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Taking It To the Next Level
Working for Policy and
Environmental Change
Healthy SI Delta Network
Healthy SI Delta Network
 Current goal:
 Reduce cardiovascular disease
morbidity and mortality by
expanding cardiovascular
disease prevention programs
in this region
Our challenge--
Institutes of Medicine
 It is unreasonable to expect that
people will change their behavior
easily when so many forces in the
social, cultural, and physical
environment conspire against such
change.
Our challenge- Look beyond prevention programming to
 making our communities places
where it is easy to live a
healthier lifestyle
What we are doing now…
 Increasing START walking paths
 Implementing CATCH in schools
 Working with schools on Wellness
Policies and Committees, School Health
Indexes
More emphasis needs
to be placed on
environmental and
policy changes
Why make this shift?
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More impact on more people
Opportunity for lasting impact
Considered Best Practice
Endorsed by leading institutions
Policy and environmental approach is
becoming the standard for funding
Many reports on making
communities healthier
 Leadership for
Healthy
Communities--RWJF
 Local Government
Actions---IOM
 Recommended
Community
Strategies---CDC
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Focus is on…
 Improving access to
and consumption of
healthy foods
 Decreasing access
to calorie dense,
nutrient poor foods
 Increasing physical
activity
Recommended Food Policy
and Environmental Changes
 Increase access to
healthy foods
through grocery
stores
 Promote fruits and
vegetables in a
variety of settings
 Increase access to
free, safe drinking
water
Recommended Activity
Policy and Environmental
Changes
 Reduce use of PE
waivers in schools
 Promote recreational
physical activity
 Make biking and walking
more viable
transportation options
 Enhance safety in
activity areas
 Establish joint use
agreements to increase
access to school
facilities
Where do we go from here?
 Look at what other communities are
doing
 Assess our communities—how well do
they support healthy lifestyles?
 Look for more opportunities to change
environment and policy
 Include policy makers in your coalitions
Other communities
 Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness
Initiative
 ACHIEVE Communities (NACCHO)
 ENACT website includes data base of
other communities who have
implemented each strategy
ENACT Assessment Tool
 Planning assessment
and Implementation
Tool
 Has identified policy
and environmental
strategies
 Assessment by
sector: school,
worksite, healthcare,
community, etc.
Breakout Sessions
 We will discuss how to
 Strengthen your coalition
 Become more engaged in policy and
environmental changes
 Provide input on state level policy
changes
 Policy work takes
 time
 lots of people working
together
 Makes a significant impact.