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THE 5-2-1-0 HEALTHY KIDS COUNTDOWN
Sponsored in California by Anthem Blue Cross Foundation
The 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown is a health promotion
initiative built on evidence-based messaging that emphasizes healthy
nutritional choices and behaviors. The program seeks to help kids live
a healthy lifestyle by asking them to do four simple things:
• Eat five fruits or vegetables per day,
• Limit screen time (TVs, computers) to two hours or less per day,
• Get one hour or more of physical activity per day, and
• Drink zero sugar-sweetened beverages per day.
Developed
in 2003, the 5-2-1-0 metric has since been recommended by the American
Academy of Pediatricians and adopted by wellness programs across the
country.
“Our hope is that through the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown,
we will have an immediate impact on the health of underserved children
and families—but that also, in the long-term, we will have equipped
future health professionals and community leaders with the tools to
address childhood obesity in an empowering way that emphasizes
individual choices,” says ASF Executive Director Sylvia
Stevens-Edouard, who played a key role in developing 5-2-1-0 during her
time as the senior director of Children’s Health Initiatives at Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
2012-13 Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Schweitzer Fellows
- Miriam Barrere and Francisco Virgen-Giron, Samuel Merritt University School of Nursing
Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Schweitzer Fellows
Barrere and Virgen-Giron will implement an obesity wellness program and
screenings for Hispanic children in Hayward. They plan to incorporate
the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown, a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging that emphasizes healthy nutritional choices and behaviors.
Community Site: Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center - Soaman Dizechi, Touro University, California School of Public Health/School of Osteopathic Medicine
Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Schweitzer Fellow
Dizechi will provide nutrition and fitness information to low income
Hispanic/Latino families who are part of the Napa Valley Soccer League
and will also help them access available health services in Solano
County. He plans to incorporate the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown, a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging that emphasizes healthy nutritional choices and behaviors.
Community Site: Morton Field, Mare Island, Vallejo
2011-12 Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Schweitzer Fellows
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Leanne Almario, Stanford University School of Medicine
Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Schweitzer Fellow
Almario created and implemented a diabetes prevention program serving Native American youth. She integrated the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown, a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging emphasizing healthy nutritional choices and behaviors.
Community Site: Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley - Shibani Rajadhyksha, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry
Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Schweitzer Fellow
Rajadhyksha carried out a health and science education program for underserved 5th graders. She integrated the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown, a health promotion initiative based on evidence-based messaging emphasizing healthy nutritional choices and behaviors.
Community Site: E.R. Taylor Elementary School, San Francisco
2010-11 Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Schweitzer Fellows
- Kathryn Hall, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Schweitzer Fellow
Hall
addressed the overall health of underserved children ages 6-18 by
developing a program called "Green Knights" that provides age-appropriate classes on topics such as nutrition (5-2-1-0), obesity,
diabetes, vaccinations, OTC drug use, hygiene, recreational activities,
environmental health and building a strong immune system. Community Site: Leonard J. Meltzer Boys & Girls Club in Oakland
5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown - Downloadable Resources
Poster
Weekly Tracking Sheet
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