Building the evidence base for environmental approaches to obesity prevention

The rationale for improving environments for nutrition and physical activity will be introduced with a short video that frames the context as, "what surrounds us shapes us." I will then explain how The California Endowment and our funding partners are supporting building the evidence for the environmental change approach; how accomplishments and lessons learned from multi-sector efforts by diverse stakeholders working collaboratively are being disseminated; and how this is helping to change policies and accelerate the movement to promote equity and reduce disparities. Finally, I will introduce the panel and discuss the implications of evaluation findings from the three programs, Healthy Eating Active Communities, Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program, and Healthy Eating Active Living. Following the presentations, I will moderate discussion and questions from the audience.