The Epidemic
60% of Missouri adults are overweight or obese. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)
24% of non-Hispanic white adults, 35% of non-Hispanic black adults, and 31% of Hispanic adults in Missouri are obese. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)28% of low-income children between 2 and 5 years of age in Missouri are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. (CDC PedNSS, 2002)
32% of students in grades 6-8 in Missouri are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. (CDC YTS, 2003)
27% of students in high school in Missouri are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. (CDC YRBS, 2003)
The obesity rate among Missouri adults increased by 95% from 1990 to 2002. (CDC BRFSS, 1990, 2002)
Program Priorities
A statewide Council on the Prevention and Management of Overweight and Obesity has been formed to guide development of the state plan. The phases of the participatory strategic planning process being followed are
Determining the practical vision or picture of the desired future.
Describing the underlying contradictions that prevent the vision from being realized.
Proposing strategic directions to overcome the contradictions and to move toward the vision.
Implementing the actions required to move toward the vision.
A final plan will be complete by fall 2004.
An online newsletter, Obesity Observer*, makes summaries of articles and information available in one place, and an online Obesity Resource Data Bank* does the same for Missouri statistics and national data on obesity. The data bank addresses five separate interest groups: researchers, policymakers, health care professionals and facilities, educators and schools, and the general public.
Partners
American Academy of Pediatrics Missouri
American Heart Association
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Missouri
Delia Young and Associates
Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health
Lincoln University
Missouri Academy of Family Physicians
Missouri Association of Health Plans
Missouri Broadcasters' Association
Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
Missouri Dental Association
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri Department of Higher Education
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Missouri Department of Public Safety
Missouri Department of Social Services
Missouri Dietetic Association
Missouri Foundation for Health
Missouri Hospital Association
Missouri Nurses Association
Missouri Parent Teacher Association
Missouri Primary Care Association
Missouri Restaurant Association
Missouri Retailers Association
Missouri School Boards Association
Missouri School Food Service Association
Missouri State Medical Association
Partnerships for Latino Community
University of Missouri Columbia School of Nursing
St. Louis University Prevention Research Center, School of Medicine, and School of Public Health
Swope Parkway Health Center
University of Missouri Outreach and Extension Service
Washington University School of Medicine
Recent Accomplishments and Products
A statewide council has been formed and a planning process for the state plan has been developed; the council is approximately two-thirds through the planning process.
Upcoming Events and Products
A Burden of Obesity in Missouri report
An inventory of programs, services, and funding for state nutrition and physical activity programs
Regional town hall meetings focusing on comments on the draft state plan
Project Period: 2003–2008
Year First Funded: 2003
Funding Stage: Capacity Building
Contact Person:
Donna Mehrle
Program Coordinator
Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services
Telephone: 573-522-2820
E-mail:
mehrlD@dhss.mo.gov
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/missouri.htm