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www.ispah.org

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Harold W. (Bill) Kohl

Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention

Sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Investments that Work

• Whole of school programs• Transport policies and systems that prioritize walking, cycling, and

public transport.• Urban design regulations and infrastructure for equitable and safe

access for recreationaly and transport-related walking and cycling across the life course.

• Physical activity and NCD prevention integrated into primary health care systems

• Public education, including mass media, to raise awareness and change social norms on physical activity.

• Community-wide programs involving multiple settings and sectors and that mobilize and integrate community engagement and resources.

• Sports systems and programs that promote sport for all and encourage participation across the life span.

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Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention

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Review of Prior Recommendations

~ 800 obesity prevention-related recommendations!

Comprehensive review reflecting • Institute of Medicine and National Research Council • Childhood Obesity Action Network• Healthy Eating Activity Living Convergence Partnership• US Department of Health and Human Services (CDC, Community Preventive Services Task Force)• Keystone Forum• National Governors Association• National Association of County and City Health Officials• National Physical Activity Plan • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation• Trust for America’s Health• USDA• White House

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Guiding Principles

1. Bold, widespread, and sustained action.2. Actions must drive cultural and societal changes.3. Cultural and societal changes are needed and a system

approach must be taken.4. Solutions must come from multiple sources, involve multiple

levels and sectors.5. Recommendations should be based on best available

scientific evidence (IOM’s L.E.A.D. framework).6. Cost, feasibility, and practicality of implementation must be

considered.7. Unintended consequences must be considered.8. Incorporate ongoing evaluation of progress and need for any

course corrections.9. Must include assessment of potential for high impact; reach

and scope of potential effects; timeliness of effects; ability to reduce disparities and promote equity; and have clearly measureable outcomes.

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Goals

1. Integrate Physical Activity Every Day in Every Way

2. Make Healthy Foods Available Everywhere

3. Market What Matters for a Healthy Life

4. Activate Employers and Health Care Professionals

5. Strengthen Schools as the Heart of Health

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Physical Activity Strategies

Strategy 1-1: Enhance the physical and built environment.

Strategy 1-2: Provide and support community programs designed to increase physical activity.

Strategy 1-3: Adopt physical activity requirements for licensed child care providers.

Strategy 1-4: Provide support for the science and practice of physical activity.

 

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Strategy 1-1: Enhance the physical and built environment

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Strategy 1-2: Provide and support community programs designed to increase physical activity

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Strategy 1-3: Adopt physical activity requirements for licensed child care providers

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Strategy 1-4: Provide support for the science and practice of physical activity

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Mapping Systems of Change

Sector of Action

• Business /Private• Public• Citizens/Civic

Organizations• Health Care• Worksites/Employers

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Five Interacting Areas

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Multi-Sector Interactions

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Meeting the Challenge of Achieving Equity

Transform inequitable environments●Food and Beverage●Physical Activity●Message

Target Critical Settings●School●Worksites

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• Engagement• Leadership and Responsibility•Assessment

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Committee Membership

Daniel Glickman (chair), The Aspen Institute and Bipartisan Policy Center

M.R.C. Greenwood (vice chair), University of Hawaii

SystemWilliam Purcell (vice chair),

Jones Hawkins & FarmerDavid Britt, retired Sesame

WorkshopJamie Chriqui, University of

Illinois, ChicagoPatricia Crawford, University of

CaliforniaChristina Economos, Tufts

University

Sandra Hassink, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children

Anthony Iton, The California Endowment

Steven Kelder, University of Texas

Harold (Bill) Kohl, University of Texas

Shiriki Kumanyika, University of Pennsylvania

Philip Marineau, LNK PartnersVicky Rideout, VJR ConsultingEduardo Sanchez, Blue Cross

and Blue Shield of TexasEllen Wartella, Northwestern

University

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To read more about Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention and to download the full report and report

briefs (PDF) for free visit:

http://www.iom.edu/acceleratingobesityprevention

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HBO’s The Weight of the NationHBO/IOM/CDC/NIH/Michael & Susan Dell Foundation/Kaiser Permanente

• Documentaries (4) for adult audience• Short documentaries (12) on specific topics in obesity

prevention• Documentaries (3) for children and families• Trade publication for general audiences (The Weight of the

Nation)• Website (http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/)• Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and GetGlue)• Screening kits with discussion guides• Marketing efforts, including reaching families with children• Written materials for school-age children and teachers

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