The Epidemic
59% of Illinois adults are overweight or obese. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)
20% of non-Hispanic white adults, 33% of non-Hispanic black adults, and 29% of Hispanic adults in Illinois are obese. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)
30% of low-income children between two and five years of age in Illinois are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. (CDC PedNSS, 2002)
The obesity rate among Illinois adults doubled between 1990 and 2002. (CDC BRFSS, 1990, 2002)
Program Priorities
The Obesity Steering Committee has completed a variety of different activities in preparation for formalizing the obesity prevention partnership and beginning the development of the state plan, including
Creating a framework and timetable for developing the state plan.
Determining the subcommittee structure for the Nutrition and Physical Activity (NUPA) partnership.
Identifying and beginning to recruit potential subcommittee members.
Developing recommendations for determining plan objectives.
Partners
Abbott Laboratories
Alexian Brothers Health Network
Children’s Memorial Hospital/Consortium to Lower Obesity in the Children of Chicago (COLC)
Eastern Illinois University
Illinois Associaton for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Illinois Association of School Administration
Illinois Dietetic Association
Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois State University
Local health departments statewide
Midwest Hispanic Health Coalition
Pepsico/Quaker
Mt. Sinai Community Institute
Quad Cities Health Initiative — Rock Island
Rockford Health Council — Rockford
Shawnee Health System — Carterville
Sinai Urban Health Institute — Chicago
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension Program
Recent Accomplishments and Products
A pilot program of mini-grants to six Millennium Neighborhoods throughout Illinois to identify strategies for obesity prevention and control.
Strategic formulation sessions for obesity subcommittees.
A position paper submitted to the state legislature in response to House Resolution 147, which required IDPH, in collaboration with ISBE, to conduct a Sugar Consumption Study.
A nutrition and physical activity listserv.
An electronic needs and inventory assessment tool for county health departments.
Physical activity and obesity survey questions for inclusion in the Illinois County Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Upcoming Events and Products
A statewide inventory of nutrition and physical activity programs and services.
A review of existing data sets and a plan to address new data needs.
An online county health department nutrition/physical activity assessment survey.
Project Period: 2003–2008
Year First Funded: 2003
Funding Stage: Capacity Building
Contact Person:
Jeff Sunderlin
Program Coordinator
Illinois Department of Public Health
Telephone: 217-785-1060
Fax: 217-782-1235
E-mail:
jsundrl@idph.state.il.us
Data Sources
CDC BRFSS — CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
CDC PedNSS — CDC’s Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System
CDC YRBSS — CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obes...s/illinois.htm