Action for Healthy Kids is a national non-profit organization taking action to address our nation’s growing epidemic of overweight and sedentary children by bringing positive, healthy change to the school environment. Action for Healthy Kids is composed of 51 all-volunteer State Teams comprised of leaders in education, health and fitness, parents, students and teachers. We work to increase children’s access to physical activity and physical education, to improve children’s eating habits by increasing access to nutritious foods, and to educate administrators, teachers, parents and children about how physical activity and good nutrition can enhance academic achievement.
Action for Healthy Kids, in collaboration with the President’s Challenge Program of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the National Football League, and the National Dairy Council, created a new after-school program, “ReCharge! Energizing After-School.” ReCharge! is a program that encourages kids to get active and eat healthier, while focusing on goal-setting and teamwork through fun physical activities.
In conjunction with promoting ReCharge! as part of our activities as a 50th Anniversary Partner, we will:
promote the 50th Anniversary Partners to Get America Moving initiative to our thousands of State Team volunteers, our Partner Steering Committee members, and on our website,
disseminate to our 51 State Teams the 50th Anniversary Partners’ messaging toolkit,
promote the President’s Challenge to our State Team members to share with their local school contacts,
inform State Teams of the opportunity to engage Council members as speakers at their state summits.
After-School All-Stars (ASAS) is a nationally recognized comprehensive after-school program that provides K–8th grade students the opportunity for academic, recreation and social enrichment. ASAS allows students to build social, physical, and emotional skills through programming approaches that offer a range of activities. Each school designs programs specific to their community including: basketball, soccer, swimming, volleyball, track, cultural arts, and service learning projects. Chicago Public Schools will offer the ASAS program at 140 schools in the 2005-2006 school year. Schools are required to offer a minimum of six hours of after school enrichment in addition to four hours of reading and math instruction each week.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Contact:Sandra R. Gordon, Director, Public Education and Media Relations
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annually rallies hundreds of volunteers to build a Safe, Accessible Playground, in one day - a play space for children of all abilities for years to come. Prevent Injuries America! andGet Up! Get Out! Get Moving! campaigns were created which deliver important messages including how important exercise is for those with arthritis and osteoporosis. Our key communication is seen throughout – encouraging adults and children to take part in activities, and do so safely and responsibly. PLAY (Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth) brings together MLB players and local children for a day of activity to teach them about exercise, nutrition and preventing injuries.
The mission of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to attain optimal physical, mental and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults. To accomplish this mission, the Academy shall support the professional needs of its members.
The AAP has a long history of partnering with the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Currently, we promote the President's Council's website in multiple locations on our AAP website. We also include relevant articles in our Section/Council/Chapter newsletters and listservs. This May the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Council on School Health are publishing a policy statement on Active Healthy Living which makes specific recommendations related to physical activity for the pediatric age group. The AAP is committed to improving activity levels in the pediatric population.
American Sokol Educational & Physical Culture Organization
Contact:Juanita LoGiudice, Board of Instructor Office Secretary
American Sokol is a multi-faceted organization guiding its members throughout life from early youth through maturity, to physical and moral health, good citizenship and responsible patriotism, combined with continuous self-improvement since 1862. In our gymnasiums these goals are pursued through general physical fitness activities, gymnastics and sports, as well as varied cultural and social activities.
Sokols accept the ideal of a “sound mind in a sound body.” As an educational organization Sokol has the ability to teach, develop and mentor young and old alike without concern for race or creed. It is a place of working together, learning new skills, helping one another and giving of oneself.
The American Sokol year runs from September –June.
A Sokol program can consist of the following activities during the year. Each gym/unit offers a physical fitness program of some or all of the following: Gymnastic exercises – Calisthenics for each age level; Gymnastic Skills Program; Recreational Gymnastics - District/National Competitions; Rhythmic and General Gymnastics - District Competition;
The mission of the Cathi Watson Studio, LTD is to wake-up America to physical fitness, and the time is NOW!
To get America moving, I plan to spread the message and the benefits of exercise via radio, Access TV, speaking engagements and community affairs locally and nationally.
Getting into shape via physical fitness is a must for all ages, men, women and ethnicities.
The Gajda Health Plus Network mission is to spread the good news that health is achievable at any age. Our network of wellness professionals work as a team to educate and treat clients for an improved quality of daily life. Injury prevention, fitness maintenance, sports training, and injury treatments are just a few of the specialties of the Gajda Health Plus Network.
