http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/promot.htm
The Epidemic
64% of West Virginia adults are obese or overweight. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)
28% of non-Hispanic white adults and 37% of non-Hispanic black adults in West Virginia are obese. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)
29% of West Virginia high school students are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. (CDC YRBSS, 2003)
26% of low-income children between two and five years of age in West Virginia are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. (CDC PedNSS, 2002)
The obesity rate among West Virginia adults increased by 83% from 1990 to 2002. (CDC BRFSS, 1990, 2002)
Program Priorities
The West Virginia Physical Activity/ Nutrition/ Tobacco Steering Committee is working to develop a comprehensive plan for obesity prevention. The Steering Committee has refocused the plan development process to include the strategy of working through the Regional Health Promotion Specialist Network to obtain local- and state-level input. On the basis of information that has been collected on existing obesity prevention efforts, the Steering Committee has determined that, while the plan will address the West Virginia population as a whole, for maximum impact it should focus on the state’s youth population through the Action for Healthy Kids Team.
The majority of existing statewide physical activity and nutrition efforts focus on change at the personal level. Therefore, the physical activity and nutrition plan will have a strong focus on policy and environmental change to support these existing individual behavior change programs.
Partners
Cabin Creek Health Center
Ebenezer Medical Outreach
National Governors' Association
Partners in Corporate Health
Partnership of African American Churches
Vision Shared
West Virginia Action for Healthy Kids Team
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, Chronic Disease Programs
West Virginia CARDIAC Project
West Virginia Coalition for Physical Activity
West Virginia Department of Education, Office of Healthy Schools
West Virginia Healthy Communities Center
West Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association
West Virginia Medical Association
West Virginia Nutrition and Chronic Disease Coalition
West Virginia Office of Tourism
West Virginia Office of Child Nutrition
West Virginia on the Move
West Virginia Parent Teachers Association
West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency
West Virginia Trails Coalition
West Virginia University Prevention Research Center
West Virginia University School of Medicine
West Virginia University Extension Services
West Virginia WIC Program
WISEWOMAN
Wood County Schools
Recent Accomplishments and Products
Established the West Virginia Physical Activity/ Nutrition/ Tobacco Steering Committee.
Formed the West Virginia Nutrition Network to address the gaps in statewide nutrition and physical activity efforts.
Developed an inventory tool to assess existing obesity prevention efforts and identify gaps.
Held a Trails to Wellness Conference that laid the groundwork for collaborative "walkable community" efforts.
Awarded three mini-grants and one subcontract for activities related to physical activity and nutrition, including West Virginia on the Move and Walkable Communities.
Upcoming Events and Products
Development of a comprehensive state plan.
Establishment of community/regional collaboratives to assist in the writing of the state plan as well as to build community support for sustainable physical activity and nutrition efforts.
Creation of a Regional Health Promotion Specialist Network to coordinate and provide training and technical assistance for the efforts of the community/regional collaboratives.
Development of a "Physicians on the Move" kit and pilot program.
Development of a "Schools on the Move" tool kit and pilot program.
Expansion (with additional funding) of the number of local “Walkable Community” efforts.
Project Period: 2003–2008
Year First Funded: 2003
Funding Stage: Capacity Building
Contact Person:
Keri Kennedy-Shamblin, MPH
Program Manager
West Virginia Physical Activity and Nutrition Program
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 319
Charleston, WV 25301-3715
Phone: (304) 558-0644
Fax: (304) 558-1553
E-mail:
kerikennedy@wvdhhr.org
Web site:
http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/promot.htm*
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...t_virginia.htm