Spring Planning Meeting 2010

Overview of the Planning Process:

2011 – 2020 Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity State Plan
to Prevent Obesity

The Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity Program (NAPA), has initiated a planning process for a new state plan to prevent obesity.  NAPA operates through a partnership between the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Service and Montana State University, and support for Montana’s effort to draft a state plan comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The CDC recommends that Montanans consider evidence-based strategies designed to impact six behaviors that evidence has shown prevent/reduce obesity and contribute to health.

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Introduction to the Planning Process

Evidence for Target Behaviors:

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption (pdf, 243KB)

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption (pdf, 1.2MB)

Breastfeeding (pdf, 726KB)

Energy-Dense Foods (pdf, 24KB)

Phsyical Activity (pdf, 36KB)

TV Viewing (pdf, 17KB)

Workgroup Missions by Setting:

Healthcare (pdf, 19KB)

Food Access/Outlets (pdf, 9KB)

Worksites (pdf, 9KB)

Built Environment (pdf, 9KB)

Schools (pdf, 10KB) - See resources and handouts below

Childcare (pdf, 18KB)

Social/Cultural Environments (pdf, 18KB)

Recommendations for Interventions:

Community Strategies (pdf 1.6MB)

Leadership for Healthy Communities Strategies (pdf, 1MB)

Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity (pdf, 540KB)

MAPPS Strategies (pdf, 289KB)

Nutrition Standards for Schools (pdf, 335KB)

Unicef & WHO Tens Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (pdf, 297KB)

Breastfeeding Interventions (pdf, 1MB)

Evidence for Interventions:

10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (pdf, 935KB)

Active Neighborhood Design (pdf, 523KB)

Active Transportation (pdf, 565KB)

Physical Education (pdf, 541KB)

Walking & Biking to School (pdf, 511KB)

Model Policies:

ChildCare Phsyical Activity Standards (pdf)

Community Garden Policy (pdf)

Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs (pdf)

District Policy Restricting Food and Beverage Advertising on School Grounds (pdf)

District Policy Establishing a Healthy Vending Program (pdf)

District Policy Restricting the Advertising of Food and Beverages Not Permitted to be Sold on School Grounds (pdf)

Establishing Land Use Protections for Farmers' Markets (pdf)

Model Healthy Food Zone Ordinance (pdf)

Model Menu Labeling Ordinance (pdf)

Missoula Complete Streets Resolution (pdf)

NAPA menu of worskite strategies (pdf)

Resources for Childhoold Obesity related to School Work Issues:

Mission of School-Aged Youth Workgroup (pdf)

Household Routines and Obesity in US Preschool-Aged Children (pdf)

Positive Messages More Motivating for Tobacco Cessation (pdf)

For Obese People, Prejudice in Plain Sight (pdf)

Youth Physical Activity: The Role of Schools (pdf)

Addressing Childhood Weight and Eating Problems:
Extending the Focus Beyond Obesity (pdf)

Increasing children’s physical activity levels during recess periods in elementary schools:the effects of providing game equipment (pdf)

Opening School Facilitiesfor Use During Non-School Hours and Authorizing Third Parties to Operate Programs (pdf)

Children's Healthy Weight and the School Environment (pdf)

School-Based Obesity Prevention Strategies for State Policymakers (pdf)

Physical Activity and Missoula Youth and Children (pdf)

Physical Activity Patterns in 2nd through 12th Grade Students (pdf)

School Based Strategies to Prevent or Reduce Childhood Obesity and Promote Healthy Weights Concerning Nutrition and Physical Activity (pdf)

Why are Obese Kids Performing Worse in School? (pdf)