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Arizona Champions for Change: Communities Putting Prevention to Work

Arizona Champions for Change: Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Adrienne Z. Udarbe, MS, RD November 2009 Face-to-Face Meeting. Overview. Grant Component I: Non-Competitive Grant Component II: Competitive Opportunities in WIC. Component I Non-Competitive $950,000.00. Domains.

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Arizona Champions for Change: Communities Putting Prevention to Work

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  1. Arizona Champions for Change:Communities Putting Prevention to Work Adrienne Z. Udarbe, MS, RD November 2009 Face-to-Face Meeting

  2. Overview • Grant Component I: Non-Competitive • Grant Component II: Competitive • Opportunities in WIC

  3. Component INon-Competitive$950,000.00

  4. Domains • Schools: • School Health Councils (SHC) • Safe Routes to School (SRTS) and Health Impact Assessment (HIA) • Breastfeeding “5” and Govt Contract Worksite Lactation Support

  5. Schools • Technical assistance and training for strengthening School Health Councils and Local Wellness Policies.

  6. Schools • Statewide policy initiatives to increase awareness, access, and social support for physical activity will be implemented through School Health Councils and enhanced Local Wellness Policies.

  7. School Health Council • Schools statewide will adopt policies to promote and increase access to healthy foods and beverages and physical activity including implementing recess before lunch, daily PA breaks, the promotion of water consumption, strategic pricing of nutrient dense foods, offering fruits and non-fried vegetables as competitive foods, and farm to school programs through the establishment of school health councils and assessment of their health environments.

  8. Safe Routes to School Health Impact Assessments • Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs provide evidence that students who walk or cycle to school have lower body mass indexes and achieve greater amounts of daily physical activity.

  9. Safe Routes to School Health Impact Assessments • Development of health impact assessments (HIA) and requiring schools to complete the HIA when applying for SRTS program funds. • Design a web-portal connecting the assessments with education and technical assistance on how to create or improve the built environment for a healthy community.

  10. Breastfeeding Policies • “5” Baby Friendly Hospital Practices • Government contractors worksite lactation support

  11. Component IICompetitive10-15 Awards Granted Nationally$1 - $3 Million Award

  12. Proposal • The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) is proposing policy and environmental changes increasing access to and support of local farms and farmers markets and support for community gardens to improve nutrition, physical activity, community engagement, safety, state economic vitality, and provide environmental benefits to Arizona.

  13. Domains • Supporting the procurement of locally grown food • Supporting farm-to-institution relationships • Supporting community gardens

  14. Component II Goal • Increase consumption, procurement, access, and demand for locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables to create healthier school environments, healthier communities, and a healthier thriving Arizona.

  15. Supporting the Procurement of Locally Grown Fruits and Vegetables • Arizona has a strong agricultural foundation, but fewer farmers markets and fewer census tracts with healthier food retailers in or near each tract. By creating the environment to connect local agriculture with community needs to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables, we will improve the nutrition status of Arizonans.

  16. Supporting the Procurement of Locally Grown Fruits and Vegetables • Increase # Farmers’ Markets • Increase # of Farmers’ Market Days • Increase Purchasing • Increase WIC FMNP/CVV/SNAP-EBT Redemption

  17. Supporting Farm-to-Institution • Increase # of farms procuring directly with schools • Increase # of schools participating in farm-to-school • Increase fruit and vegetable consumption • Increase # of institutions participating in community supported agriculture (CSA) programs

  18. Supporting Community Gardens • Increase exposure – fruit and vegetable consumption • Increase # of community gardens • Increase # of neglected areas converted into garden green space • Increase # of Master Gardeners • Increase garden school foodservice connections

  19. Initiatives • Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food • Farm-to-School • Fruits and Veggies, More Matters • Arizona Grown

  20. The Edible Schoolyard http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/video

  21. End goal…nurturing our kids and nurturing Arizona!

  22. Questions?

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