NYSS CHAMPIONS NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 17

ODPHP Updates

Announcements

• February 1, 2023 is National Girls & Women in Sports Day!
• Join the Women’s Sports Foundation in celebrating National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), a celebration that inspires girls and women to play and be active, and to realize their full power. NGWSD honors the achievements of women athletes, coaches, and leaders.
• Visit the NGWSD website to locate an event in your community, plan or register your own event, download resources and read the stories of athletes, key supporters, and more. 
• Please reach out Morgan Powell at MPowell@WomensSportsFoundation.org with any questions.
• Save the date for the next NYSS Champions partner webinar!
• In honor of National Girls & Women in Sports Day, the next NYSS Champions partner webinar will focus on engaging girls in sports. Registration details are coming soon!
• The NYSS Champions application is now online!
• ODPHP launched an online NYSS Champions application to make it easier for interested organizations to apply to become NYSS Champions. You can use the sample tweet below to help us spread the word and encourage your partners to apply.
• We’re proud to be recognized by @HealthGov as an NYSS Champion! Is your organization working to make #YouthSports safe, fun, and inclusive? Learn how you can join the growing network of #NYSSChampions and apply today: https://health.gov/our-work/nutrition-physical-activity/national-youth-sports-strategy/nyss-champions 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Schools has announced a new funding opportunity!
• CDC Healthy Schools announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity: DP23-0002, School-Based Interventions to Promote Equity and Improve Health, Academic Achievement, and Well-Being of Students.
• Visit the CDC Healthy Schools website to learn more and contact eya6@cdc.gov with any questions.
• Registration is open for the Play Like a Girl: Health and Wellness in Girls Sports webinar series!
• The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Region 6 office is hosting the Play Like a Girl webinar series [PDF] to educate coaches that work with female athletes.
• Register for the first webinar in the series, You Can Save a Life: The Signs, Symptoms and What to Do About Eating Disorders on February 22, 2023 at 2pm ET.

Instant Replay

• Watch the latest webinar in the Healthy People 2030 Webinar Series: Healthy People, Healthy Hearts: Healthy People 2030 and Cardiovascular Health.
• View the Healthy People 2030 webinar recording to learn about the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ efforts to address adolescent obesity and prevent cardiovascular disease.
• Watch the recording from the latest NYSS Champions partner webinar.
• You can access the partner webinar recording (passcode: 0aL*y54^) to hear the presentation from Ben Sherwood, CEO of the youth sports technology platform MOJO.
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Resources

• Try out Healthy People 2030 data visualization tools.
• With new Healthy People 2030 data tools, you can easily create charts to display Healthy People 2030 data (e.g., disparities in youth sports participation based on family income).
• Check out the Move Your Way® healthy eating resources.
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human services released Move Your Way® resources that highlight simple steps people can take to get active and eat healthy.
• Read a publication highlighting NYSS Champions.
• A new paper, “National Youth Sports Strategy – Implementation in Action” was published in SHAPE America’s Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance highlighting the work of several NYSS Champions!
• Explore Active People, Healthy NationSM resources on equity and inclusive access to physical activity.
• Equitable and Inclusive Access to Physical Activity serves as the foundation to all Active People, Healthy NationSM strategies. The updated web page provides information on prioritizing health equity, strategies for improving equitable access to safe areas for physical activity, success stories, and resources.

Partner Updates

The partner updates section is intended to help NYSS Champions share resources and opportunities with each other but is not meant to provide an HHS endorsement of a specific organization or resource.

Announcements

• Up2Us Sports is accepting applications to host an Up2Us Sports coach or Up2Us Sports VISTA.
• Watch Up2Us Sports’ Coach Call for Partnership webinar for more information about the Up2Us Sports Coach Program and the application process.
• Applications to host an Up2Us Sports coach are due on January 31, 2023.
• Register for the Up2Us Sports’ VISTA Call for Partnership webinar on January 25, 2023 at 1pm ET to learn about the 2023 Summer VISTA program and the 2023-24 full year VISTA program and application process.
• Applications to host an Up2Us Sports VISTA are due on February 10, 2023. 
• Registration is open for the Aspen Institute’s Project Play Summit.
• Register for the 2023 Project Play Summit on May 17-18, 2023 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• Registration is open for the United States Center for Coaching Excellence’s (USCCE) 2023 North American Coach Development Summit.
• Register for the 2023 USCCE North American Coach Development Summit on June 12-14, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama.
• Lakeshore Foundation is currently recruiting participants for two upcoming studies.
• Learn more about Lakeshore Foundation’s Accessible and Inclusive Diabetes Management study.
• Help share the enrollment link for Lakeshore Foundation's study to evaluate the effects of an exercise program on improving pain, fatigue, physical activity, and physical function among people with a spinal cord injury.

Resources

• Aspen Institute Project Play’s “State of Play 2022 Report.”
• The Aspen Institute released the State of Play 2022 Report, which includes the latest youth sports trends related to participation, physical and mental health, coaching, and costs to play.
• Sport Integrity Global Alliance’s (SIGA) “Universal Standards on Youth Development and Protection.”
• SIGA launched its’ Universal Standards on Youth Development and Protection [PDF] and invites all sports organizations to adopt them.
• The National Recreation and Park Association's “Active Parks! Implementation Guide”
• The Active Parks! Implementation guide [PDF] provides an overview on increasing physical activity using parks, trails, and greenways. It includes a step-by-step process professionals can follow to equitably increase physical activity, plus sample infrastructure improvement, community engagement, programming, and public awareness actions to get started.
• The Physical Activity Alliance’s “2022 U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children & Youth”
• The Physical Activity Alliance released the 2022 U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children & Youth [PDF]. Watch the Physical Activity Alliance webinar to learn more.

Do you have an opportunity or free resource that you want us to highlight in a future NYSS Champions newsletter? Email the following information to sports@hhs.gov with the subject “NYSS Champions Resource.”

1. Organization name
2. Resource name/title
3. Brief (1-2 sentence) description of your resource
4. URL that links to your resource

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NYSS Champions play an important role in our united effort to realize the vision of the National Youth Sports Strategy: that one day all youth will have the opportunity, motivation, and access to play sports.

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