1. S TATE A GENCY S YMPOSIUM S HARING THE L OAD Early Child Care Education Partnerships

2. F ORMATIVE R ESEARCH ON N UTRITION P HYSICAL A CTIVITY, AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA Increase awareness of all CACFP audiences about the role each plays in these critical areas and expanded purpose of CACFP TA, information and training predominantly around nutrition over PA and electronic media use Multiple formats for delivering the same content are needed: Interactive training methods, peer learning Videos, webinars and in-person trainings Print materials when they can be shared with parents & provide expert reference for decisions and behaviors Social media in communicating with parents 2

3. T ARGET K EY E NVIRONMENTS Where people learn, work, play and pray… Worksites Community Schools Faith- based Child Care 3

4. CDC’ S D IVISION OF N UTRITION, P HYSICAL A CTIVITY & O BESITY http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/index.html Healthy Weight Physical Activity Nutrition Breastfeeding Fruits and Vegetables State-based programs 4

5. T HE S TATE P UBLIC H EALTH A CTIONS G RANT : B ASIC C OMPONENTS Food Service Guidelines Nutrition Standards 1 Physical Activity in early child care centers Physical Activity in schools & worksites 2 Promote adoption of 5

6. T HE S TATE P UBLIC H EALTH A CTIONS G RANT : E NHANCED C OMPONENTS Increase access to 1 2 3 6

7. F UNDED S TATE P ROGRAMS WWW. CDC. GOV / NCCDPHP / DNPAO / STATE - LOCAL - PROGRAMS / FUNDING. HTML 7

8. T HANK Y OU ! Linda Simmons Nutrition Specialist Linda.simmons@TexasAgriculture.gov www.squaremeals.org

9. The Texas Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Division is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. 9