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The Epidemic
47% of Colorado adults are overweight or obese. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)
14% of non-Hispanic white adults, 28% of non-Hispanic black adults, and 26% of Hispanic adults in Colorado are obese. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)
22% of low-income children between 2 and 5 years of age in Colorado are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. (CDC PedNSS, 2002)
The obesity rate among Colorado adults increased by 141% from 1990 to 2002. (CDC BRFSS, 1990, 2002)

Program Priorities
The Colorado Physical Activity and Nutrition State Plan 2010 is currently being updated and revised. The updated plan will include 13 sections:

Breastfeeding
Early childhood
School site
College
Work site
Older adult
Provider education
Health disparities
Active Community Environments
Colorado On The Move
Reduced TV viewing
5 A Day
Surveillance and evaluation
Three interventions are currently underway:

The School Site Resource Kit focuses on the entire school community administrators, faculty, food service personnel, parents and students as well as health care providers and the community at large. The intended outcome of the kit is to empower school personnel to implement programs or policies related to the school environment that support the development of healthy eating patterns and an active lifestyle.
The Work site Resource Kit targets all work sites, large or small, by providing employers with resources and programs for implementing work site wellness initiatives. The Resource Kit is divided into four sections: health education, physical activity, healthful eating, and worksite environment. The Kit outlines the steps necessary for work site wellness programming, including the planning, assessing, and implementation of physical activity and nutrition interventions to help employers establish a successful wellness program.
Colorado On the Move is a statewide physical activity campaign that is currently undergoing design changes to add a nutrition component. The physical activity component encourages people to increase their activity levels by increasing the number of steps they take every day. Pedometers are provided to help participants keep track of their steps. The effectiveness of the intervention for preventing and controlling obesity is currently being evaluated.

Partners
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Arthritis Foundation
Association for School-based Healthcare
Bicycle Colorado
Boulder County Aging Services
City and County of Broomfield
City and County of Denver
Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Colorado Beef Council
Colorado Center for Bone Research
Colorado Department of Human Services
Colorado Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Transportation
Colorado Minority Health Forum
Colorado Nutrition Network
Colorado Parent Teacher Association
Colorado Parks and Recreation
Colorado Soda Council
Colorado State University
Colorado University, Boulder
Colorado Walks
Colorado WIC Program
Consortium for Older Adult Wellness
Coors Brewing Company
Denver Health Medical Center
Denver University
Eli Lilly
Front Range Community College
Girl Scouts Mile High Council
Headstart Association
Health Fitness Corporation
HEALTHBREAK, Inc.
Healthone Lactation Program
Kaiser Permanente
King Soopers Grocery Stores
Klein Buendel
Latin American Research and Service Agency
Latino/a Research and Policy Center
Lifespan Wellness
Liveable Communities Support Center
Merck
Metro Community Provider Network
Metro Denver Black Church Initiative
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Mi Casa Resource Center for Women
Old Chicago Restaurants
Pueblo School District 60
Regis University
Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Centers
The Children’s Hospital
Tri-County Department of Public Health and Environment
United Way of Ft. Collins
Universal Health and Wellness Corporation
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
University of Colorado, School of Medicine
University of Northern Colorado
US Administration on Aging
US Department of Agriculture
US Public Health Service
Western Dairy Council
Wild Oats
Wyeth Ayerst
YMCA of Metropolitan Denver

Recent Accomplishments and Products
A Work site Resource Kit intervention was introduced at the Colorado Work site Wellness Summit.
The School Site Resource Kit intervention will be launched during the Colorado Healthy School Summit.
The Obesity Prevention Program will cosponsor a Conference on Preventing Childhood Overweight: Laying the Groundwork For Action with the Colorado WIC and Maternal Child Health Programs.
Five new task forces were formed to address the following areas:
Active Community Environments Task Force
Breast-feeding Promotion Task Force
College Task Force
Early Childhood Task Force
Older Adult Task Force

Upcoming Events and Products
Evaluation results for the Colorado On the Move intervention.
An assessment of the Colorado obesity health system using an interactive review instrument to determine the the degree to which the system is delivering 10 essential health services.
Building Livable Communities in Colorado: Promoting Active Living Through Community Design, 2nd Annual Workshop.
A TV Turn Off Week promotion; parents will be invited to register their children for free YMCA physical activity day camps if they sign up during TV Turn Off Week.
A 4-week pilot campaign promoting fruits and vegetables in five restaurants; restaurant waitpersons will suggest a fruit or vegetable entree or side item, wear buttons promoting 5 A Day, and display various promotions in the restaurants. Consumption reports will be used to evaluate the program.
The burden of obesity report developed previously will be updated regularly.
The 2nd Annual Osteoporosis Day will take place May 2004 to educate the public about the importance of calcium and weight-bearing activity.

Project Period: 2003-2008
Year First Funded: 2001
Funding Stage: Basic Implementation
Contact Person:
Rachel Oys, MPP
Director, Colorado Physical Activity and Nutrition Program
Telephone: 303-692-2606
E-mail: Rachel.Oys@state.co.us
Web site: Colorado Obesity


Data Sources
CDC BRFSS - CDCs Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
CDC PedNSS - CDCs Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System
CDC YRBSS - CDCs Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

[Obesity Discussion]

Childhood obesity, Kids Action Fitness is answer

Title: Childhood Obesity, Kids Action Fitness is the Answer
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