Presented by:

Amy DeLisio Project Director I

Planning and Evaluating Environmental Supports

Objective 9:

Poll #1

• Do you have ideas selected one or both of your targeted interventions with environmental supports for Objective 9?– One– Both – Neither

Increased Flexibility to Objective 9

• Extension: Ideas Due April 15, 2013

• Can select from any qualifying venues– Channel specific interventions

• Can select from any of the Three Priorities– No longer limited to 8.5, 8.6, 2.4

• Can be in conjunction with other activities: – CX3

– CNAP Plan– School-based Intervention

Agenda

• Environmental Supports/Policy Systems, and

Environmental Changes

• Overview of Objective 9

• What’s due April 15th?

• Assessment Tools

• Next Steps

• Upcoming Resources

Nutrition Education Obesity Prevention (NEOP) Three Priorities

• Priority I: Increase access and consumption of healthier foods

• Priority II: Decrease consumption of unhealthy foods and beverages, and increase consumption of water

• Priority III: Increase physical activity opportunities throughout the day

What are Environmental Supports?

• Environmental Supports include policy, system and environmental changes that support your nutrition education and social marketing programs. – Help increase access to healthy foods

and beverages– Help decrease access to less healthy

foods and beverages– Help increase access to physical activity

opportunities

Policy, Systems and Environmental Change

Policy: A written statement of an organizational position, decision or course of action; ideally describes actions to take, resource allocation, implementation, and enforcement. May be public, non-profit or business sector. In public sector may be in legislative, executive or judicial branches; may be units of city, county, district or state. Systems: Organizational decisions/changes, like with schools/school districts, grocery stores, etc. May be less formal/more general than a written policy. Could involve decisions about personnel, resource allocation, organizational direction, etc. Environmental: Built or physical environments that are visual/observable, but could be social, normative or message environments too. Our parameters call for increased or decreased access to healthy food and beverage and to PA ‘opportunities’. Lobbying (not allowed): Lobbying is any activity or material to influence Federal, State, or local offi cials to pass, or sign legislation or to influence the outcomes of an election, referendum, or initiative

Objective 9 Activity 1

• Large Scale Strategies– build upon over time

• Select two targeted interventions: – Must align with one of the three priority

areas– Must be in approved channel/location– Must be done in conjunction with nutrition

education and social marketing activities– Must be SNAP-Ed allowable

• Proration

Increased Flexibility to Objective 9

• Extension: Idea Sheet Due April 15, 2013

• Can select from any qualifying venues– Channel specific interventions

• Can select from any of the Three Priorities– No longer limited to 8.5, 8.6, 2.4

• Can be in conjunction with other activities: – CX3

– CNAP Plan– School-based Intervention

Expectations for FFY 2013

• Focused on two significant targeted interventions that align with the three priorities

• Year 1: Formative Evaluation– Methods may include: Key Informant

interviews, opinion polls, surveys, etc.– Select interventions/topics– PM review– Assessment tool selected– Begin baseline assessment– Begin creating an Evaluation Plan

How should I select my targeted interventions?

• Community Driven– Must be important to the community– Addresses the need of the community– More likely to be sustained

• Assessment Driven– Shows areas for improvement– Re-assessment showcases changes

• Partnership Driven– Other funds to supplement SNAP-Ed work– Bigger impact, greater reach

What channels?

• Early Childhood Care and Education Sites

• School and Afterschool venues

• Retail– Includes Farmers’ Markets

• Local Quick Service Restaurants

• Worksite

• Faith Organizations

• Qualifying Community Sites

Early Childhood Care and Education Sites (Obj.8, 16)Environmental Supports:

•Ensure all foods served meet DGA guidelines

•Farm to Fork Strategies

•Fresh free drinking water available throughout the day

•Healthy Celebration policies

•Policy and procedures for engaging children in 60 minutes of daily activity

School and Afterschool (Obj. 2,8,12,13)

Environmental Supports:

•School Wellness Policies– Model language for Nutrition and PA

•School Gardens

•Promote Implementation of healthy food and beverage standards for school and afterschool

•Joint Use Agreements

•Youth Engagement Projects can work on environmental change

Retail (Obj. 3,4,15)

Environmental Supports:

•Advising qualifying Retailers on healthy stocking standards

•Farm to Fork efforts

•Promoting healthy items through placement/promotional strategies

•Healthy point of purchase strategies such as healthy check out

•A healthy corner store certification program

Local Quick Service Restaurants(Obj. 3,4,5)• Farm to Fork Sourcing system for fruits

and vegetables

• Offer and Promote healthier items– May include pricing strategies

• Restaurants offer healthy kids meals

• Offer more healthy choices

• Decrease less healthy choices

• Zoning ordinances limit density of fast food restaurants in proximity to schools and low-income neighborhoods

Worksites (Obj. 8,14)

Environmental Supports: •Model vending policies•Healthy Dining options•Access to fresh free drinking water throughout the day•Farm to Fork efforts•Opportunities for physical activity during breaks and lunch •Stairwell promotion•Healthy meeting and celebration policies

Faith Organizations (Obj. 2,5,8,13,17)

Environmental Supports:

