Global strategies for obesity prevention at CDC

Isabel Garcia de Quevedo, MSPH Global Health Promotion Office

National Center for Chronic Disease Preventionand Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

June 16, 2012Aruba

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Global Health Promotion Office

CDC’s Global Footprint

CDC Direct Assignees

Global DiseaseDetection Centers

DoDCollaborations

CDC InfluenzaInternational Assignees

CDC Global AIDSProgram Assignees

CDC Malaria Assignees

CDC FETP

Global Immunizations Assignees

Global Health Promotion Office

Reduce the global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through science, capacity building, and evidence-based public health policy and action with a major focus in low and middle income countries (LMICs)

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

World Bank

International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

NGO’s and Academic Institutions

Work with global partners:

Deaths attributed to 19 leading factors,by country income level, 2004

WHO: Global Health Risks report, 2009

EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR OBESITY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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SDPRC San Diego, INSP Mexico, CDC Atlanta

Systematic literature review to better understand, develop, and apply evidence-based strategies and recommendations to effectively prevent and treat obesity in Latinos in the US and in Latin America

To build partnerships between institutions in Mexico/U.S. and the rest of Latin America

Sufficient Evidence for (children-prevention): School-based interventions to improve physical activity

and healthy eating in the U.S. among Latino children  School-based interventions to improve PA among

children in LA

Sufficient Evidence for (children-at risk): Interventions to increase healthy eating and physical

activity in Latin America among obese or overweight children in the healthcare context

GOL results

Publish literature review findings

Design, implement and evaluate community demonstration projects based on translation and tailoring of identified evidence-based strategies

Explore options to disseminate the findings

Water promotion pilot (San Diego, USA and Taltizapan, Mexico)

GOL next steps …

General AssemblyIntroducing Water Project

Chula Vista, California

Water Cups at LunchBobble Water Bottles in Classrooms

Bottles “Garrafones” in ClassroomsTlaltizapan, Mexico

Water Fountains in School

Thank you

For more information please contact Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333Telephone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)/TTY: 1-888-232-6348E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Web: http://www.cdc.gov

The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Global Health Promotion Office

Intervention strategies and setting Individual, Family, Internet, Healthcare-provider,

Work/Organization, or School level• A. Strategies to Support and Promote Physical

Activity or Limit Sedentary Activity• B. Strategies that Support and Promote Healthier

Food and Beverage Choices

Community or School-wide• C. Strategies to Promote the Availability of

Affordable Healthy Food and Beverages• D. Strategies to Support Healthy Food and

Beverages Choices

GOL categorization