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For this week's Partner Spotlight, we're re-sharing our recent interview with Dr. Helena Laroche from Children's Mercy on ways to connect with community resources. Dr. Laroche will also be speaking about Family and Community Approaches to Obesity Prevention at the Weighing In December Quarterly Meeting this Thursday (12/10), from 9-11am. You can register to attend here: https://cmhredcap.cmh.edu/surveys/?s=L3884AJJ7X... https://fb.watch/2fjyELG1aE/

For this week's Fit-Tastic! at Home Partner Spotlight, Weighing In interviewed Dr. Kevin Smith, a pediatric psychologist at Children's Mercy about recommendations for sleeping. Dr. Smith shared two helpful books that parents can use to encourage better sleep for their children: Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep: https://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-Through-Night//ref=sr_1_1... Take Charge of Your Child's Sleep: The All-in-One Resource for Solving Sleep Problems in Kids and Teens: https://www.amazon.com/Take-Charge-Your-Child//ref=sr_1_2 Dr. Smith also shared a helpful website from the Pediatric Sleep Council that has great advice for parents on with children under the ages of 8 years old: https://www.babysleep.com

With leaves falling and winter right around the corner, now is a great time to get out and walk! In this #FitTastic! Partner Spotlight, we're joined by Heidi Markle from Kansas City, MO Parks and Recreation. Heidi shared some of the #WalkTober events that they've held this month, which you can check out at https://kcparks.org/walktober/. You can also use their website to find a great park to explore near you: https://kcparks.org/place_types/park/ The #RockIslandTrail is anoth...er great place to explore this fall, which Fit-Tastic! partner BikeWalkKC has been a long-time supporter of: https://bikewalkkc.org/blog/2019/06/f... It's also a great season to check out some music events in parks, including the Garment District Grooves concert on 10/21 (https://www.facebook.com/events/34683...), and the The Kansas City Symphony has more opportunities with their #MobileMusicBox on their website: https://www.kcsymphony.org/concerts-t... Don't forget that there are many more resources for being Fit-Tastic! at Home available on our website: https://fittastic.org/fit-tastic-at-h.... And check back in next week for a Healthy Halloween Fit-Tastic! Partner Spotlight!

In this week's Partner Spotlight, Weighing In's Shelly Summar checked in with Dr. Helena Laroche about ways that families can connect with community resources. Dr. Laroche is one of the newest members of the Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition at Children's Mercy: http://chlnkc.org Dr. Laroche shared some of her past community-based research from her time in Iowa, including a pilot study where researchers were able to increase healthy foods while keeping peop...le satisfied at concession stands: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas/2014//140314212226.htm Dr. Laroche will also be featured in the next Weighing In Quarterly Meeting on December 10th from 9am - 11am. Dr. Laroche will be speaking about family and community approaches to obesity prevention. You can register to attend here: https://cmhredcap.cmh.edu/surveys/?s=L3884AJJ7X Don't forget to check out all of other great Fit-Tastic! at Home resources on our website: https://fittastic.org/

This week's Fit-Tastic! Partner Spotlight features Michael Kelley from BikeWalkKC, who shares about recent efforts to introduce a Complete Streets Ordinance for the Kansas City Kansas Unified Government. You can learn more about #completestreets on BikeWalkKC's website: https://bikewalkkc.org/advocacy/completestreets/ Michael also shared information about the recent World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Victims (#WDoR2020): https://worlddayofremembrance.org#info & shared one w...ay that people can advocate for more traffic safety at https://crashnotaccident.com You can learn more about BikeWalkKC's efforts to improve traffic and pedestrian safety this week at the Pathways to #VisionZero Summit, hosted by the Mid-America Regional Council: https://www.marc.org//Programs/Destination-Safe/Vision-Zero For more fun ways to be physically active at home, check out our Fit-Tastic! at Home resources page: https://fittastic.org/fit-tastic-at-home-physicalactivity/

Today's a great day to be physically active outside! Maybe it's a walk to your nearest polling station to vote (https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/) or just a stroll through your nearest park (https://kcparks.org/place_types/park/). We'll be back next week with another #FitTastic! Partner Spotlight!

