----------- Arlene Spark, EdD, RD, FADA, FACN Professor and MPH & DPH Advisor CUNY School of Public Health Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Begin forwarded message: From: "Kuester, Sarah (CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP)" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: June 24, 2014 at 4:13:59 PM EDT To: <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Nemours Releases Childhood Obesity Prevention Toolkit for Rural Communities Reply-To: Chronic Disease Nutrition List <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Please pardon the cross-posting. The findings and conclusions presented in the resource below are solely those of the authors and do not represent the official position or policies of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. From: Gratale, Daniella [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Subject: Nemours Releases Childhood Obesity Prevention Toolkit for Rural Communities Good afternoon, Nemours prepared a Childhood Obesity Prevention Toolkit for Rural Communities<http://www.nemours.org/content/dam/nemours/wwwv2/filebox/service/healthy-living/growuphealthy/nhps/Childhood%20Obesity%20Prevention%20Strategies%20for%20Rural%20Communities.pdf> that we would like to disseminate broadly. The toolkit provides a range of strategies and success stories to assist practitioners in child-serving sectors, including: early care and education, schools, out-of-school time, community initiatives and healthcare. The profiled communities were able to leverage their unique rural resources and benefited from close community bonds to improve children’s health. The toolkit also includes policy recommendations and an overview of the evaluation process. Please feel free to share the link with interested colleagues, networks, stakeholders and constituencies. Should you choose to communicate about the toolkit through social media, here are some sample tweets: o @Nemours<https://twitter.com/Nemours> releases rural #childhoodobesity<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23childhoodobesity> #prevention<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23prevention> toolkit to assist practitioners: http://bit.ly/Tb9KYO #healthykids<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23healthykids> #ruralhealth<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ruralhealth> o New toolkit by @Nemours<https://twitter.com/Nemours> provides strategies & success stories on #childhoodobesity<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23childhoodobesity> #prevention<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23prevention> in rural communities: http://bit.ly/Tb9KYO o @Nemours<https://twitter.com/Nemours> Toolkit: Leverage rural resources & community bonds to improve children’s health: http://bit.ly/Tb9KYO #ruralhealth<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ruralhealth> #healthykids<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23healthykids> Please let us know if you have any questions. Best, Daniella Daniella Gratale Senior Manager of Advocacy Nemours 1201 15th Street, NW Suite 520 Washington, DC 20005 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 202-649-4415