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Prevention Research Center at Tulane University
Mary Kathryn Poole, MPH, Adrienne Mundorf, MPH, Naomi Englar & Diego Rose, PhD, MPH
Improving Louisiana’s America’s Health Ranking® through Public Health Strategies during the 2014 Legislative SessionPresented at the Community Indicators Consortium Impact Summit Washington, D.C.Monday, September 29, 2014
Challenges in LA
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49th
48th
47th
46th
43rd
40th
(UHF 2013)
Obesity and Smoking
(PBRC 2012; LA Tobacco Control Program 2011)
53% of LA youth (grades 6-12) reported being in the room with a smoker at least one day a week.
27.1% of LA youth (ages 2-19) are overweight or obese.
(UHF 2013)
(UHF 2013)
Project Activities
State-Level Strategies
Worksite Lactation Support (Act 681/ Senate Bill 28) Increases the number of state-owned buildings with
lactation rooms from 10 to 20
Fresh Food Assistance at Farmers Markets (Senate Concurrent Resolution 20) Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals to allow
the use of the Women, Infants and Children Cash Value Voucher at farmers markets
Early Childhood
Schools
Smoke-Free School Zones (Act 581/ Senate Bill 514) Establishes a smoke-free school zone within 200 feet
of school property
Farm to School (Senate Concurrent Resolution 94) Encourages the Department of Education and Department
of Agriculture and Forestry to establish a farm to school program and overcome barriers to farm to school
Schools
Joint-Use Agreements (Senate Concurrent Resolution 95) Requests the Department of
Education to conduct a survey on barriers to joint-use agreements
Water Availability in Schools (Senate Concurrent Resolution 96) Requests the Department of Health and
Hospitals and Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to issue a report on drinking water in schools
Community
Complete Streets (Act 470/ Senate Bill 527) Requires the Department of Transportation and
Development to maintain a Complete Streets policy and issue an annual progress report
State Obesity Coordination (Act 580/ Senate Bill 513 & Senate Concurrent Resolution 21) Forms the Louisiana Obesity Prevention and Management Commission Creates a joint-legislative committee on obesity
Summary of Public Health Strategies
Next Steps
Analyze data and feedback generated from 2014 study resolutions
Collect data and success stories from effective programs and policies in Louisiana
Increase communication between grassroots and grasstops leaders and organizations
Continue to identify priorities and track progress using the America’s Health Rankings®
Photo courtesy of Greauxing Healthy Baton Rouge
References
Louisiana Tobacco Control Program. (2011). 2011 Louisiana Youth Tobacco Survey. Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Retrieved from http://www.quitwithusla.org/uploads/YouthTobaccoSurveyFinalWeb-1375893058.pdf
Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC). (2012). We Are What We Build: 2012 Louisiana Report Card on Physical Activity & Health for Children & Youth. Retrieved from https://www.pbrc.edu/report_card/pdf/2012_LAReportCard_web.pdf
United Health Foundation (UHF). (2013). America’s Health Rankings: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities. Retrieved from http://cdnfiles.americashealthrankings.org/SiteFiles/Reports/AHR-AnnualReport2013.pdf
Acknowledgments
People Principal Investigator: Diego Rose, PhD, MPH Other Contributing Investigators: Adrienne
Mundorf, MPH and Naomi Englar Funding
CDC, Prevention Research Centers Cooperative agreement #U48-DP-001948