Our Success In Translating Anatomy Academy, An Intervention Program For 5th And 6th Grade Students, From Los Angeles, Ca To Salt Lake City, Ut.

Anatomy Academy (AA) is an educational intervention program to fight obesity and promote both healthy lifestyles and interest in science in children, through the teaching of basic anatomy and physiology to 5th and 6th grade students in didactic small group and physical activities. AA's potential to cultivate lifestyle change children at the community, state, and national levels is only as effective as its scalability. We report the successful adaption of AA from Stella Middle Charter Academy (Los Angeles, CA) to Salt Lake Arts Academy (Salt Lake City, UT). Volunteer undergraduate and graduate students from UCLA, BYU, and University of Utah Medical School provide great service to their communities while gaining invaluable mentoring experience. AA provides a uniting curriculum and structure, with the flexibility for adaptation to individual site's needs, allowing for creativity to flourish from both students and mentors. Communication via social media has allowed sharing of ideas and experiences across sites. With 5 additional schools in Salt Lake and Utah Counties adopting AA in 2013, including several Title 1 schools, AA is making significant progress to fight obesity one community at a time. Grant Funding Source : The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship and the UCLA Monica Salinas Fellowship