Share and Voice: Make your own clothes :)

~Hey Guys~

I was just browsing around on the internet, investigating different ways in which the crazies out there are going green. I came upon this site that lets you design your own clothes! I thought it was so cool! There are many different options you can choose from; mens/womens, infant bibs and outfits, hats, hoodies, t-shirts, long-sleeved, (you can even make thongs!!), animal outfits....the list goes on and on!

So, I played with it and this was one of the numerous ones I designed that I liked the most. I know it ways Kansas as the state, but I couldnt figure out how to get the Minnesota one ha!! But its really cute! Take a look :)

Awww, isnt it nice!! I thought so :) Now if I only had money, Id buy it! Check it out for yourself!

Cafe Press

This is my new sign I created :)

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Advocacy Project: Healthy People 2010/THOMAS

~Hello Everyone!~

For my advocacy project, I decided to do a topic that is very near and dear to my heart...Nutrition and Overweight. I decided on this topic because it is an area I am really hoping to get into as a career someday, as I feel proper nutrition is one of the most important aspects to a happy and long life. So, as looking into what Healthy People 2010 have to offer, this is what I found on this topic.....

Healthy People 2010 Goal 19: Nutrition and Overweight

Goal: Increase quality of years of a healthy life

More specifically, I am passionate about proactively dealing with children and the obesity issue. Therefore, I chose Objective 19-3c: Children and adolescents aged 6-19 years.

Here is a little more detail about the progress, disparities, opportunities & challenges, and emerging issues on this topic:

Progress:

Sadly, this objective I have chosen has shown to have moved away from the target, as the brief statement below (found on the Healthy People 2010 website) reports:

Between 1988–94 and 1999–2002, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 years (19-3c) increased from 11 percent to 16 percent, moving away from the target of 5 percent. Identical trends were observed among children aged 6 to 11 years (19-3a).

Disparities:

Race and Ethnicity:

The group with the best rate was white non-hispanic, with Black non-hispanic being the furthest from the best group with 50-99%.

Gender, Income, and Disability:

The group woth the best rate was Female, Higher income level without disabilities. The group furthest from this top group was that of Lower income level (10-49%) Males (<10%).>

Opportunities & Challenges:

There are a few things that are focusing on imporving the health of youth. School wellness policies have been developed throuh out communitites, as well as increased training to food service professionals and nutritional educators. There are also afterschool programs geared more toward healthy eating and physical activity among children, as well as extending to the parents and/or caregivers of these children.

Emerging Issues:

With this phenomenon increasing rapidly, options to fix the problem are beginning to turn toward more drasitic measures, such as surgery. Such sergeries prove to be very dangerous and costly, leading to the primary focus being on prevention as opposed to treatment.

Title: Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese.
Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS