Creating Healthier Cities, Counties & Schools

Presented by: Genoveva Islas-Hooker, MPH Regional Program Coordinator

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Hats Board Chair, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California Board Member, California Food Policy Advocates Board Member, California Institute for Rural Studies Appointed Member, CA Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley Shoes Director, Central CA Regional Obesity Prevention Program Project Coordinator, CA Community Transformation Grants Bags Mexican-American Farm Laborer

Californias Central Valley

The Challenges to Eating Better & Moving More

OBESITY

Overweight & Obesity by Age Group, San Joaquin Valley and California, 2001, 2005 and 2007
County Fresno Kern Kings Madera Merced San Joaquin Stanislaus Tulare Ages 12-17 2001
14.1% 7.7%* 16.3% 11.5%* 18.2%* 17.9% 12.9%* 7.6%*

Ages 18-64 2007

24.7% 6.5%* 17.7%* 27.1%* 17.1%* 15.0%* 17.0%* 20.7%*

Age 65+ 2007

63.3% 60.1% 64.9% 67.6% 67.6% 65.7% 64.7% 68.3%

2005
19.8%* 9.6%* 7.5%* 4.8%* 12.5% 12.2%* 17.0%* 21.10%

2001
65.0% 61.4% 63.5% 66.1% 67.4% 66.9% 62.8% 71.0%

2005
56.7% 66.9% 62.9% 64.5% 66.8% 71.6% 67.2% 66.5%

2001
55.3% 50.8% 58.0% 58.6% 67.2% 62.3% 53.4% 56.1%

2005
64.7% 62.1% 70.3% 60.8% 65.5% 59.7% 63.0% 63.8%

2007
66.2% 62% 68.7% 68.5% 65.6% 61% 51.7% 69.5%

San Joaquin Valley

California Healthy People 2010 Objective

12.8%
12.2% 5.0%

15.5%
14.2% 5.0%

17.2%
13.3% 5.0%

65.1%
55.% 15.0%

65.0%
56.2% 15.0%

64.3%
57.2 15.0%

56.5%
54.3% 15.0%

63.0%
55.7% 15.0%

62.9%
58.3% 15.0%

Source UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 2003; 2007; 2009 * Statistically unstable

Creating Policies, Systems & Environments That Allow Us All to Eat Better and Move More

OBESITY PREVENTION

POLICIES

SYSTEMS

ENVIRONMENTS

Walking School Bus

Safe Routes to School

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LEADERSHIP

California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley

Health and Human Services Work Group Mission: Achieve improved health status and well-being by promoting healthy lifestyles, nurturing safe communities, providing timely access to necessary health care and social services, and embracing the cultural diversity of the region

California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley

Action Plan Develop and implement programs to promote self-sufficiency among disadvantaged populations. Establish a Central Valley Nursing Education Consortium Provide incentives for difficult to recruit health and medical professionals Enhance public health management capabilities. Develop a regional plan to address the needs of the uninsured. Develop a comprehensive methamphetamine education, treatment and law enforcement programs Support and promote pro-active foster care prevention services Enhance access to appropriate social services to adults and older adults. Consider alternative funding methods in distributing new grant resources

California Community Transformation Grants

Active Living & Healthy Eating Community-Clinical & Other Preventive Services Tobacco Free Living Social-Emotional Wellness Healthy & Safe Communities

Healthy Beverage Standards

Madera County Public Health and Head Start Centers
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Thank you!

This project is funded by

For more information

Genoveva Islas-Hooker, MPH Director P.O. Box 264, Tulare, CA 93275 genoveva@ccropp.org p: 559.498.0870 visit us at www.ccropp.org