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<br /> <br />Youth and Childhood Obesity · Continued <br /> <br />()vt'r the past Iwo cJecad(Js. participation in organizl'd sports <br />ha~ douhlp,c1: ho\\'e\'eI', RP(}['l.~ pCll'ticipalion c1o('s not ensure <br />tilt' Il('cessary I('w/s of physical activity required tor 11f'alth <br />ami phYSICal fitness. Additionally, there has been a negative <br />Irf'nc1 in youth sporls that, has 1)('('0 at.trihuted to the win-at- <br />all-costs cornpc>tition. The July 2004 COWl' story for U,S. :Jews <br />and \Vorld Report stat.c~() thp follo\\'in~: <br /> <br />Drop-out rate for chileJI'en in youth sports is 70 percent <br />hy lhe age of 13. 44 percent of parents say their children <br />dropped out hecause it ma(lf~ them unhappy Children are <br />heginning sport.s too young. even whe.n experts say child <br />stal'S are not cl'eaLed by starl,ing early in sports,14 <br /> <br />Eloisa Gonlall~z of the Los Angelrs County Departmt'nt of <br />Puhlic HeaHll reported that, "Communities should support and <br />coordinate yout,h sports ami recl'eaLion programs that provide <br />a \'arh~Ly of sports and recreational activities thaI meel <br />I,lw needs of all young people regar(!IHss of age, sex, ['acel <br />('t.hnicity. or ability, Programs that offf'r a limited SN, of t,eam <br />sports and cJo Hol also provide nOIlC.:ompclilive, lifetime fitness <br />and l'ecrcaLional activities clo not adequately serve thp many <br />young people \.\'110 are less skilled. less physically fit. 01' not <br />attracted to t.fam sports. ''1:. <br /> <br />During L/w :LOU3-2U04 school Y(lars. 31.2 pcn:mlt 01 firth, <br />s('H'nlh. ancJ ninth graders in Re(Jwood CiLy were considel'p(1 <br />o\'l~r\\'eight. Hi Redwood City has the seconcJ highest rate of <br /> <br />U...,Jf..:.......::.a..l.l.l~~~....~...~....'I_li1IIl. <br /> <br />40% <br /> <br />30% <br /> <br />20% <br /> <br />10% <br /> <br />0% <br /> <br />Redwood City <br /> <br />Belmont <br /> <br />Daly City <br /> <br />Menlo Park <br /> <br />-- ----- <br /> <br />7A <br />Page 14 <br /> <br />SCOpil11l Stu(~\i I 8 <br /> <br />childhood obesity in tht' County. Figure-> 7 below compares t,hr. <br />number of overweight YOllth in Redwood City with that of oth(~I' <br />cities in the Count.y. The proviflion of T(Jf'H and Youth program~ <br />wlltllll Redwood City is critical to fight.ing childhood ohesity. <br /> <br />Additional Trend Impacts <br /> <br />Other st.ate and national Lrendl' will affect the design and <br />d('livery of recreational services in the City of Redwood <br />City. These include community planning and design, <br />pnvironmental drsign. and rCl'I'eaLion tl'pnds in t.he <br />design of aquat.lc racilities. <br /> <br />During the 2003-2004 school <br />years, 31.2% of 5th, 7th, and <br />9th graders in Redwood City <br />were considered overweight. <br /> <br />Califorl1Ja Cc'l1fer for <br />PubliC' ll('alth ArJl'()('clCY <br /> <br />."..._~_.-....~---- <br /> <br />31.7% <br /> <br />Pacifica <br /> <br />San Bruno <br /> <br />San Mateo S. San Frandsco <br /> <br />@20JO The Sports MantJl!ement Group <br />