Childhood Obesity Prevention Project

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Childhood Obesity Prevention Project (COPP)

• 2008-2009

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Background

• COPP grant awarded by NC Division of Public
  Health, Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch
• 5 counties funded 380,000/county
• Grant period Oct 1, 2008-May 31, 2009
• Multi-faceted, community-wide program

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Funded NC Counties
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NC Children Overweight 1995-2007
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Grant Components

• Childhood Obesity Prevention Partnership
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan Implementation
• Social Marketing Campaign
• Interventions
• NAP SACC- Preschool/Childcare
• Pediatric Obesity Tools-Physician Practices
• Cabarrus ENERGIZE! Pediatric Diabetes Program
• Hospital Worksite Wellness- CMC-NE
• ISPOD- Schools
• Healthy Lives Healthy Futures- Faith Community

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COPP Partnership

• Purpose Implement COPP, advise, support, bring
  awareness to Childhood Obesity, generate
  enthusiasm to take action!
• Formed under Healthy Cabarrus
• Meet monthly (October 2008-May 2009)

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Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan

• Purpose Implement phase of 2007 Walkable
  Community Blueprint
• Partner with City of Kannapolis
• Irish Buffalo Creek Greenway- DESIGN PHASE
• Vision 10 ft. wide paved trail for recreation
  and fitness

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Social Marketing Campaign

• Purpose Market the Partnership, grant
  components, and general Eat Smart Move More
  (ESMM) messages

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NAP SACC- Preschool/Childcare

• Purpose Improve childcare center policy,
  practice, environmental influences towards
  healthy eating and physical activity.
• Utilize Nutrition and Physical Activity
  Self-Assessment (NAP SACC) in 8 childcare
  centers.
• NAP SACC Self-assessment, Action planning,
  Training, Technical assistance
• Partner with Cabarrus Partnership for
• Children

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Pediatric Obesity Tools-Physician Practices

• Purpose Physician practices to utilize tools to
  prevent, assess, and treat childhood overweight
  and obesity.
• Identify and recruit physicians to be trained in
  and utilize Tools in their practices
• Partner with Southern Piedmont Community Care
  Plan

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Cabarrus ENERGIZE! Pediatric Diabetes

• Purpose Improve individual behaviors among youth
  at risk of Type 2 Diabetes and their families
• Free, 12 week intensive physical activity and
  nutrition program
• Physical activity-2 nights/wk Nutrition
  education- 1 night/wk
• Reach 20 youth ages 10-18 physician referral

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Hospital Worksite Wellness- CMC-NE

• Purpose Policy and environmental changes that
  promote healthy eating and physical activity
• LiveWELL Carolinas! program implementation
• Targets 4,300 CMC-NE employees
• Keystones Proper diet, increased exercise,
  positive frame of mind, smoking cessation
• Activities Employee/Hospital assessment,
  development of Wellness Committee

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ISPOD- Schools

• ISPOD In-School Prevention of Obesity and
  Disease
• Purpose Increased physical activity fitness
  achievement sports skills development and
  enjoyment of physical education
• Targeted to K-8th grade students
• Partner with Cabarrus County Schools (CCS) and
  Kannapolis City Schools (KCS)
• Train PE teachers on Sports, Play Active
  Recreation for Kids! (SPARK) curriculum

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Faith Community

• Purpose Work with churches to adopt policies
  that encourage physical activity and healthy
  eating and plan the development of programs for
  youth
• Partner with CHAs Healthy Lives Healthy Futures
  (HLHF) Program
• Work with 4 churches
• Assess churches for baseline support of healthy
  activities, develop Health Wellness Committees

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Contact Information

• Victoria Manning, MHA
  Childhood Obesity Prevention Project
  Coordinator
• Email
• vhmanning_at_cabarrushealth.org
• Phone
• 704-920-1276
• Office Address
• Cabarrus Health Alliance
• 1307 S. Cannon Blvd.
• Kannapolis, NC 28083