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The Epidemic
62% of Michigan 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 Michigan are obese. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)
The obesity rate among Michigan adults increased by 80% from 1990 to 2002. (CDC BRFSS, 2002)
24% of Michigan high school students are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. (CDC YRBSS, 2001)
28% of low-income children aged 2–5 years in Michigan are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. (CDC PedNSS, 2002)

Program Priorities
The Michigan Healthy Lifestyles Initiative (HLI) was funded by CDC under the 00099 cooperative agreement authorization for two years, beginning in 2001. The primary focus of that initiative was on preventing obesity and other chronic diseases in African American women. The plan that was developed will provide the model for a comprehensive state plan for obesity prevention and control through improved nutrition and increased physical activity.


Partners
Accident Fund Insurance Company of America

American College of Woman's Health Physicians

American Cancer Society

American Diabetes Association,

American Heart Association

American Journal of Health Promotion

American Lung Association of Michigan

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Children's Hospital of Michigan

City of Detroit Community Health

Comprehensive School Health Coordinators Association

Compuware Corporation

Concentra Medical Centers

Daimler Chrysler Corporation

DeGrow & Associates, Inc.

Delphi

Detroit Department of Health & Wellness Promotion

Detroit Medical Center

Eaton Corporation

Faith Access to Community Economic Development

Families and Communities Together coalition (FACT)

FIA Family Independence Agency

Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Company

Gemini Group Health & Wellness

General Motors Corporation

Governor's Council on Physical Fitness

Greater Coleman Temple, Saginaw

Greater Detroit Area Health Council

Henry Ford Health System, Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

Holtyn & Associates

Holy Trinity Church of God In Christ, Muskegon

Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan

Jackson National Life

Johnson & Johnson

Kalamazoo County Health & Human Services

Lakeview School District

Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce

League of Michigan Bicyclists

March of Dimes

Mental Health Services for Children & Families, Lansing

MESSA

Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength, Detroit

Michigan Academy of Family Physicians

Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants

Michigan Association of Broadcasters

Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

Michigan Association of Health Plans

Michigan Association of School Boards

Michigan Association of School Nurses

Michigan Association of Secondary Principals

Michigan Association of Senior Centers

Michigan Association of United Ways

Michigan Chamber of Commerce

Michigan Community Action Agency Association

Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health

Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners

Michigan Department of Agriculture

Michigan Department of Civil Service, Employee Health & Wellness

Michigan Department of Community Health

Michigan Department of Education

Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth

Michigan Department of Transportation

Michigan Dietetic Association

Michigan Economic Development Corp.

Michigan Education Association

Michigan 5 A Day Coalition

Michigan Fitness Foundation

Michigan Governor's Office

Michigan Grocers Association

Michigan Health and Hospital Association

Michigan Health Council

Michigan Home Health Association

Michigan House of Representatives

Michigan Land Use Institute

Michigan League for Human Services

Michigan Legal Services

Michigan Nurses Association

Michigan Nutrition Network

Michigan Osteopathic Association

Michigan Parent, Teacher, Student Association

Michigan Pharmacists Association

Michigan Physical Therapy Association, Inc.

Michigan Primary Care Association

Michigan Recreation and Park Association

Michigan Restaurant Association

Michigan School Foodservice Association

Michigan Small Business Association

Michigan State Medical Society

Michigan State University

Michigan State University Extension

Michigan Townships Association

Mid-Michigan District Health Department

Michigan Public Health Institute

Michigan State Medical Society

National Kidney Foundation of Michigan

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, New Mount Moriah

Pfizer

Providence Hospital-Congregational Health, Southfield

Rails to Trails Conservancy, Michigan Chapter

REACH Detroit Partnership

Saginaw Valley State University

School-Community Health Alliance of Michigan

Seyferth Spaulding Tennyson

Spectrum Health Hospital Healthier Communities, Grand Rapids

St. Clair County Community Mental Health

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland

St. Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia

Success Point Marketing, Inc.

