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Arlene Spark, EdD, RD, FADA, FACN
Professor and MPH & DPH Nutrition Advisor
CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy
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Date: June 23, 2016 at 11:27:22 AM EDT
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Subject: Childhood Obesity Weekly Policy Update
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CDC: High School Students Drinking Less Soda <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bb20503053bca57c990e5e3d7712138d6547dc0611f84e9047>
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The number of high school students who drink soda at least once per day dropped from 27 percent in 2013 to 20 percent in 2015 <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bb20503053bca57c990e5e3d7712138d6547dc0611f84e9047> , according to the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), a biannual measure of self-reported health behaviors among U.S. high school students released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among other YRBS findings, the percentage of students reporting they are physically active for at least 60 minutes per day held steady at 27 percent, while the percentage of students who attend daily physical education classes remained at nearly 30 percent. The survey also found that nearly 30 percent of high school students are obese or overweight.
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Philadelphia Sugary Drink Tax Signed into Law<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bb0ef94d8cc9106b2b19a649e344312c2dbb7f2a6efcf8f25a>
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D) signed into law a 1.5 cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks and diet sodas sold citywide<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bb0ef94d8cc9106b2b19a649e344312c2dbb7f2a6efcf8f25a>, a measure that is expected to raise approximately $91 million per year to fund expanded pre-K, community schools, and an overhaul of the city’s parks, libraries and recreation centers. The tax will go into effect January 1, 2017, making Philadelphia the second jurisdiction in the nation to adopt a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (after Berkeley, Calif.).
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San Francisco Sugary Drink Tax to Appear on November Ballot<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bbef9c1558455a3164c113f0e4750b35272470de49d899170c>
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San Francisco voters will decide in November whether to approve a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bbef9c1558455a3164c113f0e4750b35272470de49d899170c>. A soda tax ballot initiative that needed two-thirds approval by city residents received 55 percent of the vote in 2014; this year’s measure would require a simple majority vote for passage.
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Nearly 40 Percent of Illinois Schools Fail to Comply with State PE Requirements<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bb75342a998979373b00f2ddae4218c3728b2f9e70943d7cb2>
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Nearly 40 percent of schools in Illinois do not provide daily physical education, as required by state law<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bb75342a998979373b00f2ddae4218c3728b2f9e70943d7cb2>, with elementary schools falling short most often, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. Many of the schools failing to comply received exemption waivers from the state due to lack of staff or facilities to offer courses daily.
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States and Communities Report Declining Childhood Obesity Rates<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bba0b234e6b69c02c1664aa8282d663ee322dda42745b8794c>
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released an updated collection of stories and reports from a growing number of states, cities and counties that have measured declines in their childhood obesity rates <http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bba0b234e6b69c02c1664aa8282d663ee322dda42745b8794c> . The most recent reports come from a diverse set of areas, including: St. Cloud, Minnesota; Cherokee County, South Carolina; Seminole County, Florida; Southern California; Colorado; New Mexico; and Philadelphia.  Places where childhood obesity rates have been reduced have implemented a wide range of strategies to make healthy foods and beverages available in schools and communities and have integrated physical activity into daily life.
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Interactive Map Illustrates How USDA School Kitchen Equipment Grants Benefit Schools<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bb79459539eb9e11ff5928841df234c47c93c0c968dc101dbe>
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A new interactive map from the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project—a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bb79459539eb9e11ff5928841df234c47c93c0c968dc101dbe>—shows how the $25 million that Congress allocated to school kitchen equipment grants in fiscal 2014 was put to use across the nation. To address school kitchen equipment needs, Congress has provided more than $200 million since 2009 to help replace and improve school food service equipment. The U.S. Department of Agriculture distributes the funds to state child nutrition agencies, which then award grants of at least $5,000 to individual schools.
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Food and Drink Endorsements of Music Stars Popular with Teens Are Mostly Unhealthy: Study<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bb14dce6c577cef15dc4a3724208df18f22515fcd510ae0e1e>
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More than 80 percent of foods and beverages endorsed by musicians whose songs appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 2013 and 2014 are unhealthy<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bb14dce6c577cef15dc4a3724208df18f22515fcd510ae0e1e>, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Among the nonalcoholic beverages that were endorsed by the artists, 71 percent were sugary drinks.
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Could the 20-Minute Neighborhood Work in Detroit?<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bbb2e557d39b13a92e37e23f20bed4e4880e0650502dafd2c8>
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Detroit Free Press, Robin Boyle, 6/15/16

For those who have never heard of it, a 20-minute neighborhood is an active, safe, walkable, convenient, predominantly residential neighborhood.
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Child Obesity in Farm Country: Colquitt County Fights Nutrition Battle<http://click.rwjfmail.org/?qs=16b9b7c6636020bb32c006324040eb05f1eb7c1c56586633af17e4efd005f092>
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Georgia Health News, Shelby Jarrett, 6/4/2016

In 2009, the county received a community health grant from the CDC. Since then, local leaders, aided by University of Georgia experts, have struggled mightily to help families improve their health and increase well-being.
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