For Students:

If your child is in a

classroom selected for

the program, you will

receive a:

• Consent/Permission

Form

Please make sure you read the form care-

fully. If you would like you child to partici-

pate, please sign and return the consent

form to your child’s teacher.

For Parents/Caregivers:

If you would like to participate in our Parent

Workshops, please read and sign the Con-

sent form for Parent Participation. Please

return the Consent form to the

Parent Coordinator at your school.

Participation

The Social & Health Research Center

This program is made

possible by the following

organizations:

www.bienestarneema.org

In partnership with:

For more information regarding the program,

please contact:

Diana Johnson, Health Educator

Bronx Health REACH/NY CEED

Phone: 212-633-0800 x 1296

djohnson@institute2000.org

Nutrition

Education

Program for

Students &

Parents starting

FALL 2011 !

The Bienestar/NEEMA Health Program will

take place over nine weeks in elementary

schools in the Bronx this fall. The purpose

of this program is to provide nutrition edu-

cation for 3rd and 4th graders. The goal is

to help children and their families develop

healthy lifestyles to prevent obesity.

The Bronx, like much of

the Untied States, is facing

a childhood obesity epidemic. This means

more and more children are becoming over-

weight or obese. As these children become

older, their risk of getting diabetes and

other diseases increases. We must find a

way to keep students active and healthy!

The Bienestar/NEEMA Health Program is

designed to teach children how to prevent

obesity. Students learn the importance of

cutting down on eating fatty foods, eating

more foods with fiber, and increasing physi-

cal activity.

The Bienestar/NEEMA Health program is

used in other schools in Texas and has been

found to be successful! Now we are bringing

this education to our students starting with

3rd grade and 4th grade classes this Fall.

Health Program for 3rd & 4th Grade

Student curriculum consists of:

• Pre/Post Test

• Nutrition focus in every grade level

• Nutrition Road Maps—Goals—Pledges

• Benefits of Physical Activities

• Food Journals

Can my child

participate?

In Fall 2011 we will begin to recruit schools and

teachers to participate in this program. If your

child’s school agrees to participate, you will

receive a permission slip , which needs to be

signed and returned to the school to allow you

child to participate. For 2011, this program will

be available only to 3rd and 4th grade students

and their parents. In the future, we hope to ex-

pand the program to other grade levels.

Mission/Goals How can Parents get

involved? d

Family/Community Components Parents play the most important role in their

child’s health. Parents can choose to attend

4 FREE afterschool workshops. These

workshops will be taught by a bilingual Health

Educator. We will cover the following topics:

1. Good Health for the

family

d 2. Power Foods for a

Healthier Lifestyle

f 3. Exercise is fun!

s

4. Adopt-a Bodega

Parents who participate in the workshops will

receive a free pedometer and “Family Times

Newsletter”.

Health Curriculum

Why?