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looking for info on obese kids in NYC
I'm researching how New York City schools address childhood obesity. I
am looking for students (preferably in high school), their parents, teachers or activists who are working with the city to find solutions. Please e-mail me and tell me a little about yourself and I'll be happy to explain more about what I am doing. Thanks! |
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looking for info on obese kids in NYC
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om... I'm researching how New York City schools address childhood obesity. I am looking for students (preferably in high school), their parents, teachers or activists who are working with the city to find solutions. Please e-mail me and tell me a little about yourself and I'll be happy to explain more about what I am doing. Thanks! It's not the job/responsibility of schools to "address" obesity; schools (theoretically, at least) exist to educate kids. Why/how would a system (*public* education) that's generally failed to accomplish its original (sole) objective do any better at "helping" to reduce obesity??? Obesity is an *individual* problem best "addressed"/dealt with by the obese individual, his/her family, and his/her health care adviser/provider. |
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looking for info on obese kids in NYC
"JG" wrote in message t... "D" wrote in message om... I'm researching how New York City schools address childhood obesity. I am looking for students (preferably in high school), their parents, teachers or activists who are working with the city to find solutions. Please e-mail me and tell me a little about yourself and I'll be happy to explain more about what I am doing. Thanks! It's not the job/responsibility of schools to "address" obesity; schools (theoretically, at least) exist to educate kids. Why/how would a system (*public* education) that's generally failed to accomplish its original (sole) objective do any better at "helping" to reduce obesity??? Obesity is an *individual* problem best "addressed"/dealt with by the obese individual, his/her family, and his/her health care adviser/provider. Agreed. However, when they chenged the menu served in the lunchroom, my wife began eating there. I stopped off one day as I was in the neighborhood, and the food was wholesome, low in fats and sugars, and actually had a taste. |
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looking for info on obese kids in NYC
"JG" wrote in message t... "D" wrote in message om... I'm researching how New York City schools address childhood obesity. I am looking for students (preferably in high school), their parents, teachers or activists who are working with the city to find solutions. Please e-mail me and tell me a little about yourself and I'll be happy to explain more about what I am doing. Thanks! It's not the job/responsibility of schools to "address" obesity; schools (theoretically, at least) exist to educate kids. Why/how would a system (*public* education) that's generally failed to accomplish its original (sole) objective do any better at "helping" to reduce obesity??? Obesity is an *individual* problem best "addressed"/dealt with by the obese individual, his/her family, and his/her health care adviser/provider. For the most part I agree. Two possible exception: 1) The definition and dangers of obesity as well as eating habits would be appropriate topics for a health class. 2) The food served at school should be reasonably healthy. Other than that I think it is a problem that the kids and their families should address and the schools shouldn't be expected to do much more. -- CBI, MD |
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looking for info on obese kids in NYC
"CBI" wrote in message nk.net... "JG" wrote in message t... "D" wrote in message om... I'm researching how New York City schools address childhood obesity. I am looking for students (preferably in high school), their parents, teachers or activists who are working with the city to find solutions. Please e-mail me and tell me a little about yourself and I'll be happy to explain more about what I am doing. Thanks! It's not the job/responsibility of schools to "address" obesity; schools (theoretically, at least) exist to educate kids. Why/how would a system (*public* education) that's generally failed to accomplish its original (sole) objective do any better at "helping" to reduce obesity??? Obesity is an *individual* problem best "addressed"/dealt with by the obese individual, his/her family, and his/her health care adviser/provider. For the most part I agree. Two possible exception: 1) The definition and dangers of obesity as well as eating habits would be appropriate topics for a health class. 2) The food served at school should be reasonably healthy. Other than that I think it is a problem that the kids and their families should address and the schools shouldn't be expected to do much more. What they shouldn't do is to defeat the efforts of the parents by providng crap for lunch. |
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