About Shape Up US and The Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™
Shape Up US a 501c3 non profit corporation is dedicated to preventing Obesity and contributing to building a healthy future by improving the health, fitness and overall well-being of youth and their families. We do this through: AWARENESS! EDUCATION! ACTION! Shape Up US website is: http://www.shapeupus.org/
Shape Up US just was awarded the 2014 Community Leadership Award by Linking Sports & Communities.
The Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™ a comprehensive teacher education wellness program with an emphasis on heart health that uses a unique mix of art, music, and positive thinking to motivate children to build a foundation of wellness. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, the program is an innovative solution for bringing wellness and physical education back into America’s schools and into children’s households.
What makes the program unique is that instead of focusing solely on exercise and nutrition, an approach that has been tried repeatedly, the eight modules integrate a full-spectrum of self-discovery and self-esteem techniques in addition to health and wellness information. The techniques include stress reduction, creativity building, positive group dynamics, critical thinking, character development and community involvement.
The purpose of The Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™ professional development modules is to increase teacher effectiveness in teaching in Common Core competencies (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving) and bringing back art, music and physical education back into the classroom through core curriculum, We feel we are not adding more to a teachers plate but helping to make their plate and delivery more creative.
The Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children:
http://shapeupus.org/hip-hop-healthy-heart-program-for-children/about-program/—
Power Point link
View the Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children PowerPoint
The eight web-based modules, which are delivered on demand to teachers, are:
Module 1: Meet Doctor Beat … Your Fascinating Heart
Module 2: Take Down the Pressure … Mind/Body/Emotion Techniques
Module 3: Eat Good Food, Dude! … Nutrition for Great Health
Module 4: Improve Your Groove … The Many Benefits of Exercise
Module 5: Grin It, Win It … Dental Health Means Heart Health
Module 6: Think Hip ‘n Happy … Positive Thinking for a Healthy Heart
Module 7: Money Matters … First Steps to Financial Freedom
Module 8: Join the Green Team … Teamwork for a Healthy Planet
The materials provided to the teachers with the program include 40 lesson plans with handouts and answer sheets, as well as in-class, at-home and online activities for the students and their families. Each lesson has an accompanying hip hop-style rhyme to summarize the lesson. The lessons utilize music, art, and hands-on activities to make learning fun and instill permanent healthy habits.
JUST CLAP FOR LIFE! SM A National Fitness Campaign
Clapping Makes Physical Activity FUN!
A Unique Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity Prevention Campaign using CLAPPING! as its method of delivery
JUST CLAP FOR LIFE!SM is an activity for everyone, designed by Shape Up US to promote the love for physical activity with a creative delivery. We all JUST CLAP FOR LIFE! SMour hands to show happiness and appreciation. Clapping makes kids and adults feel good! But did you know, in conjunction with other types of movement like dance and sports it can*:
– Improve motor and spatial skills
– Enhance emotional, sociological, physiological and cognitive benefits
– Enforces social integrity with other friends, leading to better socialization skills
– Elevates moods through an increase in endorphin levels
(http://www.physorg.com/news191665239.html)
JUST CLAP FOR LIFE!SMis Shaping Up the Nation!Educating children, families, seniors and the community on the importance of a healthy lifestyle!
Get Involved! What is Your Activity that Moves You to Just CLAP!SM
– Shape Up USwants YOU, (Your School, After School Program, Family, Dance Teams, Sports Teams, Hip Hop Groups, Business Colleagues, etc) to upload YOUR videos on how YOU Shape Up and JUST CLAP FOR LIFE!SM
– Register: www.ShapeUpUS.org
– Click on the JUST CLAP FOR LIFE! SM tab at the top right of the page and follow the directions for video submissions. Videos must be submitted by 10/7/2011.
– Be Creative! Have Fun! Experience the Many Benefits of JUST CLAP FOR LIFE! SM
For more information about JUST CLAP FOR LIFE! SM and Shape Up US, including how you can get JUST CLAP FOR LIFE! SM Into you schools please contact: Jyl@ShapeUpUS.org or 602-996-6300.
