ASTPHND Annual Meeting June 2008

1. ASTPHND Annual Meeting June 2008

2. Purpose of Session • Provide overview of the Blueprintand application process • Seed Grant Recipients will share their state dissemination strategies

3. Blueprint • Outlines practical, consumer-focused, state and local strategies for improving eating and physical activity that will lead to healthier lives for children, adults, and families.

4. Blueprint • Provides consumers, communities, organizations, agencies, and programs with strategies and potential actions to address priority nutrition and physical activity issues in the context of their own community resources and needs.

5. Suggested strategies compliment & reinforce the strategic plan objectives from federal agencies. • Focuses on physical activity & eating behaviors as cornerstones for improving health and well-being. • Not designed to only address the problem of overweight and obesity. • Designed around critical eating & physical activity behaviors to address broad spectrum of health promotion and disease prevention.

6. Nutrition & Physical Activity • Address nutrition and physical activity together - two behaviors provide viable approach for addressing health promotion and disease prevention. • Complex behaviors. Each important to successfully addressing improved health outcomes but when factored together, the synergy that comes from improved eating and regular physical activity is powerful on the individual and community level.

7. Who is Blueprint audience? • Key state and local policy makers, • public leaders, • government bodies, • public health partners, • businesses, • voluntary and private organizations • ….with a mission to improve the health and well-being of those who live in our communities.

8. How can the Blueprint be used? • Consider suggested strategies and steps prioritize/elect them for use in your own communities and organizations. • Add or change the strategies or steps to fit more closely with the needs of your community. • Apply relevant aspects of the Blueprint in the assessment, development or planning of their policies and programs to address nutrition and physical activity.

9. Blueprint - Mission Improve the nation’s health by integrating sound policy, programs, resources, services, and messages where individuals, children, adolescents, and families make healthy choices about eating and being physically activity.

10. Blueprint - Vision Eating healthy and being active are an integral part of daily life for everyone.

11. Guiding Principles • Sections are consumer-focused and community-based focusing on strengths, assets, and community involvement in determining priorities and how to address them. • Strategies reflect cultural dimensions of the community through acknowledgement of their contributions. • The cultural competency of individuals and organizations participating in the planning and implementing of strategies within the community is critical for success. • Physical activity is defined broadly to include Healthy People 2010 objectives and increased moderate physical activity and reduced sedentary behaviors.

12. Guiding Principles • Healthy eating is defined broadly to include Healthy People 2010 nutrition-related objectives and U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans. • A public health planning process is used to engage stakeholders in assessing strengths and needs, setting goals and objectives, developing and implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes. • Pubic health professionals in nutrition and physical activity work collaboratively to lead change for improved health outcomes in communities.

13. The Cornerstones • ACCESS – Assure access to healthy foods and locations to engage in physical activity. • COLLABORATION– Promote healthy lifestyles by maximizing collaboration and partnerships. • SCIENCE AND RESEARCH– Build the science base and accelerate the transfer of science to practice. • WORKFORCE – Increase the diversity, capacity, and flexibility of the nutrition and physical activity workforce. • COMMUNICATIONS – Promote health and create awareness of the investment value of nutrition and physical activity through effective communications.

14. Application Requirements • Indication that PA and Nutrition were dedicated to work together as evidenced by a joint letter of support. • MCH Director tied in – letter of support. • Focus on children and families - not a geriatric population. • Clear tie in with at least one Blueprint Cornerstone. • Agree to documents and share process and outcomes of the planning efforts.

