Tusculum View Elementary School Ashley Bishop Abby Conley Lauren Hatjioannou Katie Sellers

Introduction We are focusing on combating childhood obesity by partnering with a fourth grade class at an elementary school in Greeneville, TN. We plan to weigh and measure each child to obtain their BMI. Along with obtaining their BMI, we plan to educate the children on forming healthy eating habits and exercising regularly.

Tusculum View Elementary Title I School To be a Title I school at least 40% of the students must receive free or reduced lunches Tusculum View has 49.1% receiving free or reduced lunches

Tusculum View Elementary Culturally diverse Hispanics and Japanese make up the majority of the minority population

Windshield Survey Conducted on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Kids were all in classes No other people were outside of building. Tusculum View is adjacent to two government subsidized apartment complexes The Meadows, one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Greeneville, is in the school’s district Laughlin Memorial Hospital

Windshield Survey Walgreens and CVS pharmacy Nature walk behind school with pond Many fast food restaurants located nearby Not on busy road School zone in place

Principal's Concerns Severe food allergies Brittle diabetic Childhood obesity

Tusculum View’s Strengths Mrs. Donaldson, the principal, identified these strengths: Good Safety Plans Cafeteria provides a variety of nutritious meals Policy of suggested snacks Full-time school nurse All students receive at least 1 hour of Physical Education per week Recess everyday

Tusculum View’s Weaknesses Students spend too much time at home playing video/computer games and watching television Snacks/meals they eat at home Communication with students

Typical Lunch Menu

Lunch Prices Breakfast ▫Normal-$1.25 ▫Reduced- $0.30 Lunch ▫Normal- $1.75 ▫Reduced- $0.40

SexBMI Percentile Female82.7 Male16.9 Male96.3 Female24.9 Female55.2 Male49.2 Female54.4 Male94.1 Female59.2 Female98.1 Male95.9 Female76.5 Female96.9 Female46.0 Male90.6

BMI Percentile Conclusion Out of 15 kids in Ms. Blevin’s 4 th grade class, 7 kids are at risk for obesity with a BMI percentile over 80%. 7/15 kids is 46% of the class.

Survey Do you bring your lunch or buy lunch? What do you typically eat for a snack? How many hours a day do you watch TV, play video games, or play on computer? What do you think is the best snack? How many times a week do you eat at a restaurant?

Implementation We are returning to Tusculum View on April 20, 2011 to weigh and measure the fourth graders again and have them fill out a survey about their eating habits. We will compare the data from September to the data we collect on April 20 th. We plan to return in the Fall 2011 school year to see how they have progressed and display our project at the school’s Fall Festival Day.

Goals of Our Project EDUCATE! Demonstrate how choices now form future habits