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HealthWellnessFitness17TuesdayJune252013WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Thereisnothingdarkaboutthiscat.Softasacloudtherearenorainydayswhenyoutakethisonehome.StayonCloud9andadopthertoday.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGThebookscomputersandtablesoftheoldlibraryhavebeenmoveddownstairstomakewayforacuttingedgetnessfacilityinFortSmithsPWKhighschooltherstofitskindintheterritory.Soonavarietyoftread-millscross-trainersstairclimbersbikesrowingma-chinesandarotatingclimb-ingwallwillbeabsorbingtheenergyofstudentsthroughmandatorymorningtnessclassesforjuniorhighandoptionalafternoonandeve-ningworkoutsessionsfortheseniorstudentsandPhoenixSchoolprogram.Therearetonsofstudiesouttherethatsayphysicalexerciseincreasesfocusitincreasestheabilitytohan-dlecomplexproblemsitde-creasesbehaviouralissuessotheresallsortsofstudiesouttherethatlinkittoimprovingacademicsanddecreasinganytypesofbehaviouralissuessaidAlKarasiukPWKprin-cipalandprojectlead.Soitsgoingtobeawin-win-win.Andifwecande-velophealthyadolescentswhoincorporatetnessintotheirdailylivesthenIthinkweregoingtohaveamuchbetteradultpopulation.Asapartnershipwithpublichealthprofession-alsattheFortSmithHealthandSocialServicesAuthor-itythestudentwellnessprogramwillalsoprovideconfidentialhealthreportcardsmeasuringstudentsbodymassindexbloodpressurecholesterolandbloodsugar.Studentswillalsohaveaccessthroughitson-sitepublichealthclinictheHealthCaftodietitianspublichealthnursesandphysiotherapists.Thoughthehour-longfitnessclasswillbeman-datoryforGrades7-9reg-ularphys-edclassesandextracurricularrecreationwillbeanoptionforthosestudentswhoalsowanttoengageinteamsports.Theprojecthasreceivedfundingthroughtheschoolboardaswellascommu-nitydonors.Withabudgetof210-220000KarasiuksaidtheDistrictEducationAuthoritystilllookingforanextra50-60000butnocurrentlackoffundsisgoingtostoptheprojectfromgoingahead.Karasiuksaidhewasinspiredbysimilarinitia-tivestakenbyotherschoolstoaddressbehaviouralis-sueswithphysicalexerciseandfitnessprogramsin-corporatinghealthreportcards.WhileoneprogramwasonlyinplaceforhighschoolstudentsKarasiukthoughtitwouldbemorebeneficialforhisstudentstostartgettingintowork-ingoutearlier.Ifthewholegoalistobuildhealthyhabitswait-ingtillGrade10isaprettylongtimetowait.IfwecanFortSmithhighschoolcreatingfitnesscentreMandatoryfitnessclassesforjuniorhighstartinSeptembergetthesekidsinGrades78and9andgivethemthreeyearsofhealthandfitnessbyGrade10hopefullytheywillcontinueontheirownmaintainingahealthylifestyle.WhywouldyouwaittillGrade10tostartaddressingsomeinactiv-ityissuesorotherhealthissuesKarasiuksaidherecentlygaveagroupofparentsatouroftheplannedfacilityandsaid100percentofthefamiliesthatcamethroughwerebehindit.Theonlypeoplewhoarealittlebitunhappyarethecur-rentGrade12swhocom-plainthattheschoolisonlydoingthisnowthattheyareleavingKarasiuksaid.Iwanttomaketheschoolaplacekidswanttocometosoifwecanhookthemwithfitnessandexercisethensomuchthebetter.ByRENEFRANCOEURThegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritorieswantschildrentohavethebestchanceatsuccessrightfromthestart.ThedepartmentofEd-ucationCultureandEm-ploymentalongwiththedepartmentofHealthandSocialServicesreleasedanupdatedversionoftheearlychildhooddevelop-mentframeworkorigi-nallydraftedin2001todojustthat.TherenewedframeworkcalledRightfromtheStartfocusesontheearlyyearsfromprenataltoagefivefeaturescutting-edgeNWTupdatesearlychildhooddevelopmentframeworkresearchemerginginfor-mationandasectiononbestpracticesandtechniquesforthemosteffectiveap-proachestoearlychild-hooddevelopment.Accordingtothedraftframeworkstatisticsindi-catethatNWTchildrenaremorelikelytobeexposedtonegativeexperiencesandcircumstancesthatimpacttheirearlychildhoodde-velopmentcomparedtotherestofCanada.Wecandoabetterjobofprovidingearlychild-hoodassessmentservicestoallfamiliesandwewillimproveourrangeofpro-grammingtorespondtoidentiedneeds...Wehaveheardthatweneedtohelpfamiliesbyprovidingbetteroutreachandpubliceduca-tioninitiativesandthiswillbepartofourcommitmenttoactionHealthMinis-terTomBeaulieutoldtheHouserecently.Startingduringpreg-nancyweneedtoensurethatexpectantmothershavethesupporttheyneedwhetheritshelptostopdrinkingeatingahealthydietbeingprotectedfromanabusiverelationshiporgettingthebestprenatalcarepossible.TheframeworknoteshowJamesHeckmananTheNorthwestTerritoriesishometo39211childrenagedveyearsandyounger.Ofthatgroup231159percentareAboriginal.TheNWThasahigherbirthratethantherestofCanada.In2010theNWTratewas16birthsper1000peoplewhichwasupfrom15birthsper1000in2001.TheCanadianrateremainedmoreconsistentat10.8birthsper1000in2001and11.1birthsper1000in2012.economistandNobelPrizewinnerhascalculatedthatspending1onearlychild-hoodprogramspaysthesamedividendsasspend-ing3onschool-agepro-gramsand8oneducationforyoungadults.EverydollarinvestedinearlychildhooddevelopmentcanyielduptoasevenfoldreturnBeaulieusaidinapressrelease.Amongmanykeypointstheframeworkcallsfortheexpansionofearlyinterven-tionprogrammingaimedatinfantschildrenandparentsandenhancedaccessforallfamiliesandcommunitiestohighqualityaffordableearlylearningprogramsandchildcareservices.A10-yearreviewofthepreviousframeworkfoundgapsinservicesandfundingforchildrenwithchallengesdisabilitiesordevelopmen-taldelays.Thisisimportantforpolicymakerstoprioritizegiventheknowledgewenowhaveabouttheadvantagesofinvestingandprovidingap-propriatesupportsearlyinlifetheframeworkstated.Anothergapidentiedwasthelackofprogrammonitor-ingandevaluation.Accordingtothereportconsistentdatacollectionandanalysisdidnotoccur.Thisisimportanttomakesuretheprogramorserviceismeetingidentiedoutcomesandexpectations.Therenewedframeworkcommitstomonitoringre-portingandongoingevalu-ationforcontinuousqualityimprovement.Thedepartmentswill-nalizeanactionplantosup-porttheframeworkscom-mitmentsoverthesummer.Thisplanwilloutlinepriori-tiesoverthenextthreeyearsandwillbesupportedbyamonitoringandevaluationframework.Toreadtheframeworkvisitwww.rightfromthe-start.ca.HealthWellnessEarlyChildhoodRightfromthestartfactsFilePhotoPWKHighSchoolprincipalAlKarasiukwantstoencouragehisstudentstodevelophealthylifestyles.