Creating Equal Opportunities for a Healthy Weight Workshop Summary (2013) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix D: Statements at the Workshop
Appendix D: Statements at the Workshop
Pages 115-120
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, discussed the need to address historical and present issues of racism, classism, and political and social power dynamics when working for health equity. In the past, the focus on reducing disparity gaps has overlooked opportunities for movement on policy change, she said.
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Through a grant program allowing residents to purchase additional produce on the spot or at a later time, farmers' markets in Washington communities at high risk for obesity double the value of vouchers from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
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HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND THEIR PATIENTS Sara Bleich, associate professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said a team-based approach is critical to success in health care, particularly because doctors often are pressed for time when seeing patients. Health care providers also need to understand a patient's community.
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Health care providers refer patients to fitness centers in public schools, and university students provide personal training, group
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TOOLS FOR CHANGE HTV Studio, a Los Angeles–based production company, created "The Kids Takeover,"1 a communication program with the goal of shifting the perception of food consumption and physical activity in the Latino community, said chief executive officer and executive producer Juan Carlos Aguirre. HTV Studio has been designing and producing health communication programs for the past 10 years.
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Increasing investment in programming offered outside of normal school hours is important for children's health, and linking those programs to funding for nutrition initiatives and standards for physical activity and nutrition will reduce disparities and create a stronger child service infrastructure. In addition, implementing the recent child nutrition reauthorization would yield healthier meals and snacks in schools and in out-of-school settings and strengthen these programs.
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