Agenda (pdf) Agenda (web page) The Cenla School Wellness Summit 2008 Agenda Photo Gallery View our gallery of photos from the Summit Louisiana Report Card Louisiana report card on Physical Activity. Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk Keynote Address Strengthening Healthy Schools in Cenla. Dr. Millie Naquin School Health Index What is the Louisiana School Health Index? Dr. Diana Cole CATCH Coordinated Approach to Child Health. Eileen Avato SPARK Sports, Play & Active Recreation for Kids. Julie Frank & Jeff Mushkin SMART Student Media Awareness to Reduce Television. Sonia Tinsley, Ph.D. Tare Gallien, Ph.D. Team Nutrition Team Nutrition in Louisiana. Dr. Julie Lester   The Rapides Foundation presents Cenla School Wellness Summit 2008 Teams from nine parish school districts attended The Rapides Foundation’s first Central Louisiana School Wellness Summit on Friday to hear results from the state’s report card on physical activity and learn how to make public schools healthier. The summit, part of the Foundation’s focus on Diet and Physical Activity, was held Friday, Dec. 5, at The Wesley Center in Woodworth. Peter Katzmarzyk, professor and Associate Executive Director for Population Science at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, presented results from the Louisiana Report Card on Physical Activity & Health for Children and Youth 2008. The report card assesses the level of physical activity and sedentary behaviors in Louisiana children and provides recommendations for improvement. Millie Naquin, professor of health studies at Southeastern Louisiana University, delivered a keynote address that focused on “Strengthening Healthy Schools in Cenla.” The School Wellness Summit is intended to encourage and support school health and wellness efforts in The Rapides Foundation’s nine-parish service area. The Foundation will fund school health and wellness grants in 2009. “The Foundation is committed to improving diet and physical activity as a pathway to improved health. We believe schools must play an essential role in these improvements,” said Joe Rosier, president and CEO of The Rapides Foundation. Information for those attended the summit: Please choose a document(s) download from the complete listing on the left of this page. You may also view the complete Agenda online. Photo Gallery from the Summit Please browse our gallery of photos of this event, or visit our Press Release section for the whole story.   Click the following link to access the 2005 Community Health Assessments for your parish and others in The Rapides Foundation Service Area. read more >>

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