We Can!

Program: That provides children with healthy foods in order to decrease obesity

By: Rachel Bonanni

2008 2011 2013 (blank)0

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Percentage of Obesity of HS Students in NYS

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Community Need Worksheet

http://www.measureofamerica.org/

Logical Approach Worksheet (this is automatically completed based on your answers in the Need Worksheet. If you need to make changes go back and make them in the Need worksheet).

PROBLEM OR ISSUE RESOURCES ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS SHORT- TERM OUTCOMES LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IMPACT

The Community Need In order to accomplish In order to address our We expect that once We expect that if accomplished We expect that if accomplished We expect that if accomplished

This is the problem we our set of activities we problem or asset we will accomplished these these activities these activities these activities

are trying to solve will need the following: accomplish the following activities will produce will lead to the following will lead to the following will lead to the following

activities: the following evidence changes in 1–3 changes in 4–6 changes in 7–10 years:

or service delivery: years: years: In our community there is too much child obesity in New York State.The rate is currently 23.6 Percent. It would be much better to be closer to 15 percent.This problem is a result of lack of exercise, poor diet. (Overweight Schoolchildren in New York State: Prevalence and Characteristics, 1994).

Executive Director, nutritionist, Manager, , Gym Staff, Lunch room staff, Teachers, dietary Food, Information on healthy foods, , , Lunch room space, , .

children will participate in healthy meal plans, a program that provides children with healthy meals at school

the outputs will be a monthly count of how many children sign up for and participate in the program

The percent of unhealthy eating habits by children will be lower for those participating in the program as compared to those not participating.

The percent of child obesity will be lower for those participating in the program as compared to those not participating.

The community problem of child obesity in New York State will decline from the current amount of 23.6 Percent closer to the desired lower level of 15 percent.

Article#1: Confronting Childhood Obesity Has become an epidemic in the last 30 years Has risen 16% since which is a 300% increase Life expectancy in theyounger generation is expected to decrease

by 5 years due to being overweight

Article#2: Preventing Childhood Obesity through State Policy: Qualitative Assessment of Enablers and Barriers

As obesity climbs legislatures have been attempting to come up with programs in order to prevent this increase and reversing the trends

Article #3: Childhood Obesity Children who are formula fed are more likely to become obese Energy intake of preschoolers have declined Due to our nations reduction of healthy choices this has increased

Literature Review

Confronting Childhood Obesity Senator Sam Brownback Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 615, Overweight and Obesity in America's Children: Causes, Consequences, Solutions (Jan., 2008), pp. 219-221

Preventing Childhood Obesity through State Policy: Qualitative Assessment of Enablers and Barriers Elizabeth A. Dodson, Chris Fleming, Tegan K. Boehmer, Debra Haire-Joshu, Douglas A. Luke and Ross C. Brownson Journal of Public Health Policy, Vol. 30, Supplement 1: Connecting Active Living Research to Policy Solutions (2009), pp. S161-S176

Childhood Obesity Carol Campbell, Russell Viner, Rachel Bryant-Waugh, Dasha Nicholls, Deborah Christie, Colin Guthrie, Joyce Carter, Annette Lyons, Vasiliy Vlassov, Gema Frühbeck, I. F. Comaish, C. Gorman and N. R. Galloway BMJ: British Medical Journal, Vol. 320, No. 7246 (May 20, 2000), pp. 1401-1403

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