493 Helping Children “Move” Away from Childhood Obesity

Friday, April 1, 2011: 7:30 AM-8:30 AM
Convention Center: Room 22
NASPE/Preschool and Elementary PE
Presider: Cuauhtemoc Carboni, California State University, San Bernardino, Hesperia, CA
Speakers: Cuauhtemoc Carboni1; Wei Qiu2; and Amanda Kowk2, (1)California State University, San Bernardino, Hesperia, CA, (2)Weber State University, Ogden, UT
This session reports on procedures and outcomes of an obesity prevention program (Moving away from Childhood Obesity) among Head Start children in Ogden, Utah. The audience will be informed of ways to increase physical activity, reduce sedentary media time, and promote healthy eating among a group of preschoolers who are at high risks of childhood obesity.