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Obesity- Resources and Publications

2011 Obesity Conference Presentations

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Past, Present, and Future Directions
  Claire Heiser, MS, RD

• Childhood Obesity – family/clinical interventions
  Nikki Mihalopolous, MD

• A Policy Yardstick: Minnesota’s Approach to Measuring Obesity Prevention
  Joanne Moze, MPH

• A Little to the Left, a Little to the Right: Framing Obesity for Maximum Impact
  Sheree Vodicka, MA, RD, LDN - Worksheets

• Public Health Law: Improving Health Outcomes
  Marice Ashe, JD, MPH

• Impact of Clinician Characteristics on the Assessment and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Utah
  Julie Metos, MPH, RD, CD &
  Marina Amorim, MSPH

• Planning for Health: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Active Transportation
  Maria Vyas, AICP
  Julie Bjornstad, AICP

• Magnify Your Life: A Progressive Bombardment Approach to Preventing Childhood Obesity
  Glenn Richardson, PhD
  Julia Summerhays, PhD

• 2010 Dietary Guidelines: Practical Applications for Health Care Providers
  Kathleen Nielsen, RD, CD

• The Social Marketing Model: Creating Campaigns That Change Behavior
  Jennifer Van Gilder, MA

 

PANO Resources/ Publications

• Map-Fruit Consumption by LHD over time (PDF)
• Map-Obesity by LHD over time (PDF)
• Map-Physical Activity by LHD over time (PDF)
• Map-Veggie Consumpt by LHD over time (PDF)
• Nutrition & Physical Activity Recommendations (PDF)


• Childhood Overweight in Utah (PDF)
  • What Schools Can Do (PDF )
  • What Families Can Do (PDF)
  • What Communities Can Do (PDF)
  • What Health Care Systems Can Do (PDF)
  • What the Media Can Do (PDF)
  • What Worksites Can Do (PDF)
  
  
• Farm To Where You Are (PDF)

• Food Policy Councils (PDF)

• Improving Retail Access (PDF)

• Partnering to Address Obesity Presentation
  Heather Borski, Health Promotions Bureau Dir., UDOH - June 24, 2010 (PP)
  
  
• Utah Case for Prevention Presentation
  John W. Robitscher, Exc. Dir. NACDD - June 24, 2010 (PP)
  
  
• Utah Nutrition and Physical Activity 10 Year Plan - April 2010 (PDF)
  

• White House Taskforce on Obesity Report - May 2010 (PDF)
  
  
• 2009 Local Health Departments Needs Assessment - July 2009 (PDF)

• Tipping the Scales Toward a Healthier Population: The Utah Blueprint to Promote Healthy Weight for Children, Youth, and Adults - May 2006 (PDF) The 10 year plan replaces the Blueprint document; this document was an important part in the development of Utah's Nutrition and Physical Activity 10 year plan.

• Tipping the Scales Toward a Healthier Population - A Report of Overweight and Obesity in Utah - August 2005 (PDF)
  
  

 

Other Utah Department of Health Publications

• Utah Health Status Update, Pregnancy Weight Gain, February 2008

• Utah Health Status Update, Overweight/Obese, September 2007

• Utah Small Area Obesity Information (PDF)

• Utah Small Area Overweight or Obese Information (PDF)

• Utah BRFSS Small Area Report, 2001-2005

• IBIS Indicator for adult obesity

• IBIS Indicator for adult overweight or obese

• IBIS Indicator for children & adolescents overweight & obesity

• Maternal Body Mass Index and Pregnancy Outcomes in Utah (PDF)

 

State Resources

• A Healthier You Legacy Awards

• Breastfeeding Resources on the Utah Breastfeeding Coalition

• Check Your Health

• Gold Medal Schools

• Work Well Initiative

• University of Utah Nutrition Clinic

• Utah Council for Worksite Health Promotion

 

National Publications/Resources

• AFHK Nutrition Policy Recommendations (PDF)

• AFHK Physical Activity Policy Recommendations (PDF)

• AFHK Wellness Policy Recommendations (PDF)

• American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement (PDF)

• CDC Overweight and Obesity

• CDC Adult and Child/Teen BMI Calculators


• CDC HealthierWorksite Initiative Worksite Lactation Program Toolkit
  

• Childhood Obesity Action Network (COAN)
  • Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity (PDF)

• Community-based programs for parents, care-givers and kids

• Fit Source interactive web site for child care and after school providers

• HHS Office of Surgeon General Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative

• Intermountain Healthcare Obesity Prevention Strategies for Physicians

• Medical Home Newsletter/Childhood Obesity (PDF)

• Moving to the Future

• National Conference of State Legislators resource on legislation for 2005

• Obesity and Genetics

• Obesity Fact Sheets on the Healthy Youth site

• National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ)

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation summary of states' legislation passed in 2005 on obesity, nutrition and physical activity (PDF)

• Smoking cessation and weight gain

• Tips for a Healthy Family Lifestyle (PDF)

 

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