Implementing Fit Together: The Local Perspective and Experiences with Environmental and Policy Change

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Karma Edwards, MSPH, NSCA-CPT, Cleveland County Fit Together Project, Cleveland County Health Department, 315 East Grover Street, Shelby, NC 28150, 704-484-5139, karma.edwards@clevelandcounty.com

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant will be able to

Describe the key partners in the Cleveland County Fit Together project and the process they undertook to develop an obesity prevention plan.
List the core components of the Cleveland County Fit Together project.
Identify barriers to implementing policy and environmental change on the local level.
List the successes that the Cleveland County Fit Together project has achieved, specifically around sustainable change in their community.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

North Carolina’s Fit Together Initiative: Funding, Managing and Evaluating Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions with a Focus on Environmental and Policy Outcomes

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA