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April 12, 2007 Presentation CDC-DNPA Teleconference Call Presenters: Miriam Gaines (AL)-President

April 12, 2007 Presentation CDC-DNPA Teleconference Call Presenters: Miriam Gaines (AL)-President John Frassinelli (CT)-President-elect. Vision Creating new environmental norms where healthy eating and active living are the easy and natural choices. Mission

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April 12, 2007 Presentation CDC-DNPA Teleconference Call Presenters: Miriam Gaines (AL)-President

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  1. April 12, 2007 Presentation • CDC-DNPA Teleconference Call • Presenters: • Miriam Gaines (AL)-President • John Frassinelli (CT)-President-elect

  2. Vision Creating new environmental norms where healthy eating and active living are the easy and natural choices.

  3. Mission To provide national and state leadership for achieving optimal health through optimal nutrition for everyone in the United States.

  4. ASTPHND works to • Strengthen policy • Support programs and • Promote services Related to food, nutrition, and health through • Communication and • Education To prevent and control health conditions related to diet and physical activity

  5. ASTPHND’s Strategic Goals • Enhance communications among members, the board and partners. • Identify opportunities for meaningful collaboration with key partners. • Advocate for policies, funding and programming for nutrition and physical activity. • Provide national and state leadership for public health nutrition.

  6. Priorities • Elevating systems, policy and environmental change as statewide and local strategies for correcting problems of poor diet and physical inactivity. • Developing a multi-disciplinary, culturally competent workforce to address public health nutrition issues. • Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. • Supporting an increase in physical activity and decrease in physical inactivity.

  7. Priorities • Increasing the incidence and duration of breastfeeding. • Eliminating food insecurity and hunger. • Stimulating the development of surveillance systems to track progress in populations, schools, worksites, communities and states to address public health nutrition issues.

  8. Priorities • Developing resources and programs that enable State Health Agencies to provide effective, visible leadership for healthy eating and physical activity. • Providing a strong, proactive voice to advance national policies, initiatives, resources and programs that help states and localities effectively address issues related to nutrition and physical activity.

  9. Established Network of Public Health Nutritionists • 2,200 state-level nutrition professionals and over 8,400 nutrition personnel in local communities. • Working to improve American’s health through statewide and local community efforts.

  10. ASTPHND Membership • 190 members – State-Level Members • State Designees • Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Coordinators • Expanded Members • Associate Members

  11. Member Profile • Administer an annual member survey and training needs assessment • August 2006 (preliminary results) • N=110

  12. Job Positions • 46.4% (51) Program/Project Coordinator/Manager • 22.7% (25) Administrator/Unit Director • 24.5% (27) Program/Project Consultant

  13. Years in PH Nutrition Percent of respondents n=110 Years of service in public health nutrition

  14. Years in Current Position Percent of respondents n=110 Years in current position

  15. Membership in Other Organizations • 34.5% (38)-American Dietetic Association • 32.5% (36)-National WIC Association • 13.6% (15) Nat’l Ass. Chronic Disease Directors • 11.8% (13)-American Public Health Association • 11.8% (13)-Society for Nutrition Education • 4.5% (5)-Directors of Health Promotion & Education • 3.6% (4)-Ass. of Maternal & Child Health Programs • 26.4% (29)-not a member of any of the above

  16. Top 10 Areas of Content Expertise • Obesity Prevention - 54.1% • Fruit & Vegetable (aka 5 A Day) 46.8% • WIC – 42.2% • Breastfeeding – 29.4% • Adult Nutrition Programs – 27.5% • Child Nutrition Programs – 25.7% • Physical Activity – 23.9% • MCH – 19.3% • School Wellness Policy – 18.3% • Adolescent Health – 13.8%

  17. Primary areas of responsibility • Program Planning – 87.2% • Training – 56.9% • Administration – 52.3% • Evaluation – 44% • Fiscal/Contract Management – 37.6% • Community Assessment – 32.1% • Social Marketing – 30.3% • Grants Management – 30.3%

  18. Primary Sources of Funding for Positions • USDA – WIC 44.4% • CDC DNPA Grant – 27.8% • State or Tribal Government – 21.3% • MCH Block Grant – 17.6% • CDC-Chronic Disease Programs – 10.2% • USDA – Food Stamp Nutrition Education – 9.3%

  19. Positions funded by CDC-DNPA Grant 33 members have positions funded by CDC-DNPA grants • Program Coordinator - 9 • PA Coordinator – 2 • Nutrition Coordinator – 21 • Worksite Wellness Coordinator - 1

  20. ASTPHND Governance Board of Directors Current President: Miriam Gaines (AL) President-elect: John Frassinelli (CT) Past President: Margaret Tate (AZ) Secretary: Carol Pirruccello (CA) Treasurer: Emma Walters (KY) Nominating Committee Chair: Crystelle Fogle (MT) Directors at Large: Denise Ferris (WV), Sandy Perkins (KS) Becky Adams (AR), Pat Hess (NY)

