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The Wisconsin project received an award for its "leadership in creating a successful and innovative physical activity promotion program for an at-risk population." The project focuses on the tribe’s at-risk youth, ages 6-18—a population that reports problems with obesity at five times the national average. Many members of the Ho-Chunk Nation are affected by Type 2 Diabetes; obesity is a major risk factor for the disease.
The project provides the youth with nutrition counseling and exercise training. Potential participants are identified by school nurses. Participation is also encouraged by awareness raising efforts in the local newspapers. The exercise portion of the program includes games, weight training, and cardiovascular exercise for older children, and balance, coordination, agility and strength work for younger children. Exercise classes also teach about the effects of exercise on the body.
On the nutritional front, a
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