ASTPHND ASTPHND Annual MeetingAnnual Meeting

June 2007June 2007

PresentersPresenters

Margaret Tate (AZ)Margaret Tate (AZ) Seed Grant RecipientsSeed Grant Recipients

Alabama - Alabama - Laurie Eldridge-Auffant, M.P.H. Laurie Eldridge-Auffant, M.P.H. Nutrition and Physical Activity DivisionNutrition and Physical Activity Division

Kansas - Kansas - Jennifer Church, MS, RDJennifer Church, MS, RD Nutrition/Physical Activity Program Mgr, Office of Nutrition/Physical Activity Program Mgr, Office of

Health PromotionHealth Promotion Ohio - Ohio - Linda Scovern, MPH, RD, LDLinda Scovern, MPH, RD, LD

Nutrition and Physical Activity CoordinatorNutrition and Physical Activity Coordinator

Purpose of SessionPurpose of Session

Provide overview of the BlueprintProvide overview of the Blueprint

Seed Grant Recipients will share Seed Grant Recipients will share their state dissemination their state dissemination strategiesstrategies

Q&AQ&A

BlueprintBlueprint

Outlines practical, consumer-Outlines practical, consumer-focused, state and local focused, state and local strategies for improving eating strategies for improving eating and physical activity that will and physical activity that will lead to healthier lives for lead to healthier lives for children, adults, and families.children, adults, and families.

BlueprintBlueprint

Provides consumers, communities, Provides consumers, communities, organizations, agencies, and organizations, agencies, and programs with strategies and programs with strategies and potential actions to address potential actions to address priority nutrition and physical priority nutrition and physical activity issues in the context of activity issues in the context of their own community resources their own community resources and needs.and needs.

Suggested strategies compliment & Suggested strategies compliment & reinforce the strategic plan objectives from reinforce the strategic plan objectives from federal agencies. federal agencies.

Focuses on physical activity & eating Focuses on physical activity & eating behaviors as cornerstones for improving behaviors as cornerstones for improving health and well-being.health and well-being.

Deigned to address more than the problem Deigned to address more than the problem of overweight and obesity.of overweight and obesity.

Designed around critical eating & physical Designed around critical eating & physical activity behaviors to address broad activity behaviors to address broad spectrum of health promotion and disease spectrum of health promotion and disease prevention.prevention.

Nutrition & Physical ActivityNutrition & Physical Activity AddressAddress nutrition and physical activity nutrition and physical activity

togethertogether - two behaviors provide viable - two behaviors provide viable approach for addressing health approach for addressing health promotion and disease prevention. promotion and disease prevention.

Complex behaviors.Complex behaviors. Each important to Each important to successfully addressing improved health successfully addressing improved health outcomes but when factored together, outcomes but when factored together, the synergy that comes from improved the synergy that comes from improved eating and regular physical activity is eating and regular physical activity is powerful on the individual and powerful on the individual and community level.community level.

Nutrition & Physical ActivityNutrition & Physical Activity Blueprint development - advisory committee Blueprint development - advisory committee

of physical activity and nutrition stakeholders of physical activity and nutrition stakeholders worked diligently to ensure the content worked diligently to ensure the content reflected the areas expertise, research and reflected the areas expertise, research and practice. practice.

Nutrition and physical activity specialists Nutrition and physical activity specialists working in community and public health will working in community and public health will benefit from collaboration on assessment, benefit from collaboration on assessment, intervention and evaluation of policies, intervention and evaluation of policies, programs, and messages that influence programs, and messages that influence eating and activity behaviors. eating and activity behaviors.

How was the Blueprint developed?How was the Blueprint developed?

Initial review by a group of stakeholders Initial review by a group of stakeholders in April 2004.in April 2004.

Stakeholders urged a more thorough Stakeholders urged a more thorough analysis of the document by varied and analysis of the document by varied and wider audiences. wider audiences. The ultimate objective The ultimate objective of this refinement process is a framework of this refinement process is a framework that outlines the critical actions needed that outlines the critical actions needed to meet national health goals.to meet national health goals.

