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Statewide Turnoff Week
The New York State Department of Health Obesity Prevention Program and the
Center for Screen-Time Awareness (CSTA), announce the third annual
Statewide Turnoff Week, September 20-26, 2009. New for 2009, National
Turnoff Week is being conducted two times a year, April and September. We
are excited to participate in the upcoming September event. This
partnership is guided by strategies outlined in the New York State
Strategic Plan for Overweight and Obesity Prevention,
http://www.nyhealth.gov/
. A main goal of the plan addresses the reduction in TV viewing and other
recreational screen time among children.
A limited quantity of event Organizer's Kits (CD) and posters are available
at no cost. The kits provide guidance and resources for schools, libraries,
community organizations, and worksites for planning events and establishing
"Universal Screen-Time Reduction strategies. Please use the attached order
forms to fax or email your order. If using the PDF fill-in form, please
attach the completed form in an email to
preventingobesity@health.
One kit and three posters have been allocated per order. If requesting
materials for more than one location, please return a separate order form
with a contact name and email for each location.
The CSTA is also providing a 20% discount to New York residents interested
in purchasing additional items from their website,
http://www.screentime.org/.
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(NaturalNews) Children today are faced with many struggles. The most serious and widespread health problem they face, unfortunately, is obesity. Between 1986 and 1998 a national survey conducted showed that the incidence of obesity doubled in children between the ages of four and twelve. This is a 12% increase during this period.