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NYSDOH Partnerships for Pediatric Obesity Prevention. Amy Jesaitis, MPH, RD, PAPHS Bureau of Community Chronic Disease Prevention. Default Option = Healthy Option. Policy, Systems and Environmental Changes to: Increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior;
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NYSDOH Partnerships forPediatric Obesity Prevention Amy Jesaitis, MPH, RD, PAPHS Bureau of Community Chronic Disease Prevention
Default Option = Healthy Option Policy, Systems and Environmental Changes to: • Increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior; • Increase access to and consumption of healthy foods and reduce access to and consumption of foods with minimal nutritional value • Increase provision of guideline-concordant health care
NYSDOH Partner Initiatives • Healthy Schools New York • Healthy Eating and Active Living by Design • Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work and Play • Community Transformation Grant • Obesity Prevention in Pediatric Health Care Settings • DASH-NY
Healthy Schools New York Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work & Play Healthy Eating and Active Living by Design Community Transformation Grant NYSDOH Community and School Programs
Healthy Schools New York 18 Contractors; 1 Training Center • Local wellness policies • Healthful foods • Physical activity • PE plans
Healthy Eating and Active Living by Design 12 Contractors • Trails • Afterschool programs • Healthy beverages • Complete streets • Community gardens • Smaller portions • Grocery stores
Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work and Play 22 Contractors Nutrition • Community gardens • Farmers markets • Grocery stores in high needs areas • Quality food at grocery stores, convenience stores/bodegas • Child care
Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work and Play Physical Activity • Joint-use agreements • Neighborhood or community trails • Street-scale urban design for small geographic areas • Complete streets • Child care
Community Transformation Grant 3 Counties • 8 High Need School districts • 10 Strategies (8 obesity related) • Safe Routes to School • Healthy beverages • Day Care • PA in classroom • Complete streets • School food buying groups
Obesity Prevention in Pediatric Health Care Settings 9 Contractors • Children age 2-18 years • AMA 2007 Expert Committee Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity. • Assess for and prevent obesity in PCPs/HCPOs serving low-income populations, racial and ethnic minorities and children and adolescents with disabilities.
Thank you!Contact Information: atj01@health.ny.gov or 518-474-6683