Draft of the blueprint was reviewed by Draft of the blueprint was reviewed by stakeholder organizations from June stakeholder organizations from June through December 2004.through December 2004.

How was the Blueprint developed?How was the Blueprint developed?

April 2005 - second stakeholder group was April 2005 - second stakeholder group was assembled to further clarify and develop the assembled to further clarify and develop the Blueprint Goals, Strategies and Initial Steps for Blueprint Goals, Strategies and Initial Steps for Action. Action.

The stakeholders participating in the 2005 The stakeholders participating in the 2005 meeting included individuals and organizations meeting included individuals and organizations from the original group of stakeholders as well from the original group of stakeholders as well as a broader range of physical activity and as a broader range of physical activity and nutrition representatives.nutrition representatives.

Finally, from February through April 2006, an Finally, from February through April 2006, an editorial panel of nutrition and physical activity editorial panel of nutrition and physical activity experts provided a final review of the experts provided a final review of the document. document.

Who is Blueprint audience? Who is Blueprint audience?

Key state and local policy makers,Key state and local policy makers, public leaders,public leaders, government bodies, government bodies, public health partners, public health partners, businesses, businesses, voluntary and private organizationsvoluntary and private organizations …….with a mission to improve the health .with a mission to improve the health

and well-being of those who live in our and well-being of those who live in our communities. communities.

How can the Blueprint be How can the Blueprint be used?used?

Consider suggested strategies and steps Consider suggested strategies and steps prioritize/elect them for use in your own prioritize/elect them for use in your own communities and organizations.communities and organizations.

Add or change the strategies or steps to fit more Add or change the strategies or steps to fit more closely with the needs of your community. closely with the needs of your community.

Apply relevant aspects of the Blueprint in the Apply relevant aspects of the Blueprint in the assessment, development or planning of their assessment, development or planning of their policies and programs to address nutrition and policies and programs to address nutrition and physical activity.physical activity.

Blueprint - Blueprint - Mission:Mission:

Improve the nation’s health byImprove the nation’s health by

integrating sound policy, programs, integrating sound policy, programs,

resources, services, and messages resources, services, and messages

where individuals, children, where individuals, children, adolescents, and adolescents, and

families make healthy choices about families make healthy choices about

eating and being physically activity. eating and being physically activity.

Blueprint - Blueprint - Vision:Vision:

Eating healthy and being Eating healthy and being active active

are an integral part of are an integral part of daily life for everyone.daily life for everyone.

Guiding Principles:Guiding Principles: Sections are Sections are consumer-focused and community-consumer-focused and community-

basedbased focusing on strengths, assets, and focusing on strengths, assets, and community involvement in determining priorities community involvement in determining priorities and how to address them. and how to address them.

Strategies Strategies reflect cultural dimensionsreflect cultural dimensions of the of the community through acknowledgement of their community through acknowledgement of their contributions. contributions.

The The cultural competency of individuals and cultural competency of individuals and organizationsorganizations participating in the planning and participating in the planning and implementing of strategies within the community implementing of strategies within the community is critical for success.is critical for success.

Physical activity is defined broadlyPhysical activity is defined broadly to include to include Healthy People 2010 objectives and Healthy People 2010 objectives and increased increased moderate physical activity and reduced sedentary moderate physical activity and reduced sedentary behaviors. behaviors.

Guiding Principles:Guiding Principles: Healthy eating is defined broadlyHealthy eating is defined broadly to include to include

Healthy People 2010 nutrition-related Healthy People 2010 nutrition-related objectives and U.S. Dietary Guidelines for objectives and U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Americans.

A A public health planning processpublic health planning process is used to is used to engage stakeholdersengage stakeholders in in assessing strengths assessing strengths and needsand needs, setting goals and objectives, , setting goals and objectives, developing and implementing interventions, developing and implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes. and evaluating outcomes.

