State - Flint 4-pronged attack on childhood obesity

FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Childhood obesity is under a four-pronged attack in Flint. Michigan State University, the Crim Fitness Foundation, the Flint Community Schools, and the Flint Farmers' Market have launched a program they say is designed to instill fitness and good nutrition in students' lives. The effort that begins this month is sending Crim staffers and university researchers into four of the district's 18 elementary schools to collect information on students' health and academic performance. The 13,000-student district also has two middle and three high schools. "This research will ultimately be the catalyst to bring more CrimFit Youth programming into Flint Community Schools," Michigan State spokesman Jason Cody wrote on the school's Web site. The farmers' market is giving coupons good for fresh produce to students participating in the assessments. The CrimFit Youth Program has been promoting physical fitness among Flint children through mileage clubs and nutrition education. Running USA honored the CrimFit Youth Program as program of the year in 2008. "We are thrilled to bring Michigan State University and the Flint Farmers' Market on board to be a part of this unique opportunity," Erin Lamb, youth program coordinator for the foundation, said in a statement. The Crim Fitness Foundation is best known for its sponsorship of the Crim Race Series, which includes an international-class 10-mile foot race in Flint. This year's events are Aug. 28. "I am excited about this amazing opportunity, and I believe the Flint community deserves positive attention for all it has to offer," said kinesiology assistant professor Karin Pfeiffer. Published: Tue, Mar 16, 2010

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