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By following a few simple steps, you can create your own customized action plan built on the same goals, strategies and activities that form the foundation of the Nebraska Physical Activity and Nutrition State Plan.
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The Partners N Health website will be undergoing upgrades Thursday and Friday of this week. We anticipate only an hour of site down time. If you experience difficulties accessing the site, please check back later, or email us at info@partnersnhealth.org. |
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New Resources Added to Action Plan Database
Two new resources have been added to the Partners N Health resource database. These resources can be accessed by creating an action plan on www.partnersnhealth.org.
- Healthy Eating Strategy 1
- Breastfeeding Strategies 1, 2, 3, and 4
To get more resources for healthy eating, active living, and breastfeeding, create an action plan at www.partnersnhealth.org. |
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NC2 to Host Annual Nebraska Cancer Summit October 5
The Nebraska Cancer Coalition has extended an invitation to the 8th Annual Nebraska Cancer Summit. The annual cancer summit is a two-fold event which includes a Thursday evening meeting of all Nebraska cancer centers followed by a Friday conference for cancer partners across the state. It will be Friday, October 5 in Norfolk. You can preview the agenda here. You can register here.
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month (NCOAM). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages you to promote NCOAM by joining the social media conversation about childhood obesity by tagging your tweets #NCOAM. For more Information about National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, visit the CDC's Childhood Overweight and Obesity webpage.
CDC Releases 2012 Diabetes Report Card
The CDC recently released the Diabetes Report Card 2012: National and State Profile of Diabetes and Its Complications. The report is available as a printable PDF and includes: Diabetes Overview, Incidence and Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes, Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes, Preventive Care Practices, and more. To learn more about diabetes prevention in Nebraska, visit the Nebraska Diabetes Prevention and Control Program website.
New Analysis Ranks States for Adult Obesity Rates A dozen states have adult obesity rates over 30 percent, according to a new analysis from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Trust for America's Health (TFAH). The analysis used the state obesity rates recently released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mississippi had the highest rate of obesity at 34.9 percent, while Colorado had the lowest rate at 20.7 percent. Nebraska comes in at number 21 with an adult obesity rate of 28.4 percent. |
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Obesity Prevention Workgroup Releases Primer on the Role of State Public Health in Obesity Prevention
The Tri-Affiliate Obesity Prevention Workgroup released a four-page primer titled The Role of State Public Health in Obesity Prevention. The primer provides an overview of public health principles and explains the role of state public health in obesity prevention.
New Fact Sheet: Creating Healthier Suburbs - Tools for Transforming Sprawl into Livable Communities
Today millions of Americans live in what is called the "sprawl" - communities where cars are the primary mode of transportation, and it can be difficult for residents to walk, bike, or take public transportation to meet their daily needs. Click here to download ChangeLab Solutions' new fact sheet, Creating Healthier Suburbs, for an overview of how sprawl affects health, and ways to start transforming sprawl into healthier communities.
CDC Releases Health Equity Resource Toolkit for State Practitioners Addressing Obesity Disparities
The CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity has developed the CDC Health Equity Resource Toolkit for State Practitioners Addressing Obesity Disparities to increase the capacity of state health departments and their partners to work with and through communities to implement effective responses to obesity in populations that are facing health disparities.
Fuel Up to Play 60 Issues Call for Applications
Fuel Up to Play 60, a program founded by the National Dairy Council and National Football League, in collaboration with the USDA, has issued a call for applications for grant funds to local schools to receive up to $4,000 to increase student awareness school health issues. Funding application deadlines are October 1, 2012 and January 15, 2013. Click here for further information about applying for the grant.
Center TRT Launches Updated Website
The Center TRT recently launched a more user-friendly website that offers several new features, including a searchable database for all of the TRT-reviewed interventions and strategies, logic models and evaluation tools for many interventions that are posted on the site, and a new web-platform with easier access to online training modules. In a few months the Center will add a new section on sustainability with access to a web-based sustainability assessment and planning tools. |
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Activate Buffalo County (A Workgroup of Buffalo County Community Partners)
The vision of Activate Buffalo County is to create awareness, advocacy, and excitement about activity and the importance of designing our community for active and healthy lifestyles.
Activate Buffalo County (ABC) is part of the 5 Strategic Directions of Buffalo County Community Partners: Active Living & Healthy Eating, High Impact Prevention Services, Eliminate Health Disparities, Injury-Free Living, and Healthy Homes & Sustainable Communities. ABC is part of the Active Living & Healthy Eating Strategic Direction.
To further the Strategic Direction of Active Living & Healthy Eating, as well as the mission of the coalition, ABC has launched a year-long campaign called Join the Movement (JTM). This campaign is broken into four quarters (Unplug, Rethink Your Drink, Lighten Up, and Be Active), with each quarter highlighting a different way to improve the life of community members. Unplug encouraged community members to spend less time in front of screens like televisions, computers and iPads. Rethink Your Drink educated community members on the amount of sugar they take in through their beverages and encouraged them to choose water over other drinks. The third quarter, Lighten Up, will give daily tips and challenges on how community members can make healthier (lighter) food choices, such as eating more fruits and vegetables. The final quarter, Be Active, will highlight the positive effects of getting physical activity into the day and encouraging community members to be more physically active.
Activate Buffalo County strives to engage all aspects of a community in their work, from businesses and work places, to schools, faith communities and more. In order to create positive change, there must be a change in the mindset of the entire community.
Visit www.bcchp.org for more on the 5 Strategic Directions.