Pubic health Pubic health professionals in nutrition and professionals in nutrition and physical activity work collaborativelyphysical activity work collaboratively to to lead change for improved health outcomes lead change for improved health outcomes in communities.in communities.

THE CORNERSTONES:THE CORNERSTONES: ACCESSACCESS – Assure access to healthy foods and – Assure access to healthy foods and

locations to engage in physical activity.locations to engage in physical activity.

COLLABORATIONCOLLABORATION – Promote healthy lifestyles by – Promote healthy lifestyles by maximizing collaboration and partnerships. maximizing collaboration and partnerships.

SCIENCE AND RESEARCH SCIENCE AND RESEARCH – Build the science base – Build the science base and accelerate the transfer of science to practice. and accelerate the transfer of science to practice.

WORKFORCEWORKFORCE – Increase the diversity, capacity, – Increase the diversity, capacity, and flexibility of the nutrition and physical activity and flexibility of the nutrition and physical activity workforce. workforce.

COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS – Promote health and create – Promote health and create awareness of the investment value of nutrition and awareness of the investment value of nutrition and physical activity through effective communications. physical activity through effective communications.

CORNERSTONE 1: CORNERSTONE 1: ACCESSACCESS

STRATEGY 1: Assure access to a food STRATEGY 1: Assure access to a food supply and healthy food choices.supply and healthy food choices.

STRATEGY 2: Assure access to safe, STRATEGY 2: Assure access to safe, affordable, convenient opportunities affordable, convenient opportunities to be physically active.to be physically active.

STRATEGY 3: Increase the number STRATEGY 3: Increase the number and types of settings where culturally and types of settings where culturally appropriate nutrition and physical appropriate nutrition and physical activity services are supported and activity services are supported and offered to people of all income levels, offered to people of all income levels, stages of life, and abilities.stages of life, and abilities.

CORNERSTONE 2: CORNERSTONE 2: COLLABORATIONCOLLABORATION

STRATEGY 1:STRATEGY 1: Build new or enhance Build new or enhance existing relationships among existing relationships among community, public, non-profit, community, public, non-profit, voluntary, and private sectors at the voluntary, and private sectors at the community, county, state, multi-state, community, county, state, multi-state, and federal levels that directly or and federal levels that directly or indirectly have potential to improve indirectly have potential to improve physical activity and healthy eating.physical activity and healthy eating.

STRATEGY 2: Support community-STRATEGY 2: Support community-directed initiatives to reduce directed initiatives to reduce inequalities for healthy eating and inequalities for healthy eating and physical activity that engage the physical activity that engage the community members in addressing community members in addressing community change.community change.

CORNERSTONE 2: CORNERSTONE 2: COLLABORATIONCOLLABORATION

STRATEGY 3: Maintain STRATEGY 3: Maintain collaboration efforts by building collaboration efforts by building capacity of leaders and members capacity of leaders and members from the sectors of the from the sectors of the community.community.

STRATEGY 4: Identify, Assess, STRATEGY 4: Identify, Assess, and Access Funding Resources and Access Funding Resources and Partnersand Partners

CORNESTONE 3: CORNESTONE 3: SCIENCE & SCIENCE & RESEARCHRESEARCH

STRATEGY 1: Develop a community-based STRATEGY 1: Develop a community-based research agenda that integrates nutrition research agenda that integrates nutrition and physical activity that demonstrate and and physical activity that demonstrate and sustain policies, programs and services.sustain policies, programs and services.

STRATEGY 2: Utilize and improve data STRATEGY 2: Utilize and improve data systems to measure the development and systems to measure the development and impact of community-based policy and impact of community-based policy and program interventions at the individual, program interventions at the individual, organizational, and community level.organizational, and community level.

