dietary Guidelines policy or a draft of the policy. HHS and USDA will jointly release the 2015 Dietary Guidelines later this year.
Another
evidence-based resource for healthy families is the Nemours Clinic. Their campaign “Live 5-2-1-Almost None” includes: Five or more fruits and
vegetables, Two hours or less of screen time, One hour of
physical activity, Almost none of items such as soft drinks, sports
drinks, and fruit drinks that are not 100% fruit juice. This and other healthy
resources are available to families for all aspects of childhood care.
The
last recommended resource is the Early Head Start. This is a national program
designed to help children and families with maintaining a secure environment,
health care, early learning and school readiness.
Gus is
currently retired from the U.S. Army, having served 22 years a Health Care
Specialist, his career includes serving 5 deployments to Bosnia, Intrinsic
action 97 and 3 tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Gus’ last
assignment before he retired from the US Army was serving as the Senior
Enlisted Advisor to the White House Medical Unit responsible for routine and
emergent care for the President of the United States, Vice President, their
families, Cabinet members, Staff, Secret Service and over 500,000 visitors to
the White House. His goal after graduation is to open a traveling medicine
clinic specializing in lab draws, physicals and quality advice for people
working or visiting other countries. With changes in technology and research happening
so quickly learning current developments in wellness will make for a well-rounded
professional especially when giving out advice.
To
Gus and the Rodriquez family thank you for your service and sharing of your
family’s approach to health and well-being.
— DrD,
October 2016
References
Early Childhood Learning and
Knowledge Center [ECLKC]. (2015). Early
head start. Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/ehsnrc
Nemours Clinic. (2015). Live 4-2-1-almost none. Retrieved from http://www.nemours.org/service/health/growuphealthy/521almostnone.html
Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [ODPHP] (2015). 2015 dietary guidelines. Retrieved from
The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation [RWJF]. (2015). Childhood obesity. Retrieved from http://www.rwjf.org/en/our-topics/topics/childhood-obesity.html
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