PRESENTED BY:Kristie Rauter

Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation | Marshfield, Wi September 24th, 2013

Systems, Environmental and Policy Changes in Wood County Schools,

Worksites, and Communities.Thinking differently about your surroundings.

Funding made possible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Wood County Health Department.

Wood County

Location

Local economics:Cranberries,Paper millsmedical

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At least 30 minutes of daily P.A., reducing screen time standards, and provide healthy snacks (~500 students)

• South Wood County YMCA, Marshfield Area YMCA, and Boys and Girls Club passed policies

• YouthNet includes supportive language in parent handbook

Afterschool Program Providers

Wellness Policies (Nutrition and Physical Activity) and Garden Implementation (~1,600 children)

• 21/22 sites have new/enhanced nutrition policies

• 16/22 sites new/enhanced physical activity policies

• 28 sites have gardens

Childcare Centers

Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids, Pittsville, Auburndale, Nekoosa, Port Edwards (~12,500 students)

• 3/6 districts have passed policy—3/6 are in progress

(Auburndale, Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield)• 6/6 districts participating in farm to school (15,000 lbs. produce)• 6/6 districts implemented gardens/greenhouses/orchards• 5/6 districts making changes to competitive food environment• 6/6 districts with nutrition and P.A. based afterschool programming

Schools

• Food Service Director Quarterly Meetings

• Harvest of the Month - Taste Testing, Lunch

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• Knife Training for Food Service Staff

• Meet Your Farmer

• Local Alert

• Processing Facility

Meet Your Farmer

Local Alert

Processing Facility

Gardens and Greenhouses

Lincoln High School Greenhouse

Lincoln High School students grow lettuce to be used in the lunch line

Grant Funding

Worksite Wellness

•Developed wellness policies within worksites

•Linked to worksite wellness network

Grant Funding

Social Physical Activity (Thao Sisters)Need a champion to lead network, get it started to become self-sustainingCultural, men are head of house

2gether

Grant Funding

• Environmental change to increase access to physical activity

• Social support networks to change behaviors

• Limiting screen time

• Policy changes that create physical activity opportunities

2gether

Grant Funding

• Community Supported Agriculture

• Healthy Vending

• Healthy Catering

Community

Grant Funding

Gardens

• 40 school and community garden sites and 5 school greenhouses

• Partnering with Food Pantries

Electronic Benefits Transfer

Grant Funding

• 75% of farmers markets in Wood County now accept Food Share

•Over $4,000 Food Share dollars were spent at the Wisconsin Rapids Farmers Market in the 2011 season

•The Double Value program in October brought a 61% increase in participation and 71% more dollars to local market vendors

Smart Meal

Grant Funding

• Restaurant Assessments

• Menu Calc Analysis

• Menu Labeling and Printing

• More than 10% of County Restaurants

Restaurants will label healthy meals on menu (~75,000)• 13 restaurants currently participating • 11 interested and in process

Smart Meal

Smart Meal

Shared Use

Grant Funding

•Wisconsin Rapids: Opportunity Development Centers, Inc•Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools•City of Wisconsin Rapids Parks and Recreation•Lowell Center •Wal-Mart•Wisconsin Rapids Mall•Nekoosa Community Center•Marshfield: Opportunity Development Centers, Inc•Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – Marshfield•City of Marshfield - City Hall •Shoppes at Woodridge•Pick 'N Save•Shopko•Target •Fleet Farm

In Wood County, shared use includes schools, churches, malls, hotels and any other buildings which have areas that could be utilized for physical activity or nutrition purposes.

Active Communities

Grant Funding

Focus on the built environment and non-motorized vehicle transportation.

-Trail systems

-Sidewalks

-Bike lanes

-Signage

Media Campaign (~75,000)

…the work of the Healthy People Wood County

Obesity Prevention Team

Who made all of this possible?

…the work of AmeriCorps volunteers

…work of UWSP practicum students

And over 135 Partners!