15. 2008-2009 Seed Grant Application • Handout in the meeting packet with • Seed Grant guidance • Application process • Summary of the application questions

16. Seed Grant Recipients • Missouri - Barbara Keen, RD, LD • Health Educator • South Carolina - Susan S. Frost, MS, RD, LD • Nutrition Consultant • Utah - Phyllis S. Crowley, MS, RD, IBCLC • State Nutrition Coordinator • Alabama - Laurie Eldridge-Auffant, MPH • Nutrition & Physical Activity Division

17. Questions?

18. Missouri Blueprint Seed Grant Project Barbara Keen, RD, LD Health Educator Missouri Dept. of Health & Senior Services 573-522-2820 barbara.keen@dhss.mo.gov

19. Missouri’s Blueprint efforts centered on Cornerstone 2 – Collaboration • Emphasis in our collaboration on Cornerstone 1 – Access • Secondary emphasis on Cornerstone 3 – Science and Research • Strategy 2 – community data systems

20. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services works in collaboration with many partners….

21. Missouri Council for Activity and Nutrition • MoCAN consists of partners from over 40 organizations statewide • Mission to implement Missouri’s Nutrition & Physical Activity Plan • Workgroups for Schools & Childcare Messages Worksites Policy Families & Communities Healthcare

22. MoCAN Families & Communities Work Group • Developed model for intervention and policy change for rural communities • Conducted focus groups with Missouri communities on health behavior practices • Collaborates with MU Extension and MFH initiatives to implement NPAO funded initiative in a SE MO community

23. Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) • Healthy & Active Communities Initiative • Funds community based organizations to reach populations at risk for obesity • Member of MoCAN

24. University of Missouri Extension • Healthy Lifestyle Initiative • Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice • Working intensively with 5 communities • Seed Grant supports travel to communities • Member of MoCAN

25. Healthy Lifestyle Initiative • Brings together people from different segments of community • Assists local stakeholders in creating policies and environments to support healthy lifestyle choices • Links MU Extension and other resources to partner communities

26. Healthy Lifestyle Initiative • Supports access to healthy, affordable, locally-produced food • Increases opportunities for safe, accessible physical activity

27. Childhood Obesity Summit • Hosted by Extension in December 2007 • Funded by MFH & KC Healthy Kids • Target audience: community members and agency leaders working on child obesity • To create partnerships and communication network

28. Community Engagement and Policy Development Summit • Hosted by Extension in May 2008 • Follow up to Dec. 2007 Child Obesity Summit • Attended by 100 leaders • Blueprint presented • Copy for each participant • Overview presentation at lunch • Partial funding from Blueprint Seed Grant

29. Overview of Blueprint Presentation • Used PowerPoint developed by ASTPHND • Modified for Missouri • Stressed ties between Blueprint and Missouri’s Nutrition & Physical Activity Plan

30. CORNERSTONE 1: ACCESS • STRATEGY 1: Assure access to a food supply and healthy food choices.MO Goal 1 Strategies 1,2,4. Goal 4 Strategies 1,2 • STRATEGY 2: Assure access to safe, affordable, convenient opportunities to be physically active.MO Goal 1 Strategies 1,2,4. Goal 4 Strategies 1,2 • STRATEGY 3: Increase the number and types of settings where culturally appropriate nutrition and physical activity services are supported and offered to people of all income levels, stages of life, and abilities.MO Goal 1 Strategies 1,2,4

31. Thank You!

32. Susan S. Frost, MS, RD, LD Nutrition Consultant

33. South Carolina Blueprint Seed Grant Collaborators • Bureau of Community Health & Chronic Disease Prevention • Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Coordinator • Division of Obesity Prevention & Control • Bureau of Maternal & Child Health • Office of Public Health Nutrition • Established by merger of: • SC Coalition to Promote Physical Activity - SCCPPA • SC Coalition for Obesity Prevention Efforts - SCCOPE

34. Eat Smart Move More SC Mission -to lead collaborative and sustainable efforts to support healthy eating and active living where South Carolinians live, learn, work play and pray. Vision – A South Carolina in which healthy eating and active living are the pillars of healthy lifestyles in healthy communities. Members – 700 members across SC Partners - businesses, organizations, churches, schools, communities, cities, parks/recreation, individuals, agencies (SC Dept. of Health, SC Dept. of Education, SC Dept. of Transportation, SC Dept. of Agriculture)