  21. Association Funding Sources • General Revenue: • Member dues • Net revenue from annual meetings • Training products/resources (MTF) • CDC-DNPA Cooperative Agreement – 2007 is year 3 of 5 year agreement • Maternal & Child Health Bureau – 2007 is year 1 of a 3 year contract • USDA-Food and Nutrition Service – 3 year grant to support a national survey of the PH Nutrition Workforce

  22. ASTPHND’s Virtual Organization Joan Atkinson, MS, RDConsultant, Council of State F&V Nutrition Coordinators Tom Dahle, CPAAccounting Services Cyndi Atterbury, MPA, RDDirector of Operations Susanne Gregory, MPHPhelan-Gregory Consulting Contracted Executive Director Karen Probert, MS, RD Mountain Valley Consulting, Inc. Special Projects Consultant

  23. Communications Coordination • Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VOIP): seamless connectivity for consultants, members, partners • Toll-free conference calling for governance, committee work, member calls – secure multiple call lines for various aspects of business/grant funding

  24. Communications Coordination • Web Ex subscription for on-line scheduling of association work, posting, easy access, and archiving documents and file • Email polling/voting • Postings to the ASTPHND website and Moving to the Future sites • One-way dissemination of time-sensitive info to ASTPHND Board, state designees, F&V Coordinators or All Members

  25. Initiatives • Special Work Group - Written recommendations to CDC-DNPA on upcoming RFA. • National PH Nutrition Workforce Survey (census of over 10,000 positions) • Advocacy Committee active on national legislation related to all aspects of nutrition, PH funding, obesity, food security, food & nutrition programs, food safety, disaster preparedness, national nutrition policy.

  26. Initiatives • Annual training program based on training needs assessment • June 10-12, 2007, Portland, ME • Chart Your Course in Public Health Nutrition • Institutes of Medicine Report on Maternal Weight Gain – Implications for Obesity Prevention • Future Search – Explore an Exciting New Approach for Bringing Together the Right People and Empowering Them to Get Results! • Collaborate! Innovative Physical Activity and Nutrition Initiatives • Hunger, Access and Our Food Supply – Tapping into Sustainable Agriculture to Support Healthier Eating

  27. National Council of Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Coordinators • Members of the Council consist of Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Coordinators (formally known as 5 A Day Coordinators) representing F&V programming within a U.S. state, district, territory, and commonwealth. • Council members may also be Designees, Expanded, and Associate members of ASTPHND.

  28. National Council of Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Coordinators Vision • Passionate and successful coordinators lead state and national efforts to promote optimal heath through increased fruit and vegetable consumption. Mission • To provide Coordinators with leadership opportunities and to serve as an organized voice in decisions that affect national fruit and vegetable public health planning.

  29. Council’s Strategic Priorities • Provide critical support to Coordinators. • Communicate a consistent identity and image. • Develop and maintain effective advocacy efforts. • Strengthen Council effectiveness and infrastructure.

  30. National Council of Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Coordinators • There are four committees of the Council: • Executive Committee • Membership Committee • Advocacy Committee • Communications Committee • The Chair of the Executive Committee is a voting member of the ASTPHND Board • Election is in progress and Council leadership is seeking participation on committees.

  31. Council – Current Activities • Crafting recommendations for the USDA Farm Bill • Member of the National Fruit and Vegetable Program Steering Committee • Participate in decision-making processes that impact F&V Nutrition Coordinators with National/Federal such as USDA, CDC, Produce for Better Health Foundation, National Cancer Society, and NANA. • Planning activities for ASTPHND Annual Meeting

  32. Council Leadership & Information • Visit www.astphnd.org for more information about the Council, activities, and its members. • Executive Committee members: • Carol Miller (MD), Chair • Elaine Zervos (NY), Co-Chair • John Frassinelli (CT), Past Chair • Diane Golzynski (MI), Secretary • Akua White (DC), Treasurer • Marie Tymrak (AZ), Nominating Chair

  33. Key Resourceswww.astphnd.org

  34. Key Resources • www.astphnd.org • Access names and contact information for all ASTPHND members • Access resources for planning nutrition programs and interventions • State and local community nutrition plans • State plans for states with CDC Obesity Prevention funds. • Training resources

  35. Moving to the Future: Nutrition and Physical Activity Program Planning • www.movingtothefuture.org

  36. General Description • An online resource to help health professionals develop successful nutrition and physical activity programs • The focus is on planning

  37. Community Assessment • Priorities, Goals, and Objectives • Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan • Implementation • Evaluation 5-Step Planning Process

  38. Features • Planning Guide • Information • Forms, worksheets, and surveys • Examples • Resources • Forum • Members Directory It's All Online

  39. How State Health Agencies Use Moving to the Future • Guidance for state teams to develop plans • Training programs for local practitioners • Grant criteria for local applications • Assignments for public health students and interns

  40. ASTPHND’s Current Training Services • Developing five 1-hour training web casts for Wisconsin WIC Program and Wisconsin Nutrition and Physical Activity Program • Providing technical assistance on conducting community assessments for 15 local projects that have funding from the New York State Department of Health

  41. Make Contact! • We encourage you to contact the PH nutritionists in your state health agency. For listing and contact information see www.astphnd.org

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