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The Salvation Army and Rush University Medical Center Launches 'Keep it Fit Chicago'
Date:1/10/2009

is to help stem the growth of it in Chicago, and reverse its course for those who are already affected. Over 50 students in different health disciplines at Rush University Medical Center have volunteered to staff the Keep It Fit program. The students will each be assigned to one of the participating families to serve as nutritional and activity coaches, meeting individually with their assigned families to develop a personalized plan that will get the whole family on track for a healthy lifestyle.

The students will then follow up with weekly meetings that might involve shopping for the right kinds of groceries, exercising in the Red Shield gym, or modifying traditional cooking recipes to be healthier, depending on the family's goals. In addition, monthly group meetings will bring all the families together for educational activities in fitness and nutrition, with speakers from the Rush University faculty.

"This isn't the usual short-term weight loss program," said Dr. Cynthia Waickus, family medical doctor at Rush and faculty advisor for the student volunteers. "The aim of Keep It Fit is to teach families healthy habits that last a lifetime."

Obesity is at record levels in Chicago, as compared to the rest of the nation. According to a recent study by the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children, 23 percent of the city's pre-kindergarten-aged children are overweight, while the national average is 10.4 percent of children in that age range. For the first time in recent history, researchers predict that much of the current generation of children will not outlive their parents. This is directly related to the early onset of obesity-related diseases and illnesses. Because children are the ones most affected by the epidemic, Keep it Fit was designed primarily to help children and in the process, help their caretakers.

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