OBESITY PREVENTION RESOURCES

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Health Is Academic - The Role of School Health Programs In Promoting Good Health and Academic Success
(ppt, 9.5mb)

School Health Policy in North Carolina - North Carolina Medical Journal Article
(ppt, 9.5mb)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Obesity and Health Related Data
   1. CHAMP Survey Results
      1. 2008 CHAMP Survey Results
         (pdf, 68kb)
      2. A new report detailing the survey methodology and data collection of the North Carolina Child Health Assessment and monitoring program (NC CHAMP)
         (pdf, 570kb)
      3. 2008 NC CHAMP: Race and Ethnic Disparities in Child Health
         (pdf, 68kb)
      4. Child Behaviors and Weight Status
         (pdf, 508kb)
      5. Children with Special Health Care Needs
         (pdf, 415kb)
      6. Firearms Kept in Homes with Children
         (pdf, 374kb)
      7. Child Health and School Performance 2005-2006
         (pdf, 269kb)
      8. Child Health and School Achievement 2008
         (pdf, 258kb)
      9. NC Champ Surveillance updates: Parent Opinion on Physical Activity and Food Options in Schools
         (pdf, 8kb)
      10. Children Raised by a Caregiver with Disablity
          (pdf, 447kb)
      11. Children with Special Health Care Needs - North Carolina 2006-2007
          (pdf, 430kb)
      12. Child Elevated Need for Services for Chronic Conditions - North Carolina 2006-2007
          (pdf, 440kb)
      13. Child Prescription Medication Use - North Carolina 2006-2007
          (pdf, 437kb)
      14. M. Child Prescription Medication Use for Chronic Conditions- North Carolina 2006-2007
          (pdf, 442kb)
   2. Coordinated School Health Approach Diagram
      (pdf, 3.2mb)
   3. Council of State Governments (CSG) Childhood Obesity Facts and Figures
      (pdf, 98kb)
   4. North Carolina Annual School Health Services Report
      (pdf, 2.4mb)
   5. North Carolina Obesity Facts and Figures 1
      (pdf, 261kb)
   6. North Carolina Obesity Facts and Figures 2
      (pdf, 123kb)
   7. North Carolina Obesity Facts and Figures 3
      (pdf, 63kb)
   8. PROFILES Survey
      (pdf, 2.2mb)
   9. YRBS 2007 Surveys - Middle School and High School
      (pdf, 33kb)
      (pdf, 111kb)
   10. 2008 Adult Obesity Data/Maps
       (pdf, 68kb)
   
   
   
2. Obesity Prevention / Reduction Programs
   1. Child Care Exchange - Smarter Not Sweeter
      
   2. COPDP One Page Program Description
      (doc, 124kb)
   3. COPDP Preliminary Summary Data
      (doc, 133kb)
   4. IMPACT Childhood Obesity One Page Summary
      (doc, 28kb)
   5. IsPOD / SPARK Program Information
      (pdf, 825kb)
      1. IsPod/Graphs of State-wide Data
   6. MATCH One Page Program Summary
      (doc, 27kb)
   
   
   
3. Obesity Resources and Research
   1. PowerPoint Presentations
      1. Burden of Obesity Presentation
         (pdf, 2.1mb)
      2. The Obesity Epidemic in North Carolina: Obesity in Children and Youth
         (ppt, 2.1mb)(File 18)
   2. Video Clips
      1. CDC video clip featuring CATCH
         
      2. IOM video clip featuring CATCH
         
   3. Research Articles
      1. American School Health Association: Implementation of a School-Based State Policy to Increase Physical Activity
         (pdf, 142kb)
      2. Big Food vs. Big Tobacco Article
         
      3. Big Food vs. Big Tobacco Report
         (pdf, 143kb)
      4. CSG: Talking Points - Childhood Obesity
         (pdf, 187kb)
      5. CSG: Talking Points - Using School Nutrition to Address Obesity
         (pdf, 188kb)
      6. Disparities in Behaviors Among US Children
         (pdf, 128kb)
      7. Get Junk Food Out of U.S. Schools
         (doc, 32kb)
      8. Physical Activity May Strengthen Children's Ability to Pay Attention
         
      9. School Officials Fight High Child Obesity Rate
         
      10. USDA Team Nutrition Newsletter
          (pdf, 97kb)
   
   
   
4. Obesity Policy Information and Samples
   1. Arkansas Obesity Policy
      (pdf, 89kb)
   2. Colorado Local Wellness Policy
      (pdf, 102kb)
   3. CSG: Shaping Kentucky's Future - Policies to Reduce Obesity
      (pdf, 1.6mb)
   4. F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing America
      (pdf, 3.1mb)
   5. No Child Left Inside Act Reconsidered
      
   6. Preventing Obesity Through Public Policy
      (pdf, 86kb)
   7. Texas Bill - Increase Physical Activity
      (pdf, 194kb)
   8. National Association of State Boards of Education Leadership for Healthy Communites Action Strategies Toolkit
      (pdf, 48kb)
   
   
   
5. The Financial Impact of Obesity
   1. The Cost Effectiveness of a School-Based Overweight Program (International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity)
      (pdf, 341kb)
   2. Tipping the Scales - How Obesity and Unhealthy Lifestyles Have Become a Weighty Problem for the North Carolina Economy
      (pdf, 3.2mb)
   
   
   
6. Obesity Task Force Reports
   1. State Board of Education Child Obesity Prevention Pilot Program Think Tank:
      1. Source of Funding for Think Tank
         (doc, 22kb)
      2. Pilot Program Sites and Award Amounts
         (doc, 49kb)
      3. September Think Tank Meeting Minutes
         (doc, 61kb)
      4. October Think Tank Meeting Minutes
         (doc, 79kb)
      5. November Think Tank Meeting Minutes
         (doc, 39kb)
   2. Task Force Report from the NC Task Force on Preventing Childhood Obesity
      (doc, 351kb)
   3. HWTF Obesity Task Force Report - Fit Families Subcommittee Report
      (pdf, 2.2mb)
   4. NCIOM Prevention Task Force: Recommendations to Reduce and Prevent Obesity
      (pdf, 165kb)
   5. NCIOM Prevention Task Force Interim Report
      (pdf, 2.5mb)
   6. Eat Smart Move More Statewide Obesity Prevention Plan
      (pdf, 917kb)