1. BEST PRACTICES AND PROGRAM EVALUATION Making Connections – Panel II

2. Macro-Level Societal and cultural norms Agriculture and economic policies, food subsidies Food Industry action (product, packaging, pricing) Gov’t food assistance programs Media and public education campaigns National healthcare policy Federal policies (dietary guidelines, food labeling) Food Advertising and marketing Community and Organizational Local health care services /coverage Local public health programs, policies Point-of-purchase information, promotions in restaurants, convenience/grocery stores Access to healthy and unhealthy foods in schools Access to healthy foods in communities (grocery stores, fast food, farmers markets) Land use, zoning, business incentives Home/ Family Household environment and feeding practices, including portion size Parent/child care provider training and education Individualized health care interventions Individual Psychosocial food norms, preferences knowledge attitudes skills supports role models Biological age gender genes physiology

3. The Center for the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles and Obesity Prevention  To work with schools and communities in developing new strategies to promote children’s health and reduce obesity.  To stimulate and support faculty research on children’s health, especially research that addresses urgent community needs.  To provide additional internship opportunities for students where they can “learn while doing” as they assist with community programs and faculty research.  To evaluate and influence policies that affect children’s physical activity and nutrition.

4. Federally Funded Macro-Level Projects  Macro-Level Projects  Telenovela to Promote Breastfeeding in Latino Women - Production  Stopping Childhood Obesity Before it Starts: Evaluation of a Telenovela Promoting Breastfeeding to Latinos  The Built Environment, Automobile Use and Obesity in College Freshmen  Jump Start Your Day: A Program to Education Hispanic Families about Healthy Eating and Exercise Using an Innovative Strategy

5. Federally Funded Community & Organizational Level Projects  Evaluation of Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Program (Project ALISA)  Community-based Healthy Lifestyles Intervention for Underserved At-Risk Youth  School Nurse “Healthy Lifestyles” Referral Program  Pediatric Weight Management Program Evaluation  The Prevalence, Type, and Severity of Chronic Pain Among Overweight/Obese, Low-Income Hispanic Adults Aged 40+

6. Federally Funded Home/Family-based & Individual Projects  Mother’s Influence on Preschooler’s Nutrition  Beyond Knowledge and Intention: Mother’s Feeding Decisions  Home-based Physical Activity Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Individuals with Prader Willi Syndrome  Jump Start Your Day: A Program to Educate Hispanic Families about Healthy Eating and Exercise Using an Innovative Strategy  Dietary Pattern, Physical Activity, & Well-Being among College Students  http://healthylifestyles.fullerton.edu/ http://healthylifestyles.fullerton.edu/