CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION

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Goal: NC public school students will be healthy and responsible.

THINK TANK ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION PILOT PROGRAMS

The North Carolina General Assembly provided $500,000.00 in non-recurring funds (FY 2008 - 2009) to implement school-based pilot programs to address childhood obesity. The State Board of Education established guidelines for designing and implementing the programs.

Think Tank Member List
(doc, 52kb)

Pilot Program Sites and Award Amounts
(doc, 7kb)

Motivating Adolescents with Technology to Choose Health (MATCH) Program Description
(doc, 25kb)

Childhood Obesity Prevention Demonstration Project (COPDP) Program Description
(doc, 125kb)

International Mission for the Prevention And Continuous Treatment of Childhood Obesity (IMPACT) Program Description
(doc, 29kb)

IMPACT 2009 Summer Conference Information
(doc, 162kb)

IMPACT Newsletter
(doc, 105kb)

IMPACT Childhood Obesity Website

September 2008 Think Tank Meeting Minutes
(doc, 62kb)

October 2008 Think Tank Meeting Minutes
(doc, 85kb)

Pilot Program Launch Event
(pdf, 244kb)

SBE Chairman's Letter to Launch Event Invitees
(doc, 240kb)

TASK FORCE ON PREVENTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY

The North Carolina General Assembly (FY 2008-2009) established a Task Force on Preventing Childhood Obesity (Task Force) co-chaired by the Chairman of the State Board of Education and the State Health Director

The Task Force reviewed current State activities in the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Public Instruction, and the Health and Wellness Trust Fund to develop a comprehensive statewide strategic plan with recommendations for preventing childhood obesity.

The goals of the strategic plan encompassed the following framework of initiatives:

1. Providing healthier food to students
2. Improving the availability of healthy foods at home and in the community
3. Increasing the frequency, intensity, and duration of physical activity in the schools
4. Encouraging communities to establish a master plan for pedestrian and bicycle paths
5. Improving access to safe places where children can play and
6. Developing activities or programs that limit children's screen time, including limits on video games and television

TASK FORCE DOCUMENTS:

Task Force on Preventing Childhood Obesity Final Report
(doc, 382kb)

September 2008 Task Force Meeting Agenda
(doc, 40kb)

Education Initiatives to Prevent Childhood Obesity
(pdf, 188kb)

Childhood Obesity In NC : DPH Approaches
(pdf, 1.9mb)

NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund Obesity Initiative
(pdf, 2.7mb)

IMPACT Childhood Obesity
(pdf, 651kb)

Next Steps for Task Force
(doc, 30kb)

September 2008 Task Force Meeting Minutes
(doc, 94kb)

October 2008 Task Force Meeting Agenda
(doc, 40kb)

NCIOM Prevention Task Force: Recommendations To Reduce and Prevent Obesity
(pdf, 165kb)

NC Task Force Built Environment Presentation
(pdf, 2.3mb)

October 2008 Task Force Meeting Minutes
(doc, 101kb)

November 2008 Task Force Meeting Agenda
(doc, 37kb)

November 2008 Task Force Meeting Minutes
(doc, 41kb)

SOUTHERN COLLABORATIVE ON OBESITY REDUCTION EFFORTS (SCORE) PROJECT

SCORE is a collaborative project lead by the North Carolina State Board of Education (SBE) with numerous partners and funded by The Council of State Governments. The purpose of the SCORE project is to educate key state and local education policy makers regarding barriers relating to health policy adoption and/or implementation. Efforts are designed to prevent and reduce childhood obesity by specifically targeting physical activity and nutrition.

The NC State Board of Education received $10,000 in competitive grant funding (October 2008 - September 2009) from The Council of State Governments to develop and host three key educational events for policy makers on addressing obesity prevention strategies in schools The key events targeted the NC General Assembly, the State Board of Education members, advisors and staff as well as members of the NC School Boards Association.

• SCORE Committee Members
  (doc, 25kb)
• SCORE Committee Meeting Minutes - January 2009
  (doc, 30kb)
• SCORE Committee Meeting Minutes - February 2009
  (doc, 29kb)
• SCORE Committee Meeting Minutes - March 2009
  (doc, 32kb)

Preventing Childhood Obesity Luncheon and Program - May 6, 2009

NC State Board of Education members, advisors and staff were joined by Education Committee members of the NC General Assembly for a luncheon and educational program highlighting three Obesity Pilot Programs; MATCH, IMPACT Childhood Obesity and COPDP. Attendees received a flashdrive provided by NC Healthy Schools which was pre-loaded with numerous childhood obesity reports, updates and resources.

• Event Invitation
  (pdf, 58kb)
• Obesity Prevention Program Agenda
  (pdf, 337kb)
• Childhood Obesity Resources
  

NC School Board Association (NCSBA) President's Invitational Conference - May 18, 2009

The SCORE Team provided funding for and coordinated presentations by:

1. Dr. Howell Wechsler, Director of DASH, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia for the opening conference key note address titled: Health is Academic: The Role of School Health Programs in Promoting Good Health and Academic Achievement
   Health is Academic
   (ppt, 9.5mb)
2. Dr. Jayne Greenberg, Executive Director of Physical Education and Heath Literacy, Miami-Dade County Pubic Schools, Miami, FL for two repeat break-out program sessions titled: Visionary Physical Education: Policies and Practices to Impact Student Health
   Visionary Physical Education
   PRESENTATION COMING SOON
   NCSBA President's Invitational Conference Program
   (doc, 105kb)
   NCSBA President's Invitational Conference SCORE Poster
   (pdf, 455kb)

OBESITY PREVENTION PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kasey Kahne, NASCAR Driver - Video

• QuickTime Movie File
  (mov, 13.4mb)
• Transcript
  (doc, 28kb)

Univerisity of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Athletics Collaboration:

Cetera DeGraffenreid, UNC Women's Basketball Starting Guard

Butch Davis, UNC Head Football Coach

Marcus Ginyard, UNC Men's Basketball Starting Guard / Forward

HOUSE BILL 2431 - A STUDY OF K-12 PHYSICAL EDUCATION

House Bill 2431 - Studies Bill
(doc, 25kb)

House Bill 2431 - SBE Report Information
(doc, 36kb)

House Bill 2431 - SBE Presentation to the Education Oversight Committee
(ppt, 320kb)