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THE 5-2-1-0 HEALTHY KIDS COUNTDOWN
Sponsored in New Hampshire by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield 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.
5-2-1-0 Healthy Kids Countdown - Downloadable Resources
Poster
Weekly Tracking Sheet
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