Healthy Lifestyle Initiative, University of Missouri Extension

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The Healthy Lifestyle Initiative

is a collaborative effort of the

following MU Extension

program areas:

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Business Development

4-H/Youth Development

Community Development

Human Environmental Sciences

Continuing Education

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Healthy Lifestyle Initiative

Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice

Community Engagement and

Policy Development Summit

School - Physical Activity

What are some of the issues surrounding your policy area?

Need for Playground Zoning

Changing the school environment to VALUE physical activity

Expand the school day for physical activity

Expand options for Physical Activity – Before/During/After school

Increase Physical education requirements

Increase quality of Physical education/Physical Activity time

Daily Physical Activity

Increase Physical Activity in after-school programs

Address the self-esteem problems around PE – decrease kids getting out of it

Link physical activity to academic performance

Place emphasis on a holistic outcome of students – not just academics

Lack of time in school day – too many demands

FOCUS:

Changing the school environment to VALUE physical activity

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Healthy Lifestyle Initiative, University of Missouri Extension

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