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Arlene Spark, EdD, RD, FADA, FACN
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CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy
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Subject: Childhood Obesity Weekly Policy Update
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FDA Issues Guidance on Voluntary Sodium Reduction<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213ce26914de82650d0778edac1f876fec193dd6b7c74168ee116>
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance providing voluntary sodium reduction targets for companies that produce processed and commercially prepared food<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213ce26914de82650d0778edac1f876fec193dd6b7c74168ee116>. The guidance—which includes targets for two-year and ten-year reduction goals—covers approximately 150 categories of food. FDA will seek feedback on the draft via a public comment period.
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Obesity Declines Among WIC-Participating Children in Colorado<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213ceda23f40b7ca0e9a1960fc7597b76c3551c5f4b37b56d7456>
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The percentage of overweight and obese children ages 2 to 4 participating in Colorado’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program dropped 7.4 percent from 2012 to 2015<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213ceda23f40b7ca0e9a1960fc7597b76c3551c5f4b37b56d7456>, according to a report from the state’s health department. Nearly one in five Colorado children is enrolled in WIC, which provides healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support and other services to low-income pregnant, women, infants, new mothers and young children.
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Los Angeles City Council Approves Plan Requiring Farmers’ Markets to Accept SNAP
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The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a motion that will lead to requiring all farmers’ markets to accept CalFresh EBT<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213ced9532840a50deb01a8a2cb2e795e6ba7f0da935708a60db5> (Electronic Benefit Transfer) cards, the state’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. EBT purchases currently account for as much as 30 percent of sales at Los Angeles farmers’ markets citywide<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213ce1679baf0b4dd6ca786e37b6f331591ba96b4ce09b334466a>.
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Greensboro, N.C., City Council Allocates $1 Million to Fresh Food Access
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The city council of Greensboro, N.C., unanimously agreed to allocate $1 million in the city’s 2016-17 budget to the city’s Fresh Food Access Plan<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213ce549158dc3e0970f290df1f44a57c78970c39afd970a5263f>, designed to improve healthy food access in lower-income areas. A Gallup poll commissioned by the Food Research and Action Center in 2014<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213ce0b4e82e4e4a746da05d2ad700f2cfba689bd9485836304c9> ranked Greensboro as having the highest percentage of residents experiencing food hardship among all metro regions in the country.
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Children in Families with Limited Savings Have Higher Obesity Risk, Poorer Health<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213cec1fb43117fae097a2569ba9f96ce495abf83d3d3b833bcc9>
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Children in families living in “asset poverty” – where households have less than three months of savings to cover basic expenses – are likelier to suffer from obesity, chronic illness, and worse overall health<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213cec1fb43117fae097a2569ba9f96ce495abf83d3d3b833bcc9> than children whose families had set aside more money, according to study findings presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies. Every additional year in asset poverty increased a child’s odds of obesity by 20 percent.
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Obesity Prevention Program Linked to BMI Reduction <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213cef272d8295ef68f016366dbe7f606dff15af15789f1819027>
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Obese seventh-graders whose schools participated in a five-week program called Students for Nutrition and eXercise (SNaX) had lower BMIs two years later<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213cef272d8295ef68f016366dbe7f606dff15af15789f1819027>—an effect not observed among students in a control group whose schools did not participate in the program, according to a study published in Pediatrics. The SNaX program combines school-wide environmental changes and encouragement to eat healthier foods along with a peer-led education and marketing campaign.
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Living in “Disadvantaged” Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Obesity Risk for Teens <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213ceae041e16b5ac14a893666029be10e51fd5a8d73ce3c44805>
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Teenagers living in “disadvantaged” neighborhoods—such as those with higher unemployment and lower educational attainment, income levels, and housing values – are at elevated risk for obesity,<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=995f81e22cf213ceae041e16b5ac14a893666029be10e51fd5a8d73ce3c44805> with girls experiencing a larger impact from neighborhood disadvantage than boys, according to a study published in Social Science Research. Researchers also found that living in disadvantaged neighborhoods may have a negative effect on teens’ cognitive abilities.
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A Clever Tweak to How Apples Are Sold Is Making Everyone Eat More of Them<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=d190e4b0f095c45955fad977d570ba055359c1cd61b2791db65aeb20139918df>
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The Washington Post, Roberto Ferdman, 5/19/16
A pilot study conducted at eight schools found that fruit consumption jumped by more than 60 percent when apples were served sliced.
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Getting Children More Physically Active Could Save Over $50 Billion<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=d190e4b0f095c459cf124d8885479ccfb6a1cc8b780b624dc4a6017478f4f7d1>
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Forbes, Bruce Lee, 5/17/16
Increasing the physical activity of children is a good thing. But how good a thing is it?
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#FoodFri Tweetchat: Sugary Drink Warning Labels
June 3, 2016
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Hosted by @MomsRising and @SugarFreeKidsMD, this tweetchat will focus on health warning labels for sugar-sweetened beverages as a strategy to reduce consumption.
Healthy Food Financing as a Cornerstone of Community and Economic Development: Webinar
June 7, 2016
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Hosted by Voices for Healthy Kids, this webinar will teach advocates how to make the case for healthy food financing to improve public health, create jobs, and promote community revitalization. Register for the webinar<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=d190e4b0f095c45983dea3ee6e2799e09afd0eed8d98e8417c1ec3d12c1a9e19>.
Complete Streets 201: Webinar
June 8, 2016
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Hosted by Voices for Healthy Kids, the National Complete Streets Coalition, and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, this webinar will cover transportation planning basics, complete streets policies, and how to include equity in complete streets. Register for the webinar<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=d190e4b0f095c4597d605224340637ade80182ddd769fbbd2b72951e8444fa1c>.
ESSA 101: Webinar
June 9, 2016
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Hosted by Voices for Healthy Kids, this webinar will focus on the physical education and health provisions of the recently-passed federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Register for the webinar<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=d190e4b0f095c45958e36942a97abee37ad54b7097c9ab06c6f50c932d27a813>.
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