Yep. You wanted Big Nanny, you gettin’ Big Nanny! Good job, America! LMAO @ BMI.
The Federal Fat Police: Bill Would Require Government to Track Body Mass of American Children
A bill introduced this month in Congress would put the federal and state governments in the business of tracking how fat, or skinny, American children are.
States receiving federal grants provided for in the bill would be required to annually track the Body Mass Index of all children ages 2 through 18.
The grant-receiving states would be required to mandate that all health care providers in the state determine the Body Mass Index of all their patients in the 2-to-18 age bracket and then report that information to the state government. The state government, in turn, would be required to report the information to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for analysis.
The Healthy Choices Act–introduced by Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee–would establish and fund a wide range of programs and regulations aimed at reducing obesity rates by such means as putting nutritional labels on the front of food products, subsidizing businesses that provide fresh fruits and vegetables, and collecting BMI measurements of patients and counseling those that are overweight or obese.
Section 101 of the bill amends the Public Health Services Act by stating that health care providers must record the Body Mass Index of all children ages 2 through 18. “The provision relates to all children in states that accept grants under the bill,” a spokesperson for Rep. Kind told CNSNews.com. "However, it is important to note that no one is forced to come in for a doctorâ??s visit to get their BMI tested. BMI will be taken at times when the child makes an otherwise scheduled doctorâ??s visit."
We all know that BMI is a horrible chart to use. Luckily due to HIPPA there won’t be any names attached to the results (which is how they get all kinds of nationwide health care numbers).
But instead of spending money on all of these other items why not direct it at the easiest one?
Put weekly PE back in the schools, my kids right now only get PE every fourth week as a “special”. Why not make it 2-3 days a week and get these kids active again.
[quote]lanchefan1 wrote:
Put weekly PE back in the schools, my kids right now only get PE every fourth week as a “special”. Why not make it 2-3 days a week and get these kids active again.[/quote]
This is a travesty. We want to find a solution, here it is. Kids can’t play outside as much anymore after school for fear of kidnapping etc…, so they end up in the house mostly on vid games and sitting on their arses.
The cheapest solution is DAILY PE! This is so obvious, but we can’t seem to implement it. Even if we can’t control their diet, we can get PE going and battle obesity by burning calories. What a concept!
My daughter gets PE only 2x a week in the public school. They ran 1/2 mile last PE.
PE is the stupidest class in school. You want someone elses property taxes to pay for your child to run races and play dodgeball? That doesn’t even have Thomas Jefferson mentioning ‘enlightened citizenry’ to back it up.
More than that, PE doesn’t battle obesity. I had regular PE (2-3x/week) up until high school, and was still 250 by the time I entered the 7th grade (at 6’1"). Doubling that would not have helped. If you disagree, show me evidence.
On the bill itself, I remember Huckabee put into action a bill that had student’s BMI listed on their report card. It was followed by a decline in obesity rates, IIRC, attributed to the fact that a lot of people were fat and didn’t know it, and just having a number there was motivating enough to start moving around more. That seems a better way to combat obesity per se, though if the goal is to just collect data on child obesity, yeah, this one’ll do that.
[quote]Otep wrote:
PE is the stupidest class in school. You want someone elses property taxes to pay for your child to run races and play dodgeball? That doesn’t even have Thomas Jefferson mentioning ‘enlightened citizenry’ to back it up.[/quote]
Umm…yeahh…I’m gonnaa…have to…disagree with you on that…yeah…
PE gives kids a break from sitting in a class and develops motor skills they may otherwise not develop without PE. It may seem stupid to you, but PE is an area that is crucial to overall development of a students body and mind.
[quote]Otep wrote:
PE is the stupidest class in school. You want someone elses property taxes to pay for your child to run races and play dodgeball? That doesn’t even have Thomas Jefferson mentioning ‘enlightened citizenry’ to back it up.[/quote]
Umm…yeahh…I’m gonnaa…have to…disagree with you on that…yeah…
PE gives kids a break from sitting in a class and develops motor skills they may otherwise not develop without PE. It may seem stupid to you, but PE is an area that is crucial to overall development of a students body and mind.[/quote]
Dude, when was the last time you were in a high school gymnasium?
A bunch of kids lackadaisically standing around a volley ball net does not develop their minds or bodies.
I agree, it is important but not the way I’ve seen it taught by some fat-ass “coaches”…I mean that should be a red-flag, too, right?
Put Dan John in charge of designing a nation wide PE program. If he isn’t available, then call Mike Bergner.
If you don’t pass Dan John’s PE class, you don’t graduate.Problem solved.
Our PE coach made us run a mile or more to kick off PE everyday before even getting to any games. Alot of tubbies got in much better shape in a few months. It worked universally well:)
So i have to also disagree with it being a waste of time. What better way to learn about yourself and all the other intangibles then by puking from physical excersion.
I do agree that some coaches seem to have absolutely NO curriculum for getting their students in shape. Coaches should be like drill instructors in the Marines. Nothing will do a kid as much good as that would. Inspiring self confidence and building a body and character
So i vote for a government takeover of all PE classes via sending USMC DI’s.
Sure, let the government take over PE and you’ll just get more skinny-fatasses.
They can barely pass out driver’s licenses and you want them teaching PE?
The worst shape I was ever in was while I was in the USMC. All they did was make us run and do pull ups. I was skinny and weak but boy could I run…
If you want your child healthy do not wait for the school to take charge to make it happen. YOU, the parent! needs to get your fatass kid in some sports!!
I’m thinking ‘skinny and weak’ would be preferable to large and fat. While I admit I’m not reviewing medical literature as I type this, I have a feeling a nation of marathon runners would be a lot less costly than a nation of supersized citizens. Regardless, I doubt anyone is pushing Marine boot camp level PE. We’re talking about, what, a one hour period here?
this is a funny thread. PE should be mandatory 1 hour a day