We’re happy to share with you the March Edition of the 2014 Obesity Prevention in Early Care and Education News Blast. See the attached News Blast for recent ECE news, new resources, an ECE community and federal highlight, and research from the early care and education field. Please also find attached a Farm To Preschool resource, a copy of two recently published manuscripts: Prevalence of Childhood and Adult Obesity in the United States, 2011-2012 and Nutrition and Physical Activity Randomized Control Trial in Child Care Centers Improves Knowledge, Policies, and Children’s Body Mass Index , and the slides for Wednesday’s call.

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Early Care and Education Networking Call: This Wednesday! The next CDC/DNPAO monthly Early Care and Education Networking Teleconference call will take place on Wednesday, March 26th  (3-4 pm EST). This call will feature an update on the Public Health Law and Policy Center’s recent study of all 50 states statutes to assess the extent to which local governments have the authority to establish their own standards to promote healthy eating and physical activity in the ECE setting. Slides needed for this presentation are attached.

NOTE: The call in number for the call is:  1-877-718-2565 and the Passcode is 67363979.  We look forward to speaking to everyone on Wednesday!

Carrie and Ashton

Carrie Dooyema MSN, MPH, RN
Behavioral Scientist
Obesity Prevention and Control Branch
CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
Phone: 770 488 5039
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Ashton Potter Wright, DrPH
Obesity Prevention and Control Branch (OPCB)
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO)
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Office: 770-488-6516
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