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Bright Ideas! Helping Kane Kids become the healthiest kids in Illinois!

Theresa Heaton, RN, MPH Kane County Health Department. Bright Ideas! Helping Kane Kids become the healthiest kids in Illinois!. Windows of Vulnerability in Development. Differences in Physiology. Differences in Behaviors. Children Are Not Little Adults. Children’s Increased Vulnerability.

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Bright Ideas! Helping Kane Kids become the healthiest kids in Illinois!

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  1. Theresa Heaton, RN, MPH Kane County Health Department Bright Ideas!Helping Kane Kids become the healthiest kids in Illinois!

  2. Windows of Vulnerability in Development Differences in Physiology Differences in Behaviors Children Are Not Little Adults Children’s Increased Vulnerability

  3. Themes from Needs Assessment • Obesity • Healthy Eating/Physical Activity • Asthma triggers and controls • Chemical Exposures • Safety

  4. Twelve Breakout Sessions • Healthy Homes/Green Cleaning • Fresh and Local Foods • Managing Pests • Safety/Walking/Recreation • Fit not Fat • Asthma Prevention/Chemicals • Water/Recycling

  5. Homeowners must disclose lead and radon problems when selling a home. • True • False

  6. Have you ever eaten a micro-green? • Yes • No • What IS a micro-green?

  7. What Kane County group do you think is the highest priority for education on car safety? • Adults • Teens • Young children

  8. The construction industry needs to be involved in radon prevention in Kane County. • Strongly Agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree

  9. Assuring that Tip Over Kits are available in large retailers is an effective strategy ? • Strongly Agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree

  10. LINK cards can be used at most Farmers’ Markets in Kane County? • Yes • No

  11. Do you think that environmental triggers for asthma are addressed in medical care ? • Yes • No

  12. The target audience for bed bug education is.. • Hotels • Single family homes • Landlords • Multi-family housing • Dormitories and other congregate living settings

  13. It is important to involve youth as early as possible and as actively as possible? • Strongly Agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree

  14. School districts should incorporate green cleaning policies? • Strongly Agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree

  15. The current recycling culture in Kane County is effective. • Strongly Agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree

  16. For Kane County to become fit not fat the first priority is to… • Be the change you want to see • Offer healthy choices in schools and child care • Promote sugar free beverages • Promote physical activity

  17. Did you know that children should only have soy in moderation? • Yes • No

  18. I eat seasonally. • Yes • No • I don’t know what it means to eat seasonally

  19. I am better prepared to provide healthier food for my family? • Strongly Agree • Agree • Neutral • Disagree • Strongly Disagree

  20. I now know non-chemical pest control methods? • Strongly Agree • Agree • Neutral • Disagree • Strongly Disagree

  21. Have you shared a personal next step with someone at this conference? • Yes • No

  22. Increasing the number of schools with idle free zone policies is important. • Strongly Agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree

  23. We MUST Make This Work !

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