An interagency collaboration between
the First Ladys Lets Move! Initiative, the Departments of the
Interior (AS-IA, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Indian
Education), Agriculture, Health and Human Services (IHS), and
Education has been formed to reduce disproportionately high obesity
rates and improve the health of Native youth. This survey is
designed to determine what resources are already available at
schools in Indian Country and those serving significant populations
of Native youth and more importantly what further resources are
needed in order to create healthy school environments for all of
students.
The Lets Move in Indian
Country School Survey will be administered to Bureau of Indian
Education schools, Tribal schools, and public schools serving high
populations of Native students. The survey is time sensitive since
it is our first step in a 3-month process to develop the framework
for the Lets Move in Indian Country Initiative, with an
anticipated launch date of mid-March. The survey is intended to
serve as a vehicle to assess the needs of particular school sites
related to health, nutrition, and physical activity programs,
services, and infrastructure. The survey will therefore help us
establish a baseline of activity and infrastructure at the school
sites rather than help to develop policy recommendations.
Conducting a needs assessment and determining baseline information
is necessary in order for us to identify areas of need and
opportunities for successful models to ensure efficient and
effective use of government resources. The broader Lets Move in
Indian Country Initiative is facilitating several collaborative
efforts with Tribes and Tribal leaders providing ample
opportunities for comment and input on the Initiative as it is
developed, including goals and strategies for implementation.
US Code:
25 USC
2 Name of Law: Commissioner of Indian Affairs Duties
This is a one-time survey of
schools serving high populations of Native Americans, to establish
a baseline of activity and infrastructure in support of an
interagency collaboration, Lets Move in Indian Country, to reduce
disproportionately high obesity rates and improve the health of
Native youth.
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1320.8(b)(3).
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