Visit www.activatebuffalocounty.org for more on the Join the Movement campaign. |
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Success Story of the Month |
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Downtown Hastings Community Garden
Healthy Hastings wants to improve the health of their community by offering people who do not have the space an opportunity to grow their own fresh vegetables. They targeted people who live in the downtown Hastings area, people who have never had an opportunity to have a garden, and children who are interested in learning how to garden.
Read the full success story here. |
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Nebraska Food System Assessment Webinars Launched
The Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Douglas County Health Department and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Nutrition and Activity for Health Program, have partnered to bring a seven-part webinar series focused on food system assessments to Nebraska Extension educators, local public health departments and other interested stakeholders. Each webinar will deconstruct the food system from many angles so that participants have a better understanding of how to measure, describe and improve their own community food system. To see the schedule and webinar topics, click here. To register, click here.
September is Fruits & Veggies - More Matters Month
Fruits and vegetables are important to promoting good health. Yet, the majority of Americans are not getting the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables they need each day. This month, the CDC encourages Americans to take steps to eat more fruits and vegetables each day with their 30 Ways in 30 Days tips.
Farm to Preschool Materials Available
The Farm to Preschool Subcommittee of the National Farm to School Network has shared the results from its national Farm to Preschool survey. You can view the Farm to Preschool workshop PowerPoint from the conference, which includes additional information, case studies, and information about each Subcommittee member, here.
Healthier School Day Resources Available
Due to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, major changes are underway across the country to promote better nutrition and reduce obesity by transforming school food. USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently launched a back to school campaign to help raise awareness about the changes to school meals. For more information, as well as resources that you can use to promote the initiative, visit the Healthier School Day website.
Healthier Vending for Municipalities Guide Available
ChangeLab Solutions' guide Making Change explores different options for municipalities looking to develop a healthy vending policy to improve the food environment for people working for, visiting, and being served by local government agencies. In addition, the Model Healthy Municipal Snack and Beverage Vending Agreement, designed for those tasked with drafting and negotiating municipal vending contracts, provides model contract language to help nutrition advocates and municipalities improve the food environment while maintaining a reasonable cash flow.
Examining Schools' Role in Reducing Childhood Obesity
Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal, has published a special issue dedicated to the role that schools can play in providing and encouraging healthy nutrition and good eating habits to help stem the tide of the obesity epidemic in children and adolescents. The special issue provides comprehensive coverage of food policy, systems, and programs to improve food culture, practices, and nutrition standards in the school environment, and is available free on the Childhood Obesity website. |
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Active Transportation Summit Set for September 28-29
The 2nd annual Heartland Active Transportation Summit will take place on Friday, September 28 at Metro Community College's Swanson Conference Center. Local advocacy groups are organizing a day of networking, capacity-building, and strategizing on Saturday, September 29th at the University of Nebraska at Omaha's College of Public Affairs and Community Service. Contact ModeShift Omaha for more details or to register your attendance: info@modeshiftomaha.org.
Celebrate International Walk to School Day on October 3
Safe Routes Nebraska encourages communities to begin teaching children healthy habits now by planning an International Walk to School Day event on October 3. Safe Routes Nebraska has free, professionally designed resources available to help you plan and promote your activities. You can gain access to more materials by registering your event online. Also included with your registration is the chance to win Safe Routes Nebraska bike helmets to give away to participants. For more information, visit the Safe Routes Nebraska website or contact the Safe Routes Nebraska Coordinator, Angela Barry.
Website for Promoting Physical Activity Launched
The debut of Global PANet marks a milestone in worldwide capacity-building efforts for physical activity and public health. It provides free access to new research and policy efforts, major events, employment opportunities, and key thought leaders from around the world--all unified with a common goal, namely advancing health through physical activity.
The Lancet Publishes Series on Physical Activity
The Lancet has published a series of must-read articles regarding the global impact of physical activity. Click here to learn more about the global effects of physical inactivity, evidence-based strategies for effective physical activity promotion, and how people all over the world are trying to increase the levels of physical activity.
Study Suggests that Physical Inactivity is a Global Trend
According to a recent study from the University of North Carolina, the shift away from physical activity is not just a problem in the United States. It has also occurred in China, India, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. The study examined time-use in each country and found that declines in physical activity are largely attributed to reduced movement at work, at home, in travel, and in transportation.
Complete Streets Growing in Popularity as Communities Recognize Safety, Health, Economic Benefits
The number of communities aiming to make their streets safer and more open to all transportation users--regardless of age, ability, income, ethnicity, or mode of travel--is increasing exponentially across the nation, according to the latest Complete Streets Coalition Policy Analysis.
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WANTED: Nebraska Breastfeeding-Friendly Businesses
Businesses of all sizes and types are encouraged to share creative solutions to support breastfeeding mothers and employees in Nebraska. Applications may be submitted to the Nebraska Breastfeeding Coalition at any time during the year and will be recognized quarterly. Click here to learn more.
Breastfeeding Billboards in Omaha
In honor of World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month this past August, Alegent Health/Live Well Omaha Kids and the Douglas County Health Department partnered to post seven billboards featuring images and messages supportive of breastfeeding around Omaha. These billboards will be featured on the International Lactation Consultant Association website in late October or early November.
South Dakota Breastfeeding Coalition to Host Summit
The South Dakota Breastfeeding Coalition will hold the first Regional Breastfeeding Summit on Monday, October 8 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Swiftel Center in Brookings, SD. Registration costs $125. Student registration costs $25. In addition to the summit, a free community forum will be held Sunday, October 7 at 7 p.m. in Brookings Health System's conference rooms A and B. For more information or to register for the summit, please visit www.sdbreastfeedingcoalition.com. |
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