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(Pediatrics in Review. 2008;29:249-250.)
© 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics

Pediatrics in the Community

The Beacon Burners Running Program: Empowering Kids to Run Round and Round Without Reinventing the Wheel


Courtney Pickering, MD (PL-3)
Emily Roth, MD
 University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif

C. Andrew Aligne, MD, MPH, Section Editor

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Nationally, childhood obesity increased from 5% in 1963 to 1970 to 17% in 2003 to 2004. (1) This epidemic affects the underprivileged disproportionately. For example, the prevalence of obesity in the Western Addition neighborhood of San Francisco is near 40%. (2) One reason is the lack of safe areas outdoors for children to play. The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Primary Care Pathway (PCP) pediatric residents serving this community decided to improve access to places to exercise for their patients by starting an after-school running club.

The residents found numerous partners: the Beacon Center, a citywide provider of after-school programs; the Bay Area Youth Running Partners (BAYRP), a nonprofit organization that partners school children with local running coaches; the John Muir . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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