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: Richland County

Facilitator: Susan K. Wilkerson Recorder: Susan K. Wilkerson

How aware are you of the problem of childhood overweight in our 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?

• Richland One Healthy School Nutrition Policy – vending machines, driving school day
• Bill on Senate floor to offer nutrition Policy – PA
• Richland 2 – the scene
• Cost of healthy items more expensive
• Menu items
• State superintendent
• “Action for healthy kids” – Student Improvement Council

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

• “Spark “Program” – head start community – encourage individual play
• Hope World Wide include PA Parents & Kids involvement
• After school/morning exercise program for Kids
• CDC Verb – provide communities = tool kit schools, rec. to be PA – socially activity 9-13 youth target
• Bill – PE in school, 150 min/wk 100 min PA, 1-8

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

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

• Sharing ideas
• Staff person to run coalition

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

• County council – policies to encourage platforms of transportation
• Local churches
• College kids – University
• Transportation folks

Local Coalition Participants

Clemson Extension Service/ First Steps mjones@firststeps.org (803) 462-7080
Ext. 3201
Allison McQuage, MPH Providence Hospital Northeast Allison.ncquage@providence hospitals.com (803) 865-4924
Misha Lawyer MS, RD – RCSD 1 Mlawyer@richlandone.org (803) 253-5734
Chevy Jeter/The Goodbodies Program chevyjeter@hotmail.com (803) 251-3411
Brook Harmon/USC Goodbodies Program brookharmon@hotmail.com (803) 739-9353
Tammy Davis/The State tdavis@thestate.com (803) 771-8352
Donna Sorenson/USC donnas@gwm.sc.edu (803) 251-3114
Amy Splittgerber – SCCPPA splittae@dhec.sc.gov (803) 798-9086
Sandra Jeter – SCDHEC-SC Healthy Schools sajeter@dhec.sc.gov (803) 898-0814
Teresa Hill – SCDHEC hillte@dhec.sc.gov (803) 898-0431
Diana Pitcher – SCDHEC dianapitcher@hotmail.com (803) 576-2941
Jayni Fruden / the state fruden@thestate.com (803) 771-8386