Seven Strategies for the Southern States
Our VISION: The Southern
States will be a place where people have access and are encouraged to eat
healthy food, have plenty of culturally appropriate opportunities to be active,
have a work and school environment that encourages healthy choices, and a
healthcare system that provides support and recognizes obesity as a treatable,
preventable chronic disease.
Our MISSION: To unite organizations and individuals across the south, where obesity has become most prevalent, specifically within the 16 southern states of: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia; and, to work together to develop and implement strategies and initiatives that will halt and reverse the devastating obesity trends we now endure.
Our MISSION: To unite organizations and individuals across the south, where obesity has become most prevalent, specifically within the 16 southern states of: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia; and, to work together to develop and implement strategies and initiatives that will halt and reverse the devastating obesity trends we now endure.
Seven Strategies of Obesity Prevention
Early Childhood
(National Partners: CDC/SECA, WIC/SNAP, Ag Extension)
Early child care facility staff should be trained and certified in healthy nutrition and physical activity guidelines.
Food Systems/Access (National Partners: The Food Trust, Voices for Healthy Kids, Share Our Strength) Two part strategy: 1) Increase the number of healthy food outlets in underserved communities by securing funding for healthy food financing initiatives and 2) Support efforts to incentivize low-income consumers to purchase healthier foods via “Food Bucks”-type strategies.
Healthcare and Healthcare Systems (National Partners: Alliance for a Healthier Generation, American Hospital Association, Healthways) Healthcare system will recognize obesity as a chronic medical diagnosis with a need to focus on both prevention and treatment.
Nutrition Policy (National Partners: Center for Science in the Public Interest, CDC, National Automated Merchandising Association) Ensure that food being served, sold or provided by and for the state meets nutrition guidelines.
Physical Activity (National Partners: America Walks, National League of Cities, Safe Routes to School, President’s Council on Physical Fitness) Support the implementation of 60 minutes per day of physical activity
Worksite Wellness (National Partners: American Cancer Gold, Prevention Partners, CDC) Encourage individual organizations across sectors to implement written worksite wellness policies.
Schools (National Partners: Action for Healthy Kids, ACSD, SPARK, CATCH, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, NC Health and Wellness Center) Embrace Coordinated School Health (CSH) as a philosophy, not a program
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