JENNIFER JORDAN, MPH FEBRUARY 12TH, 2014

P.E. IN SCHOOLS LANE COUNTY CHIP OBESITY PREVENTION STRATEGY #5

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARYHB 3141 PASSED IN 2007

House Bill 3141 (now ORS* 329.496) requires that by the 2017-2018 school year every kindergarten through eighth grade public school student in Oregon participate in physical education for the entire school year.

*ORS: The Oregon Revised Statutes are the codified laws of the State of Oregon.

CHIP OBESITY PREVENTION

STRATEGY #5

Strategy:

“Build local support for implementation of the 2017 legislative PE Mandate” (ORS 329.496)

Performance Measure:

“The overall health and academic contributions of physical education are recognized, valued and supported” (by community members and key decision makers)

L ANE COUNTY CHIP STRATEGY #5

Target by July 2016:

All Lane County school districts are on track to meet minimum PE requirements by 2017 deadline

Requirements:

Grades K-5 = 150 minutes per week

Grades 6-8 = 225 minutes per week

ASSESSMENT: WHERE ARE WE NOW? (STATE DATA)

MAJOR IMPLEMENTATION BARRIERS STATEWIDE

Lack of physical education facilities

School districts need additional facilities to increase the amount of class time available to students ~ 300 new facilities needed statewide

Lack of funding for P.E. Teachers

Economic crisis has lead to many districts cutting PE programs and teachers

LOCAL CHALLENGES

We have not yet collected local data – assessment needed

We have SIXTEEN School Districts in Lane County!

We are a geographically large county

Other?

NEXT STEPS

Logic model + Workplan

CHIP Obesity Workgroup, Metrics Workgroup, Core Team, Steering Committee

Workplan components will include local:

Staff/partner training*

Assessment and problem description

Community Organizing

Advocacy