CORNESTONE 3: CORNESTONE 3: SCIENCE & SCIENCE & RESEARCHRESEARCH

STRATEGY 3: Incorporate research and STRATEGY 3: Incorporate research and evaluation into all phases of policy and evaluation into all phases of policy and program development based on the best program development based on the best evidence available.evidence available.

STRATEGY 4: Include training on research and STRATEGY 4: Include training on research and evaluation of policy and program evaluation of policy and program interventions for researchers, health care interventions for researchers, health care providers, program staff, and community providers, program staff, and community members.members.

STRATEGY 5: Use and communicate results of STRATEGY 5: Use and communicate results of program and policy interventions that program and policy interventions that contribute to evidence-based strategies.contribute to evidence-based strategies.

CORNESTONE CORNESTONE 4: 4: WORKFORCEWORKFORCE

STRATEGY 1: Recruit, hire, and retain a STRATEGY 1: Recruit, hire, and retain a divers, competent public health divers, competent public health workforce that is representative of workforce that is representative of populations served.populations served.

STRATEGY 2: Increase the number and STRATEGY 2: Increase the number and types of well-trained, diverse personnel types of well-trained, diverse personnel who plan, facilitate, deliver and who plan, facilitate, deliver and evaluate services to support healthy evaluate services to support healthy eating and physical activity.eating and physical activity.

CORNESTONE CORNESTONE 4: 4: WORKFORCEWORKFORCE

STRATEGY 3: Promote quality training STRATEGY 3: Promote quality training and/or credentialing of health promotion and/or credentialing of health promotion professionals to support a competent, professionals to support a competent, diverse workforce for health education.diverse workforce for health education.

STRATEGY 4: Support training of STRATEGY 4: Support training of researchers and practitioners on researchers and practitioners on evidence-based interventions that evidence-based interventions that promote healthy eating and physical promote healthy eating and physical activity.activity.

CORNERSTONE 5: CORNERSTONE 5:

COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS

STRATEGY 1: Establish STRATEGY 1: Establish communications plans for communications plans for dissemination of messages, programs dissemination of messages, programs and services.and services.

STRATEGY 2: Develop sustained state STRATEGY 2: Develop sustained state and local public awareness campaigns and local public awareness campaigns that support healthy eating and PA that support healthy eating and PA linked with media.linked with media.

CORNERSTONE 5: CORNERSTONE 5: COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS

STRATGEY 3: Design and disseminate STRATGEY 3: Design and disseminate consistent and accurate culturally and consistent and accurate culturally and linguist messages to individual and linguist messages to individual and communities.communities.

STRATEGY 4: Improve health literacy by STRATEGY 4: Improve health literacy by creating clear, consistent health creating clear, consistent health messages that are culturally and messages that are culturally and linguistically appropriate to enhance linguistically appropriate to enhance understanding and application.understanding and application.

CORNERSTONE 5: CORNERSTONE 5: COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS

STRATEGY 5: Disseminate STRATEGY 5: Disseminate evidence and best practice evidence and best practice model programs that link model programs that link outcomes and benefits to the outcomes and benefits to the cost of initiating and maintaining cost of initiating and maintaining programs that support healthy programs that support healthy eating and physical activity.eating and physical activity.

StakeholdersStakeholders

2006 Editorial Panel2006 Editorial Panel

2005 Stakeholders Listing2005 Stakeholders Listing

2004 Stakeholders Listing2004 Stakeholders Listing

Additional Information to be developed:Additional Information to be developed:

Toolbox Section (to be developed as blueprint Toolbox Section (to be developed as blueprint is used):is used): Partnerships details/tools including working with Partnerships details/tools including working with

non-traditional partners.non-traditional partners. Electronic links to potential partnersElectronic links to potential partners Resources/publications for planning/implementing Resources/publications for planning/implementing

the Cornerstones and Strategies the Cornerstones and Strategies Success stories – evidence-based evaluationSuccess stories – evidence-based evaluation Leadership role for nutrition and physical activity Leadership role for nutrition and physical activity

experts/practitioners/plannersexperts/practitioners/planners

Blueprint Seed GrantsBlueprint Seed Grants November 2006 – Competitive Seed Grants of $2,500 November 2006 – Competitive Seed Grants of $2,500

offered to support planning and dissemination offered to support planning and dissemination activities in the states. activities in the states.

