http://www.fha.state.md.us/fha/cphs/npa/index.html
The Epidemic
58% of Maryland adults are overweight or obese. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)
18% of non-Hispanic white adults, 27% of non-Hispanic black adults, and 12% of Hispanic adults in Maryland are obese. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)
29% of low-income children between two and five years of age in Maryland are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. (CDC PedNSS, 2002)
The obesity rate among Maryland adults increased by 62% from 1990 to 2002. (CDC BRFSS, 1990, 2002)
Program Priorities
Expand infrastructure to include internal departments such as WIC, Cardiovascular Health, and Diabetes.
Identify surveillance systems that monitor the risks and prevalence of overweight and obesity.
Provide training/education to Nutrition and Physical Activity coalition partnerships.
Form four working committees to complete the burden of obesity report:
Adult Obesity Assessment Committee.
Childhood Obesity Assessment Committee.
Community/Outreach Assessment Committee.
Policy Assessment Committee.
Develop the Nutrition and Physical Activity to Prevent Obesity State Plan.
Partners
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Diabetes Control Program
Division of Cardiovascular Health
Governor's Council on Physical Fitness
Healthy U of Delmarva
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Maryland Action for Healthy Kids
Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Morgan State University
University of Maryland
Recent Accomplishments and Products
Established the Maryland’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition.
Created a nutrition and physical activity display for presentations at conferences.
Established a program logo: “Balance for Life.”
Launched the program Web site.
Upcoming Events and Products
Host a regional meeting to expand and strengthen partnerships and identify current nutrition and physical activity programs and initiatives.
Produce a draft of the state plan.
Project Period: 2003–2008
Year First Funded: 2003
Funding Stage: Capacity Building
Contact Person: Lorraine Smith
Chief of Preventive Health Programs
Department of Health and Mental Health
Telephone: 410-767-6811
Fax: 410-333-7411
E-mail:
smithl@dhmh.state.md.us
Web site:
http://www.fha.state.md.us/fha/cphs/npa/index.html*
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/maryland.htm