tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post5030246563312677070..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Ambassadors of HealthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-62263653423209417022008-07-22T08:23:00.000-04:002008-07-22T08:23:00.000-04:00Hm.....I was a sub in the 4th worst high school (a...Hm.....<BR/><BR/>I was a sub in the 4th worst high school (as declared by the state officials) in New York State.<BR/><BR/>I remember the teenage GIRLS! who would spend every free moment in the gym to play basket ball. <BR/><BR/>The fact that this high school had a gym was unusual. <BR/>Most highschools in the innercity do not have fields: Foot ball fields, track, baseball, basket ball.<BR/><BR/>Hm, I think part of this grant should be used to fund community centers that provide assess to physical recreation.<BR/><BR/>I also think that a social worker could do a world of good. They can hook up the teens to services.Ladyk73https://www.blogger.com/profile/08293016397853788993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-3546153805689852732008-07-22T06:40:00.000-04:002008-07-22T06:40:00.000-04:00EEK, Seems like a lofty goal to change a culture w...EEK, Seems like a lofty goal to change a culture which is now seen by rich suburban (and urban) white kids as cool. One of the biggest problems I see is that many of the inner city kids have no father or mentor figure and they will not respect a fitness guru. I could be wrong. I wish him luck but until he convinces these kids to start "snitching" and that there is a better way to live. I fear mostly for his life. Good luck Jon and may the force be with you. abfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-46052562761037597492008-07-22T04:27:00.000-04:002008-07-22T04:27:00.000-04:00I hope Jon realizes very well that what he is up a...I hope Jon realizes very well that what he is up against is not mere ignorance. I hope is prepared to deal with food deserts, and the simple fact that in a lot of urban areas, eating fast food is much, much cheaper than eating fresh food, and produce may simply not be available at all. Speaking of "lifestyle choices" in this sort of situation is naive and smacks of phenomenal privilege.<BR/><BR/>Also, say he does succeed in turning these kids into nutrition and fitness ambassadors - to what end? Does he see it being a paying job for them, and if so isn't he creating a saturated market? Is it something they are supposed to do in their spare time? To whom? It sounds like a great idea in sound-byte form, but I don't see it being a concrete solution to anything but liberal guilt and fat-phobia, in truth.<BR/><BR/>The world may need more idealists, but it needs more idealists with more than a superficial plan to focus on nutrition and fitness. These kids need access to good food before you can teach them how to prepare it, and having been poor, I can tell you that navigating a city without a car and working three jobs provides you with plenty of exercise.<BR/><BR/>Ahem. Off of soap box, back to red wine and easel. 'Night.<BR/><BR/>food deserts (a wiki intro): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert<BR/><BR/>beginning solutions (Baltimore focused): http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-food00707,0,2939629.storyCobwebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712894444842052158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-84665010557439163402008-07-22T00:07:00.000-04:002008-07-22T00:07:00.000-04:00Jon has a TERRIFIC idea. I hope he succeeds in th...Jon has a TERRIFIC idea. I hope he succeeds in the getting the grant and makes it work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com