Our organization's activities:
Indigo Hotel Community Fitness Fair
Lutheran Senior Home Health Seminar
Reunion of Chicagoland Iron
Great American Workout
Chicagoland Council on Physical Fitness, Sports, and Health
Girls in the Game (GIG) provides and promotes sports and fitness opportunities, health education and leadership development to enhance the overall health and well-being of all girls. Our two-fold purpose is to: 1) ensure that adequate sports and fitness, leadership development, health education and life skills programming are made available to girls, and 2) reduce the barriers that young girls face in sports and activities that promote healthy lifestyle choices.
Since its inception in 1995, Girls in the Game has emerged as a leader in the field of girls’ health and fitness, serving over 12,000 girls in the Chicagoland area. Offering a wide variety of programming, Girls in the Game empowers girls to make better decisions with regards to their overall health, as well to develop the confidence and leadership skills necessary to succeed. Core programming includes after school program, summer camp, health fests and community outreach.
To support the President's Council as a 50th Anniversary Partner to Get America Moving, Girls in the Game will:
Lead weekly physical activity and healthy focused after school programming at 16 schools and community centers citywide, serving over 300 girls ages 6-18
Lead 4 Game Day: Girls Health Fests, promoting physical activity and health education serving up to 400 girls
Provide scholarships for girls in need to attend our citywide SummerGames sports and leadership summer camp for girls ages 7-13
Participate in wellness policy development forums and related networking groups to support the health of our youth
The mission of Hassett Air Express is to encourage Hassett employees to participate in physical activity and improve their health. We are participating in the March of Dimes Walk on April 30th. We have also started our own ‘Biggest Losers’ contest in which each department competes with another department. Another program in which we plan to join is the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Walking Works Program using pedometers to measure our progress. We have accessibility to local parks and want to encourage getting more exercise now that the weather is suitable for outdoor recreation.
The Healthcure Corporation is based in Illinois and plans to release a monthly publication called the Health & Fitness Times. Through this publication we wish to feature useful facts about health and fitness and the local resources that may be available for reaching ones health and fitness goals in the community and ultimately contributing towards a healthy America.
This publication is free and is available for pick up at local shopping outlets and health and fitness related centers, support for this publication comes from local businesses who buy advertising space in the publication.
We believe that our publication would have significant impact in all communities and the information we would feature would encourage and promote positive lifestyle changes that may be needed to live a longer and healthier life.
Our publications will not endorse or approve any unhealthy products or behaviours nor would our publications indicate our recommendations for any individual brands, products or therapies. All of our articles would feature the sources and may also include opinions and feedback which may be received through actual user experiences.
At JumpStart Youth Fitness™ we believe that youth need not only a place to be active and workout while having fun, but motivation is also a key factor. We provide many programs and extraordinary equipment to keep kids involved. Check out some of what we have to offer: specially designed strength machines, treadwall climbing wall, high-tech interactive machines, active birthday parties, dance, fitness rewards, group exercise, gymnastics, martial arts, mentor program, parental/guardian involvement, personal training, recreational sports leagues/tournaments, sport clubs, fitness camps, and weight management. We also sponsor programs that promote active kids such as Team ESPN’s™ PAGs™.
The JumpStart Youth Fitness Endowment Foundation provides a source and means for financially underprivileged youth the opportunity to take control and to begin combating the obesity epidemic that has plagued the nation. The Foundation also undertakes and provides numerous research studies and projects to help federal, state and private institutions in the fields of youth obesity, health and wellness, and physical fitness. Our mission is to aggressively and drastically improve the health, wellness and physical fitness of the youth by giving them opportunities to participate in age appropriate fitness facilities and/or programs. To ensure that the youth get the most out of their opportunities the facilities and programs have specific requirements, which are set up by the Foundation.
National Blueprint Initiative
Contact:Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Ph.D. - Department Head, University of Illinois Department of Kinesiology and Community Health; Principle Investigator, National Blueprint; Chair, Active Aging Partnership
In 2001, more than 50 national health and aging organizations made a commitment to collaborate in supporting and endorsing regular physical activity for Americans age 50 and older. A national program office was established at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As a result of this initiative, partner organizations have identified strategic priorities and produced websites, tookits, publications, and numerous other products and programs to promote physical activity.
