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Ochsner Health System - I Can Do It!
The program began by offering scholarships to an obesity program at a fitness center, which it still does. But in 2007, the program commissioned a customized mobile fitness unit to travel the region supplementing shrinking physical education programs and encouraging healthy, active lifestyles.
What is it?
The program began by offering scholarships to an obesity program at a fitness center, which it still does. But in 2007, the program commissioned a customized mobile fitness unit to travel the region supplementing shrinking physical education programs and encouraging healthy, active lifestyles.
Who is it for?
Children in the region.
Why do they do it?
The state ranks the 4th highest in childhood obesity, and diabetes has been dramatically rising among children.
Impact
In 2010, the “On the Move” mobile unit spent 2,000 hours visiting 230 sites including the Ironman triathlon, New Orleans Saints youth training camps and a wide variety of community events. Scholarship recipients received more than $55,000 in fitness support, and 50 families lost 289 pounds and 223 inches.
Contact: Avery Corenswet
Vice President, Clinical Community Outreach
Telephone: 504-842-7133
E-mail: acorenswet@ochsner.org
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