City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0069R

• File #: 08-0069R
• Version: 0
• Name: In Support of Federal Legislation - FIT Kids Act
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/22/2008
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/22/2008
• Title: In Support of Federal Legislation - FIT Kids Act FOR the purpose of expressing support for the Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act that amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), to measure not only student academic progress but also student progress toward a national goal of 150 minutes weekly of physical education in elementary school and 225 minutes weekly of physical education in middle and high schools.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Helen L. Holton, Edward Reisinger, Robert Curran, Bill Henry, Warren Branch, Agnes Welch
• Indexes: Education, Fitness, Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/22/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
9/22/2008	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
9/22/2008	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
In Support of Federal Legislation - FIT Kids Act

FOR the purpose of expressing support for the Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act that amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), to measure not only student academic progress but also student progress toward a national goal of 150 minutes weekly of physical education in elementary school and 225 minutes weekly of physical education in middle and high schools.
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Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. The Department of Health and Human Services projects that 20% of children and youth in the U.S. will be obese by 2010. Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults, increasing their risk for developing heart disease, stroke, several types of cancer, Type 2 diabetes, and osteoarthritis.

As reported by the Baltimore City Council Task Force on Childhood Obesity, obesity brings with it a host of co-morbidities that are expensive in human terms and medical costs. 61% of overweight young people have at least 1 additional risk factor for heart disease, such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol. Children who are overweight are at a greater risk for orthopedic problems, sleep apnea, and psychological problems such as stigmatization and low self-esteem.

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