•Healthy food and beverage policy for church celebrations and meetings

•Church Gardens

•Walking Clubs

•Healthy donation and distribution policy for food pantries

Qualifying Community Sites(Obj. 2,5,6,7,8,10)Environmental Supports:

•Community Gardens

•Bringing Farmer’s Markets and Farm Stands to low-income neighborhoods

•Food and beverage standards for vending at qualifying government, CBOs, Parks and recreation

•Healthy food and beverages available at community events

Presented by:

Betty Sun, MS, RDResearch and Evaluation Section

Evaluating PSEs

(and what’s due April 15th)

Objective 9:

www.centertrt.orgenter TRT

Not all are USDA

allowable

Your PSE must

support nut ed

Not all are USDA

allowable

Your PSE must

support nut ed

Available at SNAP-Ed Connection

http://snap.nal.usda.gov/snap/SNAP-EdInterventionsToolkit.pdf

Evidence-based obesity prevention interventions appropriate for SNAP-Ed

From SNAP-Ed Intervention Toolkit

From SNAP-Ed Intervention Toolkit

From SNAP-Ed Intervention Toolkit

Example from Network’s PSE Resource document (not available yet): Early Childhood Centers

PSE Idea Sheet

Next Steps

• Think through SOW connections, think about community assessments, think how you will support your communities in making healthy changes— What are your two potential PSEs?– If you haven’t done any formative research yet, please

describe your plans instead.

• Fill out the PSE Idea Sheet by April 15th. Submit by uploading to SharePoint along with your Semi-Annual Progress Reports.

• RES staffperson will be assigned to you– Work together with your PM, other LHDs doing similar

PSEs, RES staffperson, and your community

Objective 9:Upcoming Resources

Presented by: Lisa Tadlock, M.P.A., Policy, Partnership and Planning Section

Top 13 Priorities

• Priorities were established by an internal working group who have met over the last four months.

• Priorities that were developed used the criteria of feasibility, reach and cost effectiveness.

• Each LHD should have been provided this list.

Upcoming Webinars

• Webinars will be provided over the next six months

• Notices will be sent out prior to each webinar to register to attend approximately two weeks prior to each

• Webinars will be listed on the Network Training Calendar

• Each webinar will be recorded and available on the Network website

PSE 101

Introduction to how systems and environmental approaches can be combined with nutrition education for improve consumption of healthy food choices.

April 23, 2013

Creating Strong Communities – Urban

This training provides a practical introduction to creating healthier nutrition environments in urban areas. The workshop uses relevant, practical examples of how communities have used policy, systems, and environmental change approaches to improving the nutrition environment and includes an opportunity to apply these concepts to real world challenges.

May 7, 2013

Creating Strong Communities – Rural

This training provides a practical introduction to creating healthier nutrition environments with a special emphasis on rural areas. The workshop uses relevant, practical examples of how communities have used policy, systems, and environmental change approaches to improving the nutrition environment and includes an opportunity to apply these concepts to real world challenges.

May 21, 2013

Early Childhood

Community leaders can use licensing programs to encourage physical activity and promote good nutrition in childcare settings. Learn about the framework that governs childcare settings and how communities can improve these environments.

June 11, 2013

Farmers Markets

This training covers strategies to create “pop-up” venues for fresh produce sales: farmers’ markets, school-based produce stands, and mobile produce carts. We will review the health, economic, and community benefits of farmers’ markets, school-based produce stands, and produce carts. And we discuss the roles of local government in promoting successful farmers’ markets.

June 25, 2013

After School/Youth Engagement

Creating a healthier food environment in afterschool programs is a key strategy for reducing childhood obesity. This training provides an overview of ways to improve the food landscape in afterschool settings. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of youth engagement in implementing healthy afterschool strategies

July 9, 2013

Urban Agriculture

Urban agriculture – including home gardens, community gardens, and urban farms – can help improve residents’ access to fresh fruits and vegetables, physical activity, and educational and entrepreneurial opportunities. While the idea of promoting urban agriculture is gaining mainstream acceptance, tricky questions often crop up: Should sales be allowed? Should growing practices be regulated?

July 23, 2013

Healthy Food at School

Creating a healthier food environment at school is a key strategy for reducing childhood obesity. This training provides an overview of ways to improve the food landscape on campus, including strategies for ensuring healthy beverages in school vending machines, increasing access to fresh drinking water, restricting non-nutritious food and beverage advertising on school grounds, and establishing a “healthy food zone” in school neighborhoods.

August 13, 2013

Retail PSE Webinars

WEBINARS, 10-11am Pacific Time

Strategies to overcome distribution obstacles

 

June 4, 2013

How to collaborate with tobacco control & alcohol prevention on comprehensive strategies to address the retail environment

 

July 2, 2013

Best practices for engaging community residents in corner store conversions

 

July 30, 2013

Network Training Calendar

• http://cdph.ca.gov/programs/cpns/Pages/NetworkCalendar1.aspx

Poll #2

• Did the webinar give you the tools to complete your PSE Idea Sheet by April 15? – Yes, it did – Somewhat, still not sure– Not at all

Additional Questions?

• Please contact your assigned Program Manager for any questions you may have.

Thank you!