Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Policy & Environmental Change Efforts Board of Human Sciences February 24, 2010 Laura Kettel Khan, PhD Sr Scientist for Policy & Partnerships Division Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Overview of Primary Prevention Efforts for Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases Problem Definition Assessment Prevalence Disease Burden Strategy Development Community Guide Promising Practices Evidence Translation Implementation of Policy & Environmental Interventions Guidelines & Recommendations Partnerships & Programs Program & Policy Evaluation
Implementation: Partnerships
Communities Putting Prevention to Work: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act $650 M for Community and Complimentary State & Territory program $650 M for Community and Complimentary State & Territory program 2 year funding 2 year funding Policy, systems, & environmental change Policy, systems, & environmental change –Media –Access –Point of decision information –Price –Social Support services
Program & Policy Evaluation: Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Collaborative among CDC, RWJF, Kellogg Foundation, Kasier Permanente, & CDC Foundation Collaborative among CDC, RWJF, Kellogg Foundation, Kasier Permanente, & CDC Foundation State of the Art identification of community- level measures to be used for planning, evaluation, research State of the Art identification of community- level measures to be used for planning, evaluation, research Focus on food system, built environment, and physical activity policy & environmental strategies Focus on food system, built environment, and physical activity policy & environmental strategies
Other Policy & Environmental Recommendations IOM Local Government Actions to Prevention Childhood Obesity IOM Local Government Actions to Prevention Childhood Obesity National Leadership for Healthy Communities (RWJF) Action Strategies Toolkit National Leadership for Healthy Communities (RWJF) Action Strategies Toolkit
Unique Time for Opportunity in Prevention The Convergence Partnership for Healthy Eating & Active Living The Convergence Partnership for Healthy Eating & Active Living –National Fresh Food Financing Initiative ($345 M in President’s proposed budget) CDC engagement with the Admin is unprecedented CDC engagement with the Admin is unprecedented –CDC assignee to White House –CDC assignee to USDA