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July 1, 2009





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Go For Health! E-Newsletter







Next Go for Health! Collaborative Meeting
Thursday, July 23, 2009
 9:00am-11:00am
  Dominican Hospital Education Center
Conference Room B-2
1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz
 Topic:  Strategic Planning #2


Announcements:

The K-5 200 page USDA based Nutrition EZ book is Finally Available! 

This wonderful and engaging standard based resource provides great ideas on incorporating nutrition education within the core curriculum. 

To view the book and other Nutrition EZ products
Click here


State by State Obesity Rankings Are Out


Washington, D.C. - Adult obesity rates increased in 23 states and did not decrease in a single state in the past year, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America 2009, a report released today by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

Link to full article
Click here to read "F as in Fat 2009" executive summary and full report



Santa Cruz Teen Services and Programs


Do you value Teen Services and Programs in Santa Cruz County?  Interested in helping to continue Teen Services/Programs beyond December 31, 2009? 

If so, please attend our next meeting Monday, July 20th @ 5:30pm at the Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center Street.   
 
If you have any questions please give Robert Acosta, Recreation Supervisor a call at (831) 420-6236.






Event:

California Central Coast American Association of Diabetes Educators Glucose Monitoring Dinner

July 28th, 2009

"Why your patients hate glucose monitoring and what to do about it" is the topic for this for a fun and exciting educational meeting and dinner!

6:30-9:00pm
Casa Munras Hotel and Restaurant
700 Munras Ave. Monterrey, CA 93940 (831)222-2446

RSVP to CCCAADE@yahoo.com
Cost: Free to Members and $15 Non-Members



WIC presents:
 3rd Annual Breastfeeding Walk
 August 13, 2009
 
Join the WIC Staff at the Watsonville WIC Office
For a 20 minute walk from WIC to the Watsonville Plaza and back to celebrate and promote breastfeeding.
 
18 West Lake Avenue 
12:00-1:00pm
 
Come see how WIC will better promote breastfeeding...
  • Learn About the NEW WIC Food Packages
  • Tour our NEW Kitchen Classroom
  • Taste Fool Samples of the new WIC Foods

For more information, please contact:  Dana Wagner (831) 722-7121x129 or danaw@sccwic.org





Opportunity
:


Active Living Research (ALR) Conference Seeks Abstracts and Award Nominations


Abstract submission deadline is July 29, 2009, 1:00 pm PT

Award nominations are due by August 26, 2009, 1:00 pm PT. 

 
For more information click on the link below.
Click here


2010 Youth Garden Grants Program


The National Gardening Association and The Home Depot provide Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs.


Application deadline: November 2, 2009


For more information:

Click here
 









Advocate for  52-10!

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Go for Health! has adopted the Maine Youth Overweight Collabrative's (MYOC) social marketing campaign, 52-10.
 
Find out what these numbers stand for here.
 
Volunteer - Do you have free time on your hands?
United Way and Volunteer Centers work with volunteers and local nonprofits to develop the best opportunities for youth, busy working adults and seniors.

Contact the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County today at 831.427.5070 or visit www.scvolunteercenter.org.

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In the News:
RWJF News Digest: Childhood Obesity
July 2009

Study finds U.S. children have limited or no access to playgrounds
A new report from KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit dedicated to restoring and establishing outdoor play spaces for children, suggests that more than half of children do not have access to such spaces in their neighborhoods, United Press International reports.

Health experts call for a Presidential commission to address obesity
A coalition of health experts has penned a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to create the Presidential Commission on Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives to address the nation's obesity epidemic, United Press International reports.

Researchers develop text message system to encourage physical activity among teens
Researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles have devised a system that monitors the physical activity levels of teens and can send cell phone text messages to encourage them to be more active, the Northwest Herald reports.

Federal program to receive more funding to increase schools' access to fresh produce
The federal government has pledged its support for two measures seeking to improve the nutritional content of foods sold in schools, the Packer reports.

In Other News:

California's Cost of Obesity Climbs to $41 Billion
New Study Highlights Need to Build
Community Health and Prevention Into All Policies
 
Today, the California Center for Public Health Advocacy  released a study of the economic cost of obesity in California. In just six years, reported economic costs of adult overweight, obesity and physical inactivity have nearly doubled and are now costing California an estimated $41 billion a year.


Link to study