For this week's Partner Spotlight on how to have a Safe and Healthy #Halloween, Emily Meissen-Sebelius from Weighing In is joined by Brad Winfrey, the Safety and Injury Prevention Manager from Center for Childhood Safety and Car Seat Program at Children's Mercy: https://www.childrensmercy.org//center-for-childhood-safe/ While this year's Halloween may look a little different, Brad encourages families to think about low-risk activities that celebrate Halloween at home, all...ow for social distance and mask wearing, to reduce the risk from COVID-19. From decorating pumpkins, to participating in a scavenger hunt for Halloween decorations or a costume parade where children can remain outside and physically distanced, Children's Mercy provides tips and ideas for families to celebrate in safe, healthy and creative ways! https://www.childrensmercy.org/parent-i//halloween-safety/

It's #WalkTober, and that means the leaves are turning and it's a great time of year to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather while it lasts! The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) is a regional planning agency that supports a lot of great resources that will help you find a place to walk in your area. MARC has also partnered with BikeWalkKC, KC Healthy Kids, and local health departments to create #KCWalks (http://kcwalks.com/), which shares some fun ways to walk in your ...area. One way to walk this WalkTober is by using the brand new Regional Trails & Bikeways Map: https://www.marc.org//Regional-Trails-and-Bikeways-Map.html You can also order a printed version of the map here: https://www.marc.org//Regional-Tra/Request-a-Bike-Map.html Don't forget to check out more opportunities to be physically active this fall by using fun Fit-Tastic! at Home resources: https://fittastic.org/fit-tastic-at-home-physicalactivity/

In this Fit-Tastic! Partner Spotlight, The Family Conservancy shares more about their Early Childhood Fall Symposium, which will be the week of October 12, 2020. Janelle Balarashti from The Family Conservancy also shares more information about the focus of the symposium and opportunities to better serve children and families. You can register for the Early Childhood Fall Symposium here: https://www.thefamilyconservancy.org/fall-symposium/ and view the event on their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/302981307790038/ You can also check out more Fit-Tastic at Home! Family Well-being resources here: https://fittastic.org/fit-tastic-at-home-family_well-being/

Our Fit-Tastic! at Home Partner Spotlight this week checks back in with Broderick Crawford, the Executive Director of the NBC Community Development Corporation. Broderick shared updates from his organization about Every Baby to 1 how the NBC CDC Food Pantry is responding during COVID, and ways to be physically active from wherever you are by participating in the Jersey Creek Trail Virtual 5k on October 3rd. You can find more information about Every Baby To 1, a program suppor...ted by Children's Mercy, Healthy Communities Wyandotte, the Community Health Council of Wyandotte County, The University of Kansas, and more here: http://www.everybabyto1.org You can also learn more about the NBC CDC #FoodPantry, which takes place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 2pm: http://www.nbccdc.org/food-pantry.html And don't forget to register for the #JerseyCreekTrail #5k, which starts at 10am on October 3rd, 2020. You can register for free, and join by being physically active wherever you are: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-virtual-family-101-5k-wal You can find more Fit-Tastic! at Home resources for fun ways to be physically active on our website: https://fittastic.org/fit-tastic-at-home-physicalactivity/

Shelly Summar from Weighing In at Children's Mercy recently joined the Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to host a #BacktoSchool Nutrition Forum to talk about the challenges parents and schools are facing in providing children adequate nutrition during the pandemic. You can watch the entire forum here: https://youtu.be/s4t7riAKoPY And be sure to check out all of the 12345 Fit-Tastic at Home resources on #nutrition here: https://fittastic.org/fit-tastic-at-home-nutrition/

Check out WALK WYCO and their #MoveYourWay recommendations for fun and easy ways to stay active:

Last week, the Weighing In team at @Children's Mercy hosted the first-ever #KansasCity #PhysicalActivity Summit. During the Summit, Elizabeth Wilson from Weighing In presented research on the state of physical activity in the Greater Kansas City Region. The 2020 Kansas City Regional Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth (KCPA Report Card) is the first installment of a comprehensive evaluation of the state of physical activity of the population of the Kansas... City metropolitan region, with an emphasis on the activity of children and youth. The primary aim of this report is to document the regional rates of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and environmental and policy factors which affect physical activity of the population, and to establish an initial report which will be updated on a regular basis. You can find the KCPA Report Card here: https://www.kcphysicalactivityplan.org/kcpa-report-card You can also learn more about how the Kansas City Physical Activity Plan (KCPA Plan) is working across sectors to use this research to improve physical activity rates on the KCPA Plan website: https://www.kcphysicalactivityplan.org

In this Partner Spotlight, Dr. Robin Shook from Weighing In is excited to be joined by Dr. Bill Kohl, Professor of Epidemiology and Kinesiology at the UTHealth. Dr. Kohl introduced his work creating the National Physical Activity Plan, and shared some good advice on how Kansas City can use that plan to improve physical activity rates locally. Weighing In, the team behind 12345 Fit-Tastic at Children's Mercy, is currently working with community partners to adapt the National ...Physical Activity Plan to create the first ever #KansasCityPhysicalActivityPlan. You can register to attend the Kansas City Physically Activity Summit, hosted online on September 10th, 2020, at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-kansas-city-physical-activ The Kansas City Physical Activity Plan also has its own website, where you can find links to the National Physical Activity Plan and the recently released 2020 Kansas City Regional Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth: https://www.kcphysicalactivityplan.org