BEST PRACTICES AND PROGRAM EVALUATION

Making Connections – Panel II

Macro-Level

Societal and

cultural norms

Agriculture and economic policies, food subsidies

Food Industry action (product, packaging, pricing)

Gov’t food assistance programs Media and

public educationcampaignsNational

healthcare policy

Federal policies (dietary guidelines, food labeling)

Food Advertising and marketing

Community and Organizational

Local health care services /coverage

Local public health programs,policies

Point-of-purchase information, promotions in restaurants, convenience/grocery stores

Access to healthy and unhealthy foods in schools

Access to healthy foods in communities (grocery stores, fast food, farmers markets)

Land use, zoning, business incentives

Home/ Family

Household environment and feeding practices, including portion size

Parent/child care provider training and education

Individualized health care interventions

Individual

Psychosocial• food norms, preferences• knowledge• attitudes • skills supports• role models

Biological• age• gender• genes• physiology

The Center for the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles and Obesity Prevention To work with schools and communities in developing new

strategies to promote children’s health and reduce obesity.

To stimulate and support faculty research on children’s health, especially research that addresses urgent community needs.

To provide additional internship opportunities for students where they can “learn while doing” as they assist with community programs and faculty research.

To evaluate and influence policies that affect children’s physical activity and nutrition.

Federally Funded Macro-Level Projects

Macro-Level Projects Telenovela to Promote Breastfeeding in

Latino Women - Production Stopping Childhood Obesity Before it Starts:

Evaluation of a Telenovela Promoting Breastfeeding to Latinos

The Built Environment, Automobile Use and Obesity in College Freshmen

Jump Start Your Day: A Program to Education Hispanic Families about Healthy Eating and Exercise Using an Innovative Strategy

Federally Funded Community & Organizational Level Projects

Evaluation of Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Program (Project ALISA)

Community-based Healthy Lifestyles Intervention for Underserved At-Risk Youth

School Nurse “Healthy Lifestyles” Referral Program

Pediatric Weight Management Program Evaluation

The Prevalence, Type, and Severity of Chronic Pain Among Overweight/Obese, Low-Income Hispanic Adults Aged 40+

Federally Funded Home/Family-based & Individual Projects

Mother’s Influence on Preschooler’s Nutrition Beyond Knowledge and Intention: Mother’s Feeding

Decisions Home-based Physical Activity Intervention to

Prevent Obesity in Individuals with Prader Willi Syndrome

Jump Start Your Day: A Program to Educate Hispanic Families about Healthy Eating and Exercise Using an Innovative Strategy

Dietary Pattern, Physical Activity, & Well-Being among College Students

http://healthylifestyles.fullerton.edu/