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FALL | 2016COOPER QUARTERLYA Message working with volunteers and electedFrom Our CEO officials to bring about meaningful public health policies.Laura F. DeFina, MD, FACDThe Cooper Institute® As we celebrated our 45th anniversary this past year, we reached more students,President and Chief Executive Officer teachers, parents and volunteers than ever before. In this edition of the For more than 45 years, Cooper Quarterly, we highlight recent The Cooper Institute® has groundbreaking research led by The not only established the Cooper Institute® on the relationship benefit of regular physical between healthcare costs and fitness, a activity, but helped provide landmark gift from Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill, advocacy efforts on health-related links between fitness and initiatives from Austin to Washington, D.C.,many chronic and preventable illnesses. exciting upcoming events and much more.Established in 1970, The Institute’s focushas expanded over the last four decades to In looking toward the future and whatinclude adult education including military, the next 45 years offers, we promise tolaw enforcement and first responders, continue to break boundaries and marchensuring our youth have access to quality forth in our quest to ensuring all have thephysical education and assessment, and opportunity to live Well. Into the Future. Thank you for joining us on this journey. Lyda Hill makes Landmark Gift to the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study (CCLS)Q UART ERLY Lyda Hill, a Dallas entrepreneur, The CCLS is the principalREVIEW philanthropist, and one of the few women research asset of The to make the 2013 Philanthropy list of most Cooper Institute®. With 02 Tipping the Scales generous donors and Forbes’ 2014 list of more than 300,000 top 15 entrepreneurs who give back to the records from over 110,000g Science Update community, makes a landmark gift to The individuals representing Cooper Institute® endowment fund for more than 1,800,000 person Grounded in Science The Cooper Center Longitudinal Study years of observation, the CCLS is one of (CCLS). the most highly referenced databases Join Dr. Cooper Around in the world and has helped establish the World Miss Hill’s passionate belief that “science links between fitness and cardiovascular is the answer” is what motivates her diseases, dementia, healthcare cost and03g The Cooper Institute® to continue to advocate and support more. Heads to Washington The Cooper Institute’s® mission to promote life-long health and wellness worldwide Miss Hill is chairman of both Join Us this Fall at through research, education, and advocacy. LH Holdings, Inc., a private investment firm, The Cooper Institute® and the Lyda Hill Foundation. Through her Recognized for her longtime commitment for-profit and not-for-profit investments,04g Upcoming Events: to healthy living research, Miss Hill was Miss Hill is committed to funding game- Legacy Award Dinner inducted into the 2015 Legacy Award changing advances in science and nature, alumni, at The Cooper Institute® annual to empowering nonprofit organizations, Legacy Award dinner, which celebrated 45 and to improving the local communities of years of preventive medicine research, and greatest importance to her. education. The Cooper Institute® Legacy Award celebrates visionary leaders who Lyda Hill, Dr. Kenneth Cooper, have improved the lives and health of men, and Dr. Laura DeFina at women and children across the country the Tipping the Scales for and around the world. Miss Hill joined past Children: From Ethics to Legacy Award recipients, Ray Hunt, Peter Action to Wellbeing event. O’Donnell, Jr., and the late Fred Meyer (former CEO of The Cooper Institute®).

Dr. Laura DeFina TIPPING THE SCALESThe Cooper Institute®President and CEO IN DALLAS COUNTY ALONE, MORE THAN 343,430 CHILDREN – ONE IN TWO – ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. On May 3, The Cooper Institute® to set specific, achievable co-hosted alongside SMU’s Maguire goals to improve the physical Center for Ethics and Public health of our children; Responsibility, Tipping the Scales educating and informing for Children: From Ethics to Action to conference participants, Wellbeing. including policymakers, thought leaders and community leaders, of the This dynamic one-day summit brought issues and solutions; and inspiring aDr. Kenneth Cooper together respected thought leaders movement led by city leaders – bothThe Cooper Institute® from across the country to tackle one public and private -- to make DallasChaiman Emeritus of the most pressing issues of this era: “the healthiest city in Texas.” childhood obesity, and more specifically, how this pervasive issue is affecting Dan Buettner, children in Dallas and what we, as a New York Times Bestselling Author of community can do to reverse the trend. \"Blue Zones\" Featured speakers included Dr. Kenneth Dr. Michael Sorrell, President of Shellie Pfohl, Cooper, the “Father of Aerobics”, Paul Quinn College; Ms. Regina Executive Director of the Dan Buettner, author of Blue Zones, Montoya, Chair of the Dallas President's Council on Shellie Pfohl, Executive Director of the Fitness, Sports & Nutrition President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Mayor's Task Force on Poverty; Nutrition, Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, Board Ms. Michelle Kinder, Executive Michael O. Minor, of Trustees member for The Cooper Undersheperd, Oak Hill Institute and Chief Medical Officer of Director of Momentous Institute Baptist Church; Gloria The American Heart Association and Campos, Retired WFAA-TV many more. News Anchor DFW 'News Broker'; Mike Rawlings,General William Fraser III, Projected outcomes of this first-of-its- Mayor of the City of DallasUSAF (Ret), kind event included: bringing togetherFormer Commander, U.S. committed leaders and health advocatesTransportation CommandGROUNDED IN SCIENCEDID YOU KNOW MORE THAN 78 MILLION U.S. ADULTS AREOVERWEIGHT OR OBESE? BEING HEALTHY AND FIT HAS BEENPROVEN TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE