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Session: North Carolina’s Fit Together Initiative: Funding, Managing and Evaluating Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions with a Focus on Environmental and Policy Outcomes
4221.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
North Carolina’s Fit Together Initiative: Funding, Managing and Evaluating Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions with a Focus on Environmental and Policy Outcomes
Obesity is a life-threatening health issue. Children who are overweight are subject to increased health risks, including Type II diabetes. The percentage of overweight children in the United States is rapidly increasing and North Carolina is no exception. Our state leaders recognize the importance of early intervention. The Fit Together Initiative, funded by the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund (HWTF), is a statewide effort to address childhood overweight through community-based programs. Fit Together employs a collaborative, multi-disciplinary model to promote environmental and policy changes.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to describe how funding agencies, community partners and academic institutions can develop effective partnerships for obesity prevention.
Facilitator(s):Vandana Shah, LLM
2:30 PMCreating and Funding the Fit Together Grant Initiative to Promote Environmental and Policy Change at the Local Level  [ Recorded presentation ]
Olson Huff, MD, FAAP
2:50 PMProviding Management and Techincal Assistance to Promote Environment and Policy Outcomes Among Fit Together Grantees
Maggie Sauer, MS, MHA
3:10 PMEvaluating Environmental and Policy Outcomes in the Fit Together Initiative
Lauren M. Whetstone, PhD
3:30 PMImplementing Fit Together: The Local Perspective and Experiences with Environmental and Policy Change
Karma Edwards, MSPH, NSCA-CPT
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Food and Nutrition
Endorsed by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion

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