Minimal application process – seeking creative ideas Minimal application process – seeking creative ideas for dissemination.for dissemination.

Technical assistance offered to grantees.Technical assistance offered to grantees.

Grantees share document and share their Grantees share document and share their experiences/outcomes.experiences/outcomes.

Will offer up to five seed grants in 2007-08 and in Will offer up to five seed grants in 2007-08 and in 2008-09.2008-09.

Application Application RequirementsRequirements

Indication that PA and Nutrition were Indication that PA and Nutrition were dedicated to work together as evidenced dedicated to work together as evidenced by a joint letter of support. by a joint letter of support.

MCH Director tied in – letter of support.MCH Director tied in – letter of support. Focus on children and families - not a Focus on children and families - not a

geriatric population.geriatric population. Clear tie in with at least one Blueprint Clear tie in with at least one Blueprint

Cornerstone.Cornerstone. Agree to documents and share process Agree to documents and share process

and outcomes of the planning efforts. and outcomes of the planning efforts.

Seed Grant RecipientsSeed Grant Recipients Alabama - Alabama - Laurie Eldridge-Auffant, Laurie Eldridge-Auffant,

M.P.H. M.P.H. Nutrition and Physical Activity DivisionNutrition and Physical Activity Division

Kansas - Kansas - Jennifer Church, MS, RDJennifer Church, MS, RD Nutrition/Physical Activity Program Mgr, Nutrition/Physical Activity Program Mgr,

Office of Health PromotionOffice of Health Promotion

Ohio - Ohio - Linda Scovern, MPH, RD, LDLinda Scovern, MPH, RD, LD Nutrition and Physical Activity CoordinatorNutrition and Physical Activity Coordinator

ASTPHND Seed GrantASTPHND Seed GrantBlueprint for Nutrition and Physical Blueprint for Nutrition and Physical

ActivityActivityCornerstones of a Healthy LifestyleCornerstones of a Healthy Lifestyle

Ohio Department of HealthOhio Department of Health

Activity SummaryActivity Summary

Focus on Cornerstone #2 – Focus on Cornerstone #2 – Collaboration; Promoting healthy Collaboration; Promoting healthy lifestyles by maximizing collaboration lifestyles by maximizing collaboration and partnershipsand partnerships

Development of power point Development of power point presentation with talking pointspresentation with talking points Schedule presentations with partner Schedule presentations with partner

organizationsorganizations CATCH workshopsCATCH workshops Statewide and local meetingsStatewide and local meetings

Training other nutrition and physical Training other nutrition and physical activity professionals to present activity professionals to present BlueprintBlueprint

Physical Best workshop for high school Physical Best workshop for high school PE teachersPE teachers Incorporate Blueprint into agendaIncorporate Blueprint into agenda

Printing copies of Blueprint for Printing copies of Blueprint for distributiondistribution

SummarySummary

Eating and physical activity behaviors Eating and physical activity behaviors affect the broad spectrum of health affect the broad spectrum of health promotion and disease preventionpromotion and disease prevention

Collaboration between nutrition and Collaboration between nutrition and physical activity professionals is physical activity professionals is imperative to effectively address these imperative to effectively address these behaviors and foster strategies for behaviors and foster strategies for improving health and well-beingimproving health and well-being

The Blueprint provides strategies for The Blueprint provides strategies for each of the Cornerstones, including each of the Cornerstones, including potential actions, to assist nutrition and potential actions, to assist nutrition and health professionals in focusing health professionals in focusing collaborative efforts, programs, policies collaborative efforts, programs, policies and other activities in efforts to make and other activities in efforts to make their communities healthier for all.their communities healthier for all.

Questions?Questions?