35. 4 Priority Areas Advocacy – Champion and advance local and statewide legislation, policy and funding that enhance healthy eating and active living Communication – Create public awareness of healthy eating and active living Training – Strengthen and sustain the capacity and infrastructure to address healthy eating and active living Implementation – Guide and support the use of best and promising practices to address healthy eating and active living

36. OPTIONS FOR ACTION

37. COMMUNITY Objective 1:Provide an environment supportive of active living. Objective 2:Provide an environment that supports healthy eating. Objective 3:Form local coalitions of concerned citizens and advocates to take action of overweight in communities. Objective 4:Provide education to community members and decision makers about issues regarding healthy eating and active living.

38. Community - Objective 4 Provide education to community members and decision makers about issues regarding healthy eating and active living. Sample Activities: Provide education on the relationship between the built environment and health. Incorporate Eat Smart, Move More messages throughout the community. Tools: A Primer on Active Living for Government Officials Improving Access to Healthy Foods: A Guide for Policy Makers We Can! Energize our Community: Toolkit for Action Smart Growth Toolkit Neighborhood Scale Planning Tools to Create Active, Livable Communities How to Create and Implement Healthy General Plans Community Nutrition Networking Guide: Building Community Networks for Healthy Weight in the Carolinas Children and Weight: What Communities Can Do About It ****Blueprint for Nutrition and Physical Activity: Cornerstones of a Healthy Lifestyle

39. 2008 Obesity Prevention Summit

40. 2008 Obesity Prevention Summit • 350 Participants from across the state (provided travel scholarships to those in need) • All sectors (faith, community, worksite, agencies, parks/recreation, schools etc.) • All received the Blueprint document • Blueprint Breakout Presentation • Facilitator, Bonnie Spear, PhD • Very well attended

41. Community Seed Grants • $50,000 to provide community seed grants • $1,000-$3,000 for Capacity Building • $3,000-$5,000 for Implementation • Policy and environmental focus • Use Options for Action/Blueprint for guidance

42. Follow Up Trainings with Grantees • Conduct needs assessments of local efforts and respond accordingly (survey and site visits) • Provide training and educational opportunities (Annual Summit, conference calls, webinars, regional trainings, website) • Facilitate collaboration and connection among community groups (website, networking opportunities) • Provide direct and promote other additional funding opportunities

43. SC Blueprint Budget $1,000 Facilitator and travel expenses for Summit $1,000 Blueprint document and shipping $2,000 Assistance with travel scholarship to those needing support to attend Summit Total - $4,000

44. Contact Susan S. Frost, MS, RD, LD Nutrition Consultant frostss@dhec.sc.gov (803) 545-4487 Amy Splittgerber, M.Ed. Partnership Coordinator Amy@EatSmartMoveMoreSC.org (803) 941-7050

45. Utah WIC ProgramRecipient of 2007-2008 ASTPHND Blueprint Seed GrantPhyllis S. Crowley, MS, RD, IBCLCState Nutrition Coordinator “Cornerstones of a Healthy Lifestyle Blueprint for Nutrition & Physical Activity”

46. Cornerstone Focus • Cornerstone 1 – Access: Assure access to healthy foods and locations to engage in physical activity & incorporate into the existing Utah Blueprint • Blueprint Family Objective 1. Strategy 1: to conduct a family-based community needs assessment and identify available resources for physical activity and healthy eating.

47. Strategy 1 Assure access to a healthy food supply and healthy food choices

48. Strategy 2 Assure access to safe, affordable, convenient opportunities to be physically active

49. Collaborative Partners Bureau of Health Promotion Maternal and Child Health Bureau

50. Grant Representatives • Patrice Isabella, MS, RD Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Coordinator • Lynda Blades, MPH, CHES Physical Activity Coordinator • Heather Borski, MPH, CHES Director of the Bureau of Health Promotion • Nan Streeter, MS, RN MCH Bureau Director