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www.ispah.org. Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention. Harold W. (Bill) Kohl. Sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Investments that Work. Whole of school programs Transport policies and systems that prioritize walking, cycling, and public transport.

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  1. www.ispah.org

  2. Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention Harold W. (Bill) Kohl Sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  3. Investments that Work • Whole of school programs • Transport policies and systems that prioritize walking, cycling, and public transport. • Urban design regulations and infrastructure for equitable and safe access for recreationaly and transport-related walking and cycling across the life course. • Physical activity and NCD prevention integrated into primary health care systems • Public education, including mass media, to raise awareness and change social norms on physical activity. • Community-wide programs involving multiple settings and sectors and that mobilize and integrate community engagement and resources. • Sports systems and programs that promote sport for all and encourage participation across the life span.

  4. Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention

  5. Review of Prior Recommendations • ~ 800 obesity prevention-related recommendations! • Comprehensive review reflecting • Institute of Medicine and National Research Council • Childhood Obesity Action Network • Healthy Eating Activity Living Convergence Partnership • US Department of Health and Human Services • (CDC, Community Preventive Services Task Force) • Keystone Forum • National Governors Association • National Association of County and City Health Officials • National Physical Activity Plan • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • Trust for America’s Health • USDA • White House

  6. Guiding Principles • Bold, widespread, and sustained action. • Actions must drive cultural and societal changes. • Cultural and societal changes are needed and a system approach must be taken. • Solutions must come from multiple sources, involve multiple levels and sectors. • Recommendations should be based on best available scientific evidence (IOM’s L.E.A.D. framework). • Cost, feasibility, and practicality of implementation must be considered. • Unintended consequences must be considered. • Incorporate ongoing evaluation of progress and need for any course corrections. • Must include assessment of potential for high impact; reach and scope of potential effects; timeliness of effects; ability to reduce disparities and promote equity; and have clearly measureable outcomes.

  7. Goals • Integrate Physical Activity Every Day in Every Way • Make Healthy Foods Available Everywhere • Market What Matters for a Healthy Life • Activate Employers and Health Care Professionals • Strengthen Schools as the Heart of Health

  8. Physical Activity Strategies • Strategy 1-1: Enhance the physical and built environment. • Strategy 1-2: Provide and support community programs designed to increase physical activity. • Strategy 1-3: Adopt physical activity requirements for licensed child care providers. • Strategy 1-4: Provide support for the science and practice of physical activity.

  9. Strategy 1-1: Enhance the physical and built environment

  10. Strategy 1-2: Provide and support community programs designed to increase physical activity

  11. Strategy 1-3: Adopt physical activity requirements for licensed child care providers

  12. Strategy 1-4: Provide support for the science and practice of physical activity

  13. Mapping Systems of Change • Sector of Action • Business /Private • Public • Citizens/Civic Organizations • Health Care • Worksites/Employers

  14. Five Interacting Areas

  15. Multi-Sector Interactions

  16. Meeting the Challenge of Achieving Equity • Transform inequitable environments • Food and Beverage • Physical Activity • Message • Target Critical Settings • School • Worksites

  17. Engagement • Leadership and Responsibility • Assessment

  18. Committee Membership Sandra Hassink, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children Anthony Iton, The California Endowment Steven Kelder, University of Texas Harold (Bill) Kohl, University of Texas Shiriki Kumanyika, University of Pennsylvania Philip Marineau, LNK Partners Vicky Rideout, VJR Consulting Eduardo Sanchez, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Ellen Wartella, Northwestern University • Daniel Glickman (chair), The • Aspen Institute and • Bipartisan Policy Center • M.R.C. Greenwood (vice chair), • University of Hawaii System • William Purcell (vice chair), • Jones Hawkins & Farmer • David Britt, retired Sesame • Workshop • Jamie Chriqui, University of • Illinois, Chicago • Patricia Crawford, University of • California • Christina Economos, Tufts • University

  19. To read more about Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention and to download the full report and report briefs (PDF) for free visit:http://www.iom.edu/acceleratingobesityprevention

  20. HBO’s The Weight of the Nation • HBO/IOM/CDC/NIH/Michael & Susan Dell Foundation/Kaiser Permanente • Documentaries (4) for adult audience • Short documentaries (12) on specific topics in obesity prevention • Documentaries (3) for children and families • Trade publication for general audiences (The Weight of the Nation) • Website (http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/) • Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and GetGlue) • Screening kits with discussion guides • Marketing efforts, including reaching families with children • Written materials for school-age children and teachers (Scholastic, Inc.)

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