HEALTHCARE COSTS.For the first time, new research from This savings is significant, potentially Fred Meyer,The Cooper Institute®, and partners equaling an average of $5,242 less for The Cooper Institute®including Vanderbilt University School men’s annual healthcare costs and anof Medicine and the University of Texas average of $3,964 less for women’s Former President and CEOSouthwestern Medical Center, shows annual costs.middle-aged adults who are healthy andfit have reduced healthcare spending This study was led by Dr. Justinlater in life. Bachmann, Instructor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt Findings released in the Journal University Medical Center. Drs. Laura of the American College of DeFina and Benjamin Willis of the Cardiology note that high- Cooper Institute® served as co-authors. fit participants showed 40% lower average annual This study has lovingly been referred to as “Fred’s Paper” healthcare costs compared after the late Fred Meyer, former CEO of The Cooper Institute®. to low-fit participants based onMedicare charges after age 65. JOIN Dr. Cooper will be speaking The Texas Tribune Festival returns to during the Opening Plenary the University of Texas at Austin on DR. COOPER Session on The Importance Sept. 23-25, 2016! of Physical Activity The annual Festival brings together some of AROUND THE the biggest names in politics to explore and The 10th Annual Southern Obesity Summit discuss the state’s and nation’s most WORLD will take place on Nov. 13-15, 2016 at the pressing issues. JW Marriott - Houston Galleria. UPCOMING EVENTS The Southern Obesity Summit (SOS) is the TexasTribune.org/Festival | #TTF largest regional obesity prevention event in the United States. SouthernObesitySummit.org | #SOSTX2016

ADVOCACY YOUTH INITIATIVES CORNER PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON FITNESS,Policy makers and public health SPORTS AND NUTRITION – MAY 2016organizations have worked closely withThe Cooper Institute® over the years to The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutritionform public policy to strengthen physical celebrated its 60th anniversary this past May with aeducation in public schools, work to grand celebration in Washington, DC that included theeliminate the use of trans-fats in foods launch of an innovative campaign titled 0 to 60.and build a healthy population based onscience and research. This new campaign is designed to get kids up and active for 60 minutes each and every day. TheAs The Cooper Institute® engages in advocacy Cooper Institute® (Pictured to the right: Katelininitiatives across the country in an effort to Anderson, Olympic skater, Michelle Kwan, and Dr.continue the work and mission envisioned by Laura DeFina) was on hand for both the PCFSN’sDr. Kenneth Cooper, The Institute welcomes our annual meeting and 60th anniversary celebrationvolunteers and supporters to join our cause. which included national health and fitness influencers,In April, representatives from The Cooper leaders, role models and more.Institute joined the Dallas Regional Chamberand the Tarrant County Chamber for the annual The Cooper Institute® is a proud partner of the Presidential YouthDC Fly In. Fitness Program, with FitnessGram having replaced the President’s Challenge in 2012.The Cooper Institute® also continued to lend itssupport of the The PHIT Act, (Personal Health #0to60 | @FitnessGov | 0to60Fitness.organd Investment Today). The PHIT Act will givemore individuals and families the opportunity to HEALTHY ZONE SCHOOL RECOGNITIONlead healthier lives. The PHIT Act expands the PROGRAM® END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONIRS definition of qualified medical expenses toinclude physical activity as a form of prevention, The Healthy Zone School Recognition Program®, in collaboration with the United Way of allowing consumers to use Metropolitan Dallas, is a program that assists money in pre-tax medical schools in creating a culture of health and accounts (HSAs, FSAs, wellness within their school. To date, the program etc.) to pay for physical includes 116 schools across 14 North Texas school activity expenses. districts reaching more than 72,000 students. At Pictured to the left: the end of the year, schools are recognized for their Clint Fisher, AC Green, efforts with an end-of-year banquet. This year’s event was held at Texas Congressman Joe Barton, Top Golf and included awards presented by Dr. Cooper. Kenn Mayer, Claire Kinzy We know that fit, active kids perform better academically, have higher attendance Join our grassroots action and improved behavior, and we continue to applaud our participating schools for network today by signing up at their efforts to create healthier environments. If you have a community school that CooperInstitute.org/advocacy might be a fit for the Healthy Zone School Recognition Program®, please let us know! More information on how to become a Healthy Zone School can be found by visiting www.healthyzoneschool.org. Join us THIS FALL at the PERSONAL TRAINING EDUCATION COACHING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS (Live & Online) Develop and practice the skills to educate and This course is for those interested in providing motivate individuals and groups to make personal training, fitness guidance, and positive lifestyle changes. Students learn implementing individualized programs that through a process of self-assessment, are safe, e ective, and motivational. Learn immediate feedback and reflection, which fundamental scientific research from enables them to experience the advanced degree instructors. evidence-based behavior change process first-hand. OLDER ADULTS & EXERCISE NUTRITION FOR HEALTH & FITNESS Discover how to identify the unique needs of (Live & Online) older adults and design exercise programs to improve balance, mobility, bone health, and Gain a thorough knowledge of essential overall conditioning. nutrition and its practical application; including nutrition assessment, popular diets, supplements, and tips for dining out. For more quality health and fitness training courses, please visit cooperinstitute.org/education