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ABOUT US
Our Vision: Is a future in which obesity is no longer a major cause of chronic disease, no longer epidemic, and no longer a threat to our children. A modern world in which eating well, being physically active, remaining lean and enjoying robust good health all lie along the path of least resistance, and are simply routine.
Specific Objectives Include:
- Using research to assess the most effective means of empowering individuals and families to combat the obesity and diabetes epidemics
- Testing creative opportunities for improving nutrition, fitness, weight control, and health in various settings, including schools, worksites, communities, and health care
- Developing a balanced array of obesity prevention strategies that focus appropriately on environmental change when necessary, and personal empowerment when possible
- Using demonstrations of effective strategies to influence policy and program planning
- To identify effective strategies through research, that schools can use to teach healthy eating and exercise that fit within their priorities and the local environment
- Determining the best way to encourage children of all ages to eat healthy and exercise daily
- Working with the media to disseminate effective messages on nutrition and exercise
How the Obesity Epidemic will End:
By Acknowledging the Crisis:
More than 65% of adults in the US are overweight, and that figure continues to rise. Already, children growing up in the United States will suffer more chronic disease and premature death over the course of their lives from eating poorly and lack of physical activity than from exposure to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs- combined. Our children may be headed toward life spans shorter than ours.
By Seeing the Simplicity:
Obesity is fundamentally simple. We gain weight when too many calories in exceed too few calories out.
By Being Creative:
Listed in our Programs are practical solutions to turn the tide. These programs combine creativity, common sense and rigorous science, and represent Turn the Tide’s commitment to providing practical strategies for real world settings.
By Seizing the Opportunity:
There is an opportunity for us in viewing our plight this way. Because we are smarter than the average bear! And empowered with the right knowledge, skills, and strategies, we can overcome the obesigenic (i.e., obesity causing) element in our environment, and reclaim our health.
Turn the Tide's Unique Strengths
How will the Obesity Epidemic End …..
Using multiple strategies to combat obesity is akin to stacking sandbags against a flood-tide. No one sandbag, however well made, can stop a flood. But stack enough sandbags, and you have a formidable protective barrier. An array of thoughtful, practical and well-placed programs, such as those highlighted in our Programs section can help to ….Turn the Tide.
For additional information, please contact us:
Turn the Tide Foundation, Inc.
130 Division Street; 2nd floor
Derby, CT 06488
203.732.1265, ext 224
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