{"id":3805,"date":"2012-11-07T08:29:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T08:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floc.org\/?p=3805"},"modified":"2018-10-05T08:35:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T08:35:37","slug":"halloweeny-wee-warrior-dash-the-oec-fighting-back-against-childhood-obesity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/halloweeny-wee-warrior-dash-the-oec-fighting-back-against-childhood-obesity\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloweeny Wee Warrior Dash: The OEC Fighting Back Against Childhood Obesity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3805 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/halloweeny-wee-warrior-dash-the-oec-fighting-back-against-childhood-obesity\/warrior-dash-11\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/warrior-dash-11-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/warrior-dash-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/warrior-dash-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/warrior-dash-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nAccording to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, in 2000, no state had a prevalence of obesity \u201cequal to or greater than 25%\u201d; by 2010, no state had less than 20%. West Virginia is ranked among the 12 states to have an obesity rate of greater than 25%. The \u201cobesity prevalence among children and adolescents has almost tripled\u201d since 1980, with approximately \u201c17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2 -19 years\u201d being obese. These staggering statistics are a horrifying truth for today\u2019s youth.<\/p>\n<p>Much is to blame for these statistics, including a lack of awareness, lack of physical activity with youth today, and poor nutrition.  However, in Jefferson County, WV, a movement has started to fight back against this epidemic engulfing the state, especially among youth. Four years ago, local doctor and community organizer Mark Cucuzzella started a series of race events called Freedom\u2019s Run.  The purpose is to encourage families and organizations in the community to get out and exercise and give back to the place they live.  Additionally, it promotes healthy living and the cultural heritage of this beautiful county.  However, his main focus has been in raising awareness of the childhood obesity epidemic.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3805 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/halloweeny-wee-warrior-dash-the-oec-fighting-back-against-childhood-obesity\/warrior-dash-3\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/warrior-dash-3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/warrior-dash-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/warrior-dash-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/warrior-dash-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Outdoor Education Center of FLOC is at the center of this movement with Dr. Mark.  Over the past two years the OEC has partnered with Freedom\u2019s Run to host a wildly successful half marathon in the county and now has partnered with the JeffersonCountyParks and Recreation Commission to put on \u201cThe Halloweeney Wee Warrior Dash\u201d this past weekend. The \u201cWee Warrior Dash\u201d was a one mile youth challenge course with obstacles such as foot crawls, hay bale hurdlers, and tire runs.  This race is focused on youth, and the obstacles were designed for them.  The hope was to get families together, get them up and moving and active in their community. Youth not only got to have fun with their friends participating in the race, but also got to show off their Halloween costumes with an opportunity to win prizes at the end of the event. The purpose of these races is not to get every individual into running, necessarily, but to see the enjoyment of being active and having fun with their families in the community.  The fight against childhood obesity still continues, but with approximately 200 youth running this race, it has a strong challenger. (Information from www.cdc.gov).<\/p>\n<p>(Director of the Outdoor Education Center Todd McKinney and OEC Administrative\/Program Coordinator Katie Nolan collaborated on this blog post).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, in 2000, no state had a prevalence of obesity \u201cequal to or greater than 25%\u201d; by 2010, no state had less than 20%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[62],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Halloweeny Wee Warrior Dash: The OEC Fighting Back Against Childhood Obesity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Halloweeny Wee Warrior Dash: The OEC Fighting Back Against Childhood Obesity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, in 2000, no state had a prevalence of obesity \u201cequal to or greater than 25%\u201d; by 2010, no state had less than 20%.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/halloweeny-wee-warrior-dash-the-oec-fighting-back-against-childhood-obesity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FLOC-For the Love of Children\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-11-07T08:29:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-10-05T08:35:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/warrior-dash-11-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"StaffFloc\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\">\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3805"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3805"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3811,"href":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3805\/revisions\/3811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<br />
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