ASSOCIATION OF STATE PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONISTS.

ASSOCIATION OF STATE PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONISTSASSOCIATION OF STATE PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONISTS

ASSOCIATION OF STATE PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONISTS


VisionEating healthy and being active are an integral part of daily life for everyone.

MissionImprove the nation’s health by integrating

sound policy, programs, resources, services, and messages where individuals, children,

adolescents, and families make healthy choices about eating and being physically

activity.


Target Audience✔State and Community Professionals✔Community Leaders✔Health & Public Health Agencies✔Government & Non-Profit Organizations✔Businesses✔Schools & Universities


Guiding Principles✔Consumer-focused and community-based✔Reflects community’s cultural dimensions ✔Cultural competency is critical for success✔Broad definition of physical activity and

healthy eating✔Uses a public health planning process ✔Collaboration public health professionals


The Cornerstones

✔Access ✔Collaboration ✔Science, Research & Evaluation ✔Workforce ✔Communications✔Policy and Advocacy


Cornerstone 1 - Access

Assure ACCESS to healthy foods and beverages as well as opportunities for physical activity.


Access: Strategy 1Assure access to a safe, health-promoting and sustainable food supply that supports healthy eating and good nutrition.

✔ Inventory resources✔Promote breastfeeding✔Advocate for choices✔Local food systems✔Wellness policies

✔Nutrition standards✔Assistance programs✔Locally grown food✔Food Councils✔Access assessments


Access: Strategy 2

Assure access to safe, affordable and convenient opportunities for physical activity.

✔ Inventory resources✔ Provide incentives✔ Advocate for supportive policies✔ Assess quality and quantity


Access: Strategy 3

Commit to achieving health equity within healthy eating and physical activity efforts

✔ Educate workforce✔ Engage communities✔ Target interventions✔ Community leadership teams✔ Do not increase health disparities


Access: Strategy 4

Support and expand services to people of all income levels, ages, racial/ethnic groups and abilities.

✔ Interventions across the lifecycle✔ Lifelong physical activity and healthy food consumption✔ Secure funding


Access: Project ExampleJust Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables


Cornerstone 2: Collaboration

Maximize partnerships to promote healthy eating and physical activity


Collaboration: Strategy 1Build relationships and promote collaborative efforts among partners to maximize impact of healthy eating and physical activity interventions.

✔Strengthen relationships✔Leadership training✔Collaboration training

✔ Identify partners✔ Inventory partnerships✔ Identify new partners


Collaboration: Project ExampleLaunching the Kansas Nutrition and Physical Activity Collaborative


Cornerstone 3: Science, Research & Evaluation

Accelerate the transfer of research to practice by building and using the science base.


Science, Research & Evaluation: Strategy 1Develop a community-based research agenda that addresses the impact of nutrition and physical activity policies, programs and services✔CBPR model✔Advisory Board✔Engage partners

✔Develop skills✔Research plan✔Disseminate findings


Science, Research & Evaluation: Strategy 2Use and improve data systems to measure the impact of interventions.

✔Partner with experts✔Data metrics✔Existing data systems✔Secure missing data

✔Share best practices✔Disseminate findings✔Adjust efforts


Science, Research & Evaluation; Strategy 3 Incorporate best available evidence and research into policy, programs and systems changes.✔Evidenced-based✔National guidelines✔Planning process✔Health equity

✔Evaluation✔Research to practice✔Disseminate findings✔Best/promising practice


Science, Research & Evaluation: Strategy 4Contribute to the evidence base by identifying effective strategies to support healthy eating and physical activity.✔Evidenced-based info✔Establish standards✔Measure impact✔Findings to practice

✔Communicate results✔Report findings✔Best/promising practice


Science, Research & Evaluation: Project ExampleCreating a New Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Unit


Cornerstone 4: Workforce

Increase the diversity, capacity and competence of the nutrition and Physical

activity public health WORKFORCE.


Workforce: Strategy 1Build and sustain a diverse nutrition and physical activity workforce that has the necessary knowledge and skills and is reflective of the U.S. population.

✔Promote careers✔Competency-based ✔Continuing education✔Continuing education

✔Entry level opportunities✔Retain professionals✔Supportive policies✔Current legislation


Workforce: Strategy 2Support credentialing of health promotion professionals to ensure a competent workforce.

✔Educate about nutrition and physical activity✔Hire credentialed providers✔Continuing education from legitimate sources


Workforce: Project ExampleBirth and Beyond California


Cornerstone 5: Communication

COMMUNICATE effectively the value of healthy eating and physical activity.


Communication: Strategy 1Use effective communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions about healthy eating and physical activity.

✔Develop campaign plan✔Tailor to audience✔Partnerships✔Unified messages

✔Pilot test messages✔Pretest materials✔Varity in dissemination✔Evaluate effectiveness


Communication: Strategy 2Ensure that messages and materials are culturally and linguistically appropriate.

✔Competent workforce✔Use standards to develop messages✔ Involve knowledgeable organizations.✔Pretest messages.


Communication: Project ExampleOregon's Shared Meals Initiative


Cornerstone 6: Policy & Advocacy

Develop and fund effective nutrition and physical activity interventions, programs and policies.


Policy & Advocacy: Strategy 1Find opportunities within current laws and regulations to expand access to healthy eating and physical activity.✔How to address with current regulations✔ Share recommendations✔Advocate for new laws and regulations


Policy & Advocacy: Strategy 2Educate decision-makers & funders about the role of healthy eating & physical activity in preventing, delaying the onset, & reducing the severity of chronic diseases that lead to early death & disability.

✔Support impact research and share findings.✔Professional/consumer educational material.✔Funder/legislator education material.


Policy & Advocacy: Strategy 3Strengthen the quality and availability of programs and interventions designed to improve healthy eating and physical activity.

✔Support impact research and share findings.✔Professional/consumer educational material.✔Funder/legislator education material.


Policy & Advocacy: Strategy 4Support professionals and community members in advocating for healthy eating and physical activity opportunities.

✔Learn advocacy and lobbying restrictions.✔Develop advocacy skills.✔Materials for funders.✔Collaborate to advocate


Policy & Advocacy: ExampleImproving Nutrition Standards for Child Care Centers in North Carolina


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