The Asian Center, Grand Rapids

The Salvation Army, Southfield

Tobacco-Free Michigan

United Auto Workers International Union

United Dairy Industry of Michigan

University Bank, Ann Arbor

University of Michigan

Waterford School District - Physical Education

Wayne State University

Weight Watchers

Wexford Missaukee Multi Purpose Collaborative Body

WEYCO, Inc.

Whirlpool

Worksite Health Promo—HAP

Upcoming Events and Products
A review will be conducted of the existing plan using the State Plan Index to determine revisions needed to expand the plan to cover the entire population of the state.
Meetings of committed and potential partners will be convened to develop a new, comprehensive state plan.
A process for periodic review and updating of the state plan will be formulated.
Implementation of the School Health Index in collaboration with the state department of education will continue.
Childhood obesity prevention information will be distributed to health care providers.
A program to distribute free fruits and vegetables to schools is being pilot tested.
Project Period: 2004–2008
Year First Funded: 2001
Funding Stage: Capacity Building
Contact Person:
Rochelle Hurst, MA, RN
Nutrition/5 A Day Coordinator
Michigan Department of Community Health
Telephone: 517-335-9811
Fax: 517-335-8593
E-mail: hurstr@michigan.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/michigan.htm

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Another school district joins the fight against childhood obesity. School trustees at St. Ignace Schools approved a ban on junk food sales during school hours. The ban applies to all food products sold in the schools, except junk food sold during sporting and band events. The new policy gives the superintendent jurisdiction over food offerings made through vending machines and the school lunch program.

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Program fights American Indian obesity


FLINT
THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION

Friday, February 16, 2007 By Melissa Burden

mburden@flintjournal.com • 810.766.6316

QUICK TAKEGetting fit
Veda Balla, program officer for American Indian education in the Flint School District, leads a running/walking club for American Indian students. Details: Balla, (810) 760-1562.


FLINT - Seventh-grade sisters India and Taylor Johnson have one goal for Saturday - crossing the finish line.
The students at Flint Southwestern Academy's McKinley school annex plan to participate in their first road race, the Sweetheart 5K run/walk in Flushing.
Completing the 3.1-mile feat is a goal the that Johnson girls, India, 12, and Taylor, 13, likely wouldn't have had if not for Veda Balla.
Balla, program officer for American Indian education in the Flint School District, started a running/walking club last spring for students in the Flint Indian Student Organization after her own dramatic weight loss.
By watching her diet and introducing running and walking, Balla shed about 80 pounds from her more than 200-pound frame the past few years.
So she thought, why not involve the children in this, too?
"Obesity has been a problem in the Indian community," she said.
American Indian adults are less likely than white and Asian adults to be at a healthy weight and often don't participate in physical activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
About 10 students in grades seven through 12 are active in the club, though only four were in attendance at Wednesday's training.
"If you get a few core kids interested, sometimes it can be infectious," Balla said.
Students who train usually meet once a week and either run or walk laps in hallways or around the gym at the Zimmerman Center. For a cultural warm-up Wednesday, Balla read from 1964 Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills' "Lessons of a Lakota."
Then it was off to the races, with Balla keeping a swift pace as she and the students lapped the center's gym 20 times for a workout of just under a mile.
"You get a benefit out of it," Taylor said, adding she feels refreshed after running and walking.
Taylor and India's dad, Darryl Johnson of Flint, said he planned to cheer his girls on at the race Saturday.
"I think it's great," he said of the club. "It gives them the opportunity to get in shape and do something for a worthy cause."
The club started training around Thanksgiving for the Sweetheart race, and some students also have participated in different races on Mackinac Island.
Race registrations are covered for students, Balla said.
Jacob Yencer, a seventh-grader at the Southwestern annex, is hoping to race Saturday. He already has one nearly 6-mile finish under his belt.
"Me and two other kids did a race on Mackinac Island," said Jacob, 13. "It was kind of exciting because I've never gone that distance before."

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