1. Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Prevention Program Kim Bandelier, MPH, RD/LD Program Coordinator

2. Program Staff Kim Bandelier, MPH, RD/LD Lesli Biediger, MPH, RD –Chronic Disease Nutrition Consultant Kristy Hansen, M.Ed., CHES –Physical Activity Coordinator Brett Spencer –Partnership Coordinator 8 Regional Nutritionists

3. Funding CDC Cooperative Agreement (~$450,000) –State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity and Related Chronic Diseases –5 year award, currently starting year 3 –Capacity building level State general revenue (~$800,000)

4. Caloric Balance Breastfeeding Fruits and Vegetables Reduced TV Nutrition Physical Activity Required Focus Areas

5. Strategic Plan for the Prevention of Obesity in Texas Originally released in 2003 Currently revising to include –All age groups –5-year goals –Breastfeeding and reducing TV viewing –Specific strategies for communities Final will be released on April 24, 2006 at Texas Public Health Association convention

6. Demonstration Communities Project In 2004, 2 communities chosen –Corpus Christi (urban) & Ft. Stockton (rural) Collected baseline data Conducted visioning workshops and stakeholder interviews Completed strategic/action planning process Currently implementing interventions UT-Austin manages project

7. Corpus Christi, TX CCAPWell (Coordinated Community Approach to Wellness) coalition –2005 Summer Scorecard Program ~300 children –IN MOTION End of Summer Celebration –Next interventions will be worksite wellness and breastfeeding promotion

8. Ft. Stockton, TX Ft. Stockton Lifestyle Coalition –Hosted Family Play-Day on June 18, 2005 –Conducted worksite wellness pilot in Ft. Stockton ISD –Future plans include continuing worksite wellness with FISD, website development, and expanding physical activity programs for teens

9. Model for Dissemination Skill-Building Workshops –Teaching communities skills needed to promote nutrition and physical activity through a community coalition or collaborative –Using lessons learned from demonstration communities –Regional Nutritionist hosting workshops for interested but not organized or newly organized community coalitions

10. Skill-Building Workshops 3 Pilot workshops conducted in 2004 5 workshops conducted in 2005 –Partnership between NUPAOP and Goal A of the Texas Strategic Health Partnership –14 communities, 110+ attendees –3 new coalitions formed –2 existing coalitions trained

11. Future of Program Increase CDC funding from Capacity Building to Basic Implementation