How Do I Find Out More About
What is Pathways?
Pathways?
For more information or to arrange a Pathways
training, please contact the Pathways training
coordinator,
Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention
MSC 11 6145
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
phone (505) 272-4462
fax (505) 272-3955
email: [email protected]
Pathways procedures manuals and materials can
be purchased by obtaining and sending an order
form and payment to:
How will Pathways benefit
my school and community?
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We express our deepest appreciation and sincere thanks to
the students, parents, leaders, school staff/administrators, and
American Indian communities in the following locations:
Gila River Indian Community (Akimel Oʼodham)
Tohono Oʼodham Nation
Navajo Nation (Diné)
Oglala Sioux Tribe (Oglala Lakota)
Rosebud Sioux Tribe (Sicangu Lakota)
San Carlos Apache Tribe (Deé)
White Mountain Apache Tribe (Ndeé)
SRFS
210 Enterprise Road NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
phone (505) 891-4294
fax (505) 891-4310
email: [email protected]
and to all the faculty and staff who assisted in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Pathways study.
Or
The Pathways procedures manuals are available
on a CD, please contact
Elverna Bennett, BA, Multimedia Spec.
phone (505) 272-4462
fax (505) 272-3955
email: [email protected]
The Pathways Curriculum was created, published and copyrighted by the
Pathways Cooperative Agreement. The Pathways curriculum was made possible by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute, (HL-50867; HL-50869; HL-50905; HL-50885; HL-50907).
The dissemination of Pathways made possible by a grant from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health
Practice Program Office (R06/CCR621570-01) and the New
Mexico Department of Health
Or
You can download the Pathways procedures manuals for free and find more information on our
website: http://hsc.unm.edu/pathways
MSC 11 6145
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
How do I find
out more about
Pathways?
How Will Pathways Benefit my
School & Community?
Childhood obesity is a growing concern to
families throughout the United States. In
the last 20 years, obesity rates have doubled
in children and tripled in adolescents.
Approximately 8 million youth are overweight
today, and type 2 diabetes, a major consequence
of obesity, has increased rapidly in the past 10
years. At the same time, fewer than 25 percent
of our youth are considered physically fit.
Research has shown clearly that the physical
well-being of students has a direct impact on
their ability to achieve academically. Students
perform best when they are physically fit and
active.
Pathways provides the tools and skills necessary
What is
Pathways?
Pathways is a schoolbased health promotion
program designed to
improve children’s health
by promoting physical
activity and healthful eating behaviors.
Pathways is designed specifically for American
Indian children in the 3rd through 5th grades,
but it can easily be adapted for other groups of
children.
Pathways includes four components:
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Classroom Curriculum
Physical Activity
Food Service
Family Involvement
for your students to develop healthy lifestyle
habits.
The students who participate in Pathways
will influence their families by sharing their
experiences with siblings, parents and others,
thereby extending the impact of Pathways to even
more individuals.
School faculty and staff who take part in
Pathways training and technical assistance will
benefit by expanding their knowledge and
skills in the areas of nutrition and physical
activity. They will also learn tips for classroom
management. These skills will help in designing
and teaching a wide range of curricula.
Pathways also provides information and resources
for your school to better meet educational
benchmarks and standards for your state.
Pathways presents information in a culturally
and developmentally appropriate manner.
Pathways was developed, implemented,
and evaluated with major input from
representatives of seven American Indian
tribes, five universities, the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute, and forty-one schools
who gave recommendations about traditional
games, foods, and classroom-friendly learning
strategies.
Pathways training that suits your needs is being
offered by the University of New Mexico Center
for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
for a fee or you may qualify to be a part of the
Participatory Action for Healthy Lifestyles
(PAHL) grant to disseminate Pathways in your
community.