Arthritis in Utah: A Growing Public Health Concern

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Release of Overweight and Obesity in Utah Report
August 2005
Tipping The Scales Towards a Healthier
Population The Utah Blueprint to Promote
Healthy Weight for Children, Youth, and Adults
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The Utah Childhood Obesity Forum
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Discussion Group Themes (Family, School,
Community, Media, Worksite)

• In all settings, promote
• Breastfeeding
• Physical activity
• Fruit and vegetable consumption
• Active community environments
• Awareness of obesity problem

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Discussion Group Themes (Family, School,
Community, Media, Worksite)

• In all settings, work to decrease

• Television viewing time
• Sugary soft-drink consumption
• Portion sizes

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The Utah Blueprint to Promote Healthy Weight for
Children, Youth, and Adults

• Blueprint Vision The healthy choice is the easy
  choice at home, school, work, and play in Utah
• Blueprint Goal Utahs families, communities,
  schools, worksites, media, health care providers,
  and government will assume active roles in
  addressing childhood and youth overweight and
  adult obesity

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The Utah Blueprint to Promote Healthy Weight for
Children, Youth, and Adults

• Blueprint Outcomes by 2010
• Decrease by 10 the proportion of Utah children
  who are overweight
• Decrease by 10 the proportion of Utah youth who
  report being overweight
• No increase in percent of Utah adults who report
  being obese

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The Utah Blueprint to Promote Healthy Weight for
Children, Youth, and Adults

• For family, school, community, worksite, media,
  healthcare, and government settings developed
• Goal
• Objectives
• Strategies
• Actions

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Family

• Goal Utahs families will assume an active role
  in addressing childhood and youth overweight and
  adult obesity.
• Objectives
• Ensure families have the skills, knowledge, and
  resources to offer healthy food choices and
  encourage physical activity

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Family (continued)

• Objectives
• Promote partnerships among agencies that work
  with families to provide consistent, healthy
  messages
• Engage businesses to assist families with
  healthier lifestyle options

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School

• Goal Utahs schools will assume an active role
  in addressing childhood and youth overweight
• Objectives
• Increase the number of schools that have policies
  and an environment that encourage physical
  activity
• Increase access to and selection of healthy foods

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School (continued)

• Objectives
• Increase the number of elementary school teachers
  who teach the Utah nutrition core curriculum
• Increase the number of secondary health teachers
  who teach nutrition application and behavioral
  skills
• Decrease the number of activities and fundraisers
  focusing on food

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Community

• Goal Utahs communities will assume an active
  role in addressing childhood and youth overweight
  and adult obesity
• Objectives
• Increase the number of active community
  environments
• Increase availability and access to affordable or
  free recreation for physical activity

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Community (continued)

• Objectives
• Improve the availability of and access to healthy
  foods in neighborhoods
• Increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed
  their infants and toddlers
• Increase the number of cities and towns that
  participate in A Healthier Community Award Program

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Worksites

• Goal Utahs employers will assume an active role
  in addressing adult obesity and childhood and
  youth overweight
• Objectives
• Increase employers awareness of the epidemic of
  overweight and obesity

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Worksites (continued)

• Objectives
• Increase the number of businesses that support
  and promote healthy eating and physical activity
  at the worksite
• Increase promotion and support in the workplace
  for mothers who are breastfeeding

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Health Care

• Goal Utahs health care providers and health
  insurance administrators will assume an active
  role in addressing childhood and youth overweight
  and adult obesity
• Objectives
• Increase the proportion of healthcare providers
  who routinely monitor, track and inform patients
  and/or parents of BMI, weight gain, and/or growth

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Health Care (continued)

• Objectives
• Increase insurer and accrediting organization
  support of clinical measurement and counseling
  related to BMI
• Increase provider understanding of BMI and
  awareness of the importance of BMI as a clinical
  indicator of health

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Health Care (continued)

• Objectives
• Increase the proportion of persons who are told
  by their health care providers of the health
  risks and diseases associated with overweight and
  obesity
• Increase the proportion of healthcare providers
  who routinely refer patients to community
  resources

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Health Care (continued)

• Objectives
• Improve clinical practice related to overweight,
  obesity, physical activity, and nutrition
  services
• Increase the proportion of health care providers
  who advocate for policy and environmental changes
  that support healthy eating and physical activity

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Media

• Goal Utahs mass media will assume an active
  role in addressing childhood and youth overweight
  and adult obesity
• Objectives
• Increase awareness of the mass medias potential
  role in addressing overweight and obesity
  prevention

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Media (continued)

• Objectives
• Increase participation of mass media in campaigns
  to increase awareness of the obesity epidemic and
  to improve eating and physical activity patterns
• Begin a dialogue among mass media, food industry,
  media buyers, and retailers about opportunities
  to increase promotion of healthful foods and
  beverages directed to children, youth, and parents

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Next Steps

• Solicit names of individuals and organizations
  for the leadership teams
• Convene the teams for each setting
• Develop action steps for each setting
• Assign action steps
• Develop accountability measures for action steps
• Report and celebrate progress