Quarterly Meeting December 5, 2012

1. Quarterly MeetingDecember 5, 2012

2. Vision Children and families of Los Angeles County are physically active, eat healthy foods, and live in communities where policies and environments promote a healthy lifestyle.

3. Mission To reduce the epidemic of unfit and overweight children and families in Los Angeles County by increasing innovative partnerships in order to plan and implement initiatives that make it easier for underserved populations to adopt lifestyles that include healthy eating and physical activity.

4. Today’s Agenda Welcome and introduction – impact of physical activity and access to resources Membership survey results CDC Walking as a Vital Sign CicLAvia Networking Break A World Fit for Kids! Black Dog Yoga Tutti Frutti Evaluations

5. Why Physical Activity (PA)? Today’s meeting designed to be a PA showcase as well as a means to promote larger-scale change Combination of nutrition education with physical activity helps promote a healthier lifestyle Evidence-based Increased access to PA resources can promote systems-level change PA resources help elevate the Collaborative’s initiatives and goals

6. Today’s Goals Increase access to PA resources and tools For you and your communities Bring these types of resources to communities to empower others to be agent of change Under the overarching umbrella of “access” you can help make the healthy choice the easy choice For systems-level change, promote organizational, community, and policy changes

7. Today’s Goals, Part 2 Organizational change: bring back these resources and encourage usage throughout your organization Community change: partner with others to implement wider-scale PA access using today’s resources Policy change: partner with others to promote new policies that encourage access of implementation of physical activity Example: Joint-Use policies

8. What is Joint Use? • Is a way to increase opportunities for children and adults to be more physically active. • It refers to two or more entities sharing indoor and outdoor spaces like gymnasiums, athletic fields and playgrounds.

11. Why Joint Use? • School facilities and grounds are integral components of public infrastructure. • Once the school day is over, many school grounds and facilities sit empty. • Social concerns like childhood obesity, lack of recreation/open space, and suburban sprawl. • Accommodate school and community needs on school property. Source: http://media.cefpi.org/CCS_Partnerships.pdf

12. Joint-Use is Happening • Throughout California and across the nation. • In California, about 60% of districts have some type of joint-use partnership.

13. Forms of Joint Use • Open Gates • Indoor-Outdoor • Exclusively Outdoor • Community Partner

14. How Does it Work? • Joint use agreements facilitate a partnership between two or more entities. • Can be formal (based on a legal document) or informal (based on a handshake). • Addresses: • Maintenance • Operations • Liability • Cost

15. RENEW LA County • Joint Use Moving People to Play (JUMPP) Task Force Vision All LAC youth and families have access to safe recreation space and opportunities that encourage active recreation at local schools Objectives 1. Adopt district-level joint-use policy 2. Joint-use agreements providing general community access 3. Monitor implementation

16. RENEW LA County Districts • ABC Unified School District • Compton Unified School District • El Monte City School District • Los Angeles Unified School District • MountainView School District • Pasadena Unified School District • Pomona Unified School District

17. ABC Unified School District • City of Hawaiian Gardens • 1st agreement in April 1980 for 25 years • City of Cerritos • Joint-use agreements since 1971 • City of Artesia • No joint-use agreements • City of Lakewood • No joint-use agreements

19. ABC Unified School District • 1st Meeting: Mikaela Randolph met with Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent • 2nd Meeting: Met with Legislative Policy Board Committee (November 2011) • Board adopted policy on January 23rd, 2012. • Site-specific contract at Willow Elementary

20. Adopted January 23, 2012

21. Lessons Learned • Conversation started • Relationship building • No immediate win no win

22. Next Steps • CDC evaluation • National interest • University of Texas CTG grant

23. Membership Survey Results Thanks for your participation! Irene Kratz, MA, RN LAUSD Nursing Services Jennifer Genens, MS, RD Network for a Healthy CA - LAUSD

24. CDC Walking as a Vital Sign Carly Marino, MSNetwork for a Healthy CALos Angeles Region

25. CicLAviaConnecting Communities Jacqueline Ramirez Community Arts Resources

26. Networking Break & Resource Walk Please visit our partner booths for more resources

27. A World Fit for Kids!Physical Activity Workshop Kevin Campbell Ian Keiller

28. Black Dog YogaTrain - the - Trainer Joy Stone

29. Tutti Frutti Instant RecessStay Healthy with Fruit, Vegetables and Exercise! Dr. Toni Yancey Dr. Denise Woods

30. Tutti Frutti Instant RecessCommunity Practice Zoe Phillips, MPH, CHES Farm to Preschool Program

31. Tutti Frutti Instant RecessCommunity Practice Farm to Preschool – nutrition and garden-based program throughout LA and San Diego counties In-class curriculum, local food activities, parent workshops, field trips and physical activity breaks Tutti Frutti used as transitional exercises Outside ↔ inside time Between routines (e.g. group time ↔ play time) Tutti Frutti easy to lead, easy to expand “grab some grapes” can lead to “how do grapes grow” and “what else grows on vines”

32. EvaluationsPlease complete and return Next meeting: March 13, 2012 @ The CA Endowment Have a wonderful holiday season and best wishes for the New Year!