• Beltie Beef• Big Brothers/Big Sisters• Blue Heron Brew Pub/West 14th• Bows and Britches Childcare• Boys & Girls Club of Wisconsin Rapids• Bright Horizons SJH/MFC• Building Blocks Learning Center• Buzzy Bees Child Care Center• Centers for Disease Control• Central City Credit Union• Central Home Improvement• Central Wisconsin Resiliency Project• Child Care Centers of Marshfield, all

sites• Child Care Resource and Referral• Christ Cares for Kids

• 10-10-10• ABC Childcare Centers, LLC• ABC Children’s Enrichment Center• Active Portage County• Adult Day Care of South Wood County• Aging and Disability Resource Center• Alliance Collections• Allied Health of Wisconsin, Nekoosa

Office• Altenburg’s Country Gardens, LLC• American Heart Association• Aspirus Doctors Clinic• Aspirus Occupational Health• Associated Employee Assistance• Auburndale School District• BeHIP

•Citizens for Clean Green Welcoming Committee •City of Marshfield •City of Wisconsin Rapids•Community Foundation of Greater South Wood County•Community members•Country Tots Child Development Center•Cranberry Clergy•Cutler County Comfort•Dairy State Cheese•Dennis Kitowski Farm •Dental Clinic of Marshfield•Domtar Industries, Inc.•ERCO Worldwide•Family Center•Family Health Center

•Figi’s•First Presbyterian Church - Marshfield•Forward Vending•Girl Scouts of Woodland Council•Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – Marshfield•Grand Rapids Lion’s Club•Green Team•Happy Days Day Care Center•Healthy Lifestyles – Marshfield Area Coalition•Heart of Wisconsin•HoChunk Nation•Home/Community Ed Association•Homestead Supper Club•Jamaican Kitchens•Jazzersize

•Lammar’s Smokehouse BBQ•Lots of Tots Preschool, LLC•Lowell Senior Center•Lowland Bison Ranch•Malek Family Stewardship Farm, LLC•Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce•Marshfield Area United Way•Marshfield Area YMCA •Marshfield Area Community Foundation•Marshfield Clinic•Marshfield Fire Department•Marshfield Master Gardeners•Marshfield News Herald•Marshfield Noon Rotary Club•Marshfield Park and Recreation Department

•Marshfield Public Library•Marshfield School District•Mid State International Truck•Mid-State Technical College•Nekoosa School District•Nelson-Jameson•New Page Corporation•North Central Workforce Development Board•NRG Media, WYTE & WLJY•Ocean Spray Cranberries•Opportunity Development Center •Pioneer Bank•Pittsville School District •Port Edwards School District•Precious Hearts Preschool

•Prust Sugarbush and Honey Farm•Rapids Mall•Red Mill Supper Club•Renaissance Learning•River Cities Community Access•Riverview Hospital Association•Rudolph’s Little Dears•Safe Routes to School•Saint Joseph’s Child Care •Saint Joseph’s Hospital•Security Health Plan •Sesame Workshop•South Wood County YMCA•South Wood County YMCA Child Development and Toddler Centers•St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Marshfield

•St. Lawrence Early Childhood Center•Staab Construction Corporation•Sustainable Marshfield•Tender Loving Children’s Center and Preschool •The Voice•US Department of Health and Human Services•UW Marshfield/Wood County•UW-Extension•UW-Stevens Point•Vespertine Gardens•WAOW Newsline 9•WDLB Radio•WFHR Radio•WI Dept of Transportation•WIC •Wisconsin Department of Health Services •Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune•Wisconsin Rapids Park and Recreation Department •Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools•Wisconsin Rapids Rafters•Wisconsin Restaurant Association, Central Wisconsin River Valley Chapter•Wood County Head Start•Youth Net

Thank you for your time!

Contact Information

Kristie RauterCPPW Project DirectorWood County Health

Departmentkrauter@co.wood.wi.us

(715) 421-8915