NC
INITIATIVES
Activities
in progress that help address Obesity include the
following:
Youth Overweight and Obesity Prevention/Reduction Initiative – Health
and Wellness Trust Fund (HWTF) -- initiated three major public policies
in 2005, funded by NCGA , $300,000 annually
- State Board of Education Mandate requiring all K-8 students receive
at least 30 minutes of physical activity daily (Healthy Active
Children Policy)
- Legislation banning soft drinks and snack vending in elementary
schools and restricts the same in middle and high schools (NCGS
Senate Bill 961 enacted 08/05/05)
- Legislation establishing nutrition standards for all school meals
(NCSG House Bill 855 enacted 10/01/05)
Fit Together Obesity Initiative – North
Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund (HWTF) and Blue Cross Blue Shield
of North Carolina partnership to address epidemic of youth obesity,
three year initiative funded at $15 million, components include:
- Fit Together NC – media campaign and content rich website
- Youth Obesity Prevention Grants –three year community based
grant program to assist schools and communities
- Fit Community – grant program recognizing municipalities
efforts to promote healthy living programs and policies
- Fit Families NC: A Study Committee on Childhood Overweight and
Obesity
Eat Smart Move More… North Carolina Initiative – NC
Division of Public Health Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch – five-year
plan with specific and measurable goals:
- Increase healthy eating and physical activity opportunities with
supportive policies and environments
- Increase the percentage of North Carolinians who are at a healthy
weight
- Increase the percentage of North Carolinians who consume a healthy
diet
- Increase the percentage of North Carolina adults and children
ages 2 and up who participate in the recommended amounts of physical
activity
5 a Day Program – NC partnered with National
Cancer Institute, is licensed DHHS by CDC, to promote eating five
or more servings of fruits and vegetables every day for better health.
- In 1997, established 4 year, $2.4M research and demonstration
program using black churches to encourage rural African Americans
to eat more fruits and vegetables
Other organizations dedicated to this cause include:
- Be Active North Carolina – Increase physical
activity levels and healthy lifestyles through people, programs
and policies www.beactivenc.org
- Be Active Kids – Provide children the
tools they need to develop positive physical activity and nutrition
habits for a lifetime of good health www.beactivekids.org
- North Carolina Healthy Schools – create
a working infrastructure between education and health to schools
and communities www.nchealthyschools.org
- Land and Water Conservation Fund – develop
accessibility to outdoor recreation facilities www.nps.gov/lwcf
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