CHILDREN & WEIGHT

Aiken
Anderson
Barnwell
Berkeley
Fairfield
Laurens
Lexington
Marion
Orangeburg
Pickens
Richland
Saluda
Spartanburg
Union
Williamsburg
York

Children and Weight Summit

March 27, 2003

Local Coalition Report: Lexington County

How aware are you of the problem of childhood overweight in your community? What evidence do you see in your work? Outside your work setting?

What’s happening in our community that supports healthy eating among children? What needs to be changed to help children eat better?

• Adult recreation centers needing a way to work with overweight children<age 15
• Variations in school districts with policies and practices for school foods. The need to start changes by parents/families may outweigh classroom effect
• ? Medications for children for controlling health issues

What’s happening on our community that supports physical activity among children? What needs to be changed to help children be more physically active?

Are you or your organization currently working on the issue of childhood overweight? What is being done?

What resources already exist in our community that can be used to help families eat better and be more active?

• “Just Do It” / Medicaid / DHEC
• “Good Bodies” USC (Chevy, Brook)
• Action for Healthy Kids – A packet for school admin / teachers
• Summer program pilots
• Church programs
• Media
• Legislation
• Recreation Commission
• Promote recess
• School health index / CDC

Would you be interested in participating in a community coalition to address this issue? List other individuals or organization who may be willing to participate.

Local Coalition Participants
Susan Cassels / Lex. 3 Schools scassels@lex3.k12.sc.us (803) 532-8006
Amy Joye afjoye@hotmail.com (864) 630-1937
Pamela Blue / Lex. Cty. Rec. & Aging Commission Pdblue555@yahoo.com (803) 939-9309
Leslie Swofford / Lex. City Rec. & Aging Commission leslieusc@aol.com (803) 359-3658
Colleen Wracker Colleen.wraker@palmettohealth.org (803) 434-2563
Barbara H. Lupo lupo@clemson.edu (803) 359-8515
Corring Cates cccates@lexhealth.org (803) 939-4571
Lynn Hammond lhammond@sdestate.sc (803) 734-8076
Sandy Kammerman skammermann@mindspring.com (803) 781-8302