This year Blueprint partner organizations will continue to proceed with the 18 high-priority strategies that were identified in the areas of home/community, public policy, medical systems, research, and marketing/communications. Information about individual Blueprint partners and Initiative accomplishments is available on the website: www.agingblueprint.org
The National Personal Training Institute is committed to providing a high standard of education to each student. The National Personal Training Institute seeks to prepare its students with the specialized training needed to enter the workforce and contribute to the community.
With Americans becoming more aware of the impact that physical fitness has on their long-term health, the need for individuals with an in-depth knowledge of personal fitness and who have the ability to provide personal training and fitness instruction is rapidly rising. The National Personal Training Institute teaches comprehensive fitness courses designed to further your knowledge in areas such as body building, exercise physiology, weight management, weight training and personal training.
Sunday, May 21 Kickboxing Intensive for Personal Trainers 9:00am - 6:00pm 0.8 CECs – ACE, 6.25 CECs-AFAA, 0.7 CECs-NSCA
Sunday, May 21 Nutrition & Performance: An Athletes Guide to Peak Eating 10:00am - 6:00pm 0.5 CECs – ACE, 5.5 CECs-AFAA, 0.5 CECs-NSCA
Saturday, June 3 Essential Mat: Pilates for the Personal Trainer: Part I Designed to empower the Personal Trainer to knowledgeably and safely incorporate basic Pilates mat work into Personal Training sessions. 9:00am - 6:00pm 0.8 CECs – ACE, 6.25 CECs-AFAA, 0.8 CECs-NSCA
Saturday, June 25 Essential Mat: Therapeutic Understanding A fascinating course exploring the powerful, therapeutic benefits of Pilates mat work. 9:00am - 6:00pm 0.4 CECs – ACE, 3.5 CECs-AFAA, 0.4 CECs-NSCA
Saturday, July 15 Essential Mat: Pilates for the Personal Trainer Part II Building on Part I, participants will deepen their mat experience with this more in-depth exploration into intermediate mat movements. 9:00am - 6:00pm 0.7 CECs – ACE, 6.26 CECs-AFAA, 0.7 CECs-NSCA
Office on Women's Health (Regions I-X), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
The Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the government's champion and focal point for women's health issues, and works to redress inequities in research, health care services, and education that have historically placed the health of women at risk. The Office on Women's Health coordinates women's health efforts in HHS to eliminate disparities in health status and supports culturally sensitive educational programs that encourage women to take personal responsibility for their own health and wellness.
For National Women's Health Week 2006, the Office on Women's Health (Regions I - X) will sponsor an 8-week national event called the WOMAN (Woman and girls On the Move Across the Nation) Challenge. Women and girls can participate as individuals or as teams, and will receive a pedometer and tracking log to record their daily physical activity, moving them along a chosen virtual course. Automatic progress reports, motivational emails and health education messages are sent weekly to encourage participants. The WOMAN Challenge provides an important opportunity for physical activity, and raises awareness about women’s health issues.
Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN)
SCANpursues professional excellence in sports and cardiovascular nutrition, wellness and the treatment and prevention of disordered eating by providing professional development and networking opportunities to SCAN members and promoting SCAN members within and outside the American Dietetic Association.
SCAN members are credentialed nutrition professionals who encourage physical activity by helping family, friends, community members, and clients choose foods and fluids that fuel their physical activity, recreation, and sport. SCAN’s Sports Nutrition: A Practice Manual for Professionals, 4th ed, 2006, prepares registered dietitians to assist active people of all ages use nutrition in attaining their goals for fitness, recreation, and sport. From the local nature hike to a national marathon run, meeting energy, nutrient, and hydration needs promotes enjoyment of physical activity as a lifelong pursuit.
Team Illini Stars at the University of Illinois-Springfield
Our mission is to Increase student's, staff, and faculty knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices and participation in fitness activities.
Students, staff, and faculty are offered two fencing classes. These are 50 minutes in length, offering instruction for beginners, and informal bouting for veterans of the class.
Therapeutic & Wellness Specialists LLC is committed to providing long term fitness opportunities, programs and building blocks for individuals who do not or - for whatever reason - cannot participate in community-based programs, including people with special needs. We perform conventional physical therapy as ordered by a physician, but also offer personal training, aquatic therapy and health/wellness-related talks and classes addressing many aspects of fitness. Working in different locations and participating in events such as health fairs and awareness programs, our focus is to empower each and every individual with the appropriate tools for lifelong fitness and physical activity.
