Una respuesta política y contextualizada a la obesidad infantil
El impacto del programa "Gold Medal Schools"
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Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno, Medalla de Oro, Obesidad, Adolescencia, Educación InfantilResumen
La prevalencia del sobrepeso entre niños y adolescentes en Estados Unidos ha aumentado considerablemente desde 1980. Como resultado, el sobrepeso infantil y adolescente se ha convertido en un problema de salud sustancial que requiere programas e intervenciones eficaces de promoción de la salud. Coincidiendo con los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 2002 en Salt Lake City, el Departamento de Salud de Utah (UDOH) desarrolló un programa piloto llamado Gold Medal Schools (GMS) para promover estilos de vida saludables entre los niños en edad escolar. Un total de 316 escuelas y aproximadamente 166.600 estudiantes en 37 distritos escolares de Utah participaron en el programa GMS. Como resultado, se han otorgado 1.029 medallas, se han desarrollado 2.205 políticas y se han informado 2.121 cambios ambientales desde el inicio del programa (año escolar 2001-2002).
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