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Obesity Prevention Strategies in the
Early Care and Education Setting1305 Partner Training
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and ObesityNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control & PreventionAtlanta, Georgia USA
Immediate Needs/Questions for your State On the card provided please share:
The most pressing ECE technical assistance needs/questions in your state for 1305 with which CDC can help?
FOA Requirements (Domain 2)
Basic: Strategy 1 - Promote adoption of food service guidelines/nutrition standards, which include sodium (ECEs, worksites or community settings)*
Basic: Strategy 3 - Promote adoption of physical activity in ECE setting
Enhanced: 1 Strategy 2 - Implement food service guidelines/nutrition standards where foods and beverages are available, include sodium (ECEs, worksites or community settings)2
Enhanced: Strategy 5 - Implement physical activity in early care and education
1Includes Basic Plus Funding 2Many states included ECE setting in their work plans
What is the evidence base for nutrition and physical activity standards in ECE?
Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards (CFOC), 3rd ed.
Institute of Medicine (IOM) Reports Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies Child and Adult Food Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for All Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention
www.cdc.gov/obesity/downloads/spectrum-of-opportunities-for-obesity-prevention-in-early-care-and-education-setting_tabriefing.pdf
Spectrum of Opportunities for Obesity Preventionin the Early Care and Education Setting
How well do your state’s licensing regulations encompass obesity prevention standards?
Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards
47 ‘high impact’ CFOC obesity prevention standard components Annual assessment of the extent to which each state’s licensing
regulations align with the CFOC obesity prevention standard components
Regulations for centers, small and large homes assessed separately
2010 baseline cfoc.nrckids.org www.nrckids.org
How well do your state’s ECE certification/degree programs and continuing education opportunities include
obesity prevention content?
Programs or series of trainings required for ECE providers in state governed ECE facility either prior to beginning work or for maintaining qualifications
Pre-Service Certification (Vocational Schools, Community Colleges, Universities)
Professional Development CEU Offerings (Coop. Ext; CCRR; Private)
www.healthykidshealthyfuture.org
How well does your state promote interventions that take place directly
within ECE facilities?(e.g. curricula, self-assessment, multi-component intervention)
www.fns.usda.gov/tn/grow-it-try-it-it www.gonapsacc.org
Assessments & Action Planning Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE) Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) Let’s Move! Child Care (LMCC)
Curricula Color Me Healthy Early Sprouts Healthy Habits for Life
Multi-component Interventions Eat Well, Play Hard in Child Care
What does a state need to do to be successful within the ECE setting?
Work in partnership with state offices, key stakeholders Focus on reach and vulnerable populations Address standards as comprehensively as possible Consider and assess feasibility for full range possible
strategies
Resources
Opportunities and planning Assessment and action planning tools Understanding ECE policies in your state Resources for states and ECE providers
Contact Information
CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
CAPT Meredith Reynolds, [email protected]
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: 1-888-232-6348Visit: www.cdc.gov | Contact CDC at: 1-800-CDC-INFO or www.cdc.gov/info
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.
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