Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas Workshop Summary (2009) / Chapter Skim
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9 Major Themes
9 Major Themes
Pages 53-58
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Also essential is to engage members of the community in obesity prevention initiatives. The Paso del Norte Health Foundation has been highly successful in implementing several programs in El Paso because it engages and draws support from community members by having business leaders, parents, and educators participate on its committees.
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MODELINg HEALTHy bEHAvIORS THROugHOuT THE COMMuNITy To extend anti-obesity efforts beyond its schools, Texas is offering incentives to businesses to institute workplace wellness centers. Such programs already established in a handful of Texas businesses have realized benefits in the form of fewer inpatient hospital admissions, reduced absenteeism, annual insurance savings, and reductions in health care costs, thus yielding a positive return on the workplace wellness investment.
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This point is exemplified by the LEAN Coalition in Henderson, which was able to obtain additional park lands through a land swap with a town resident and an unused historic building that it plans to convert into a senior citizen center. IMPLEMENTINg COMPREHENSIvE APPROACHES Previous public health campaigns have demonstrated the need for a comprehensive approach.
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, a math lesson using nutrition labels to teach children how to calculate fractions, and wellness programs for teachers. A study conducted in CATCH schools in El Paso found that 11 percent fewer girls and 9 percent fewer boys were overweight after 3 years of the program.
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This is one way to mobilize a call to action, particularly among policy makers. IMPLEMENTINg FEDERAL POLICy CHANgE Representatives of some organizations, particularly those at the state level, advocated policy change at the federal level as a strategy for creating change at the community and state levels.
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The efforts undertaken in Texas serve as a case study of various streams of influence at the state and local levels that are merging to effect the prevention and reversal of childhood obesity across the state.
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