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The High Obesity Program: A collaboration between public health and Cooperative Extension Services to address obesity
Kahin SA , Murriel AL , Pejavara A , O'Toole T , Petersen R . Prev Chronic Dis 2020 17 E26 In the United States, obesity is a major risk factor for chronic disease, and related medical costs are estimated to increase by at least $48 billion annually through 2030 (1). Interventions that use policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches at the population level, such as increasing the availability of healthy foods in local corner stores or incorporating activity-friendly routes into community planning and design, can expand the reach of public health efforts by establishing frameworks in which the simple, default choices are the healthier choices in the places Americans work, live, and play (2). |
The High Obesity Program: Overview of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Cooperative Extension Services efforts to address obesity
Murriel AL , Kahin S , Pejavara A , O'Toole T . Prev Chronic Dis 2020 17 E25 The burden of obesity and other chronic diseases negatively affects the nation's health, businesses, economy, and military readiness. The prevalence is higher in certain geographic locations. Beginning in 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity awarded funding to 11 land-grant universities through the High Obesity Program. This program implemented evidence- and practice-based strategies with a goal to increase access to nutritious foods and places to be physically active in counties in which the prevalence of obesity among adults was more than 40%. In these counties, funded land-grant universities developed partnerships and collaborations to work with community organizations, public health agencies, and other stakeholders to promote policy and environmental changes that address obesity. Data were collected by the Cooperative Extension Service in each selected county with technical assistance from land-grand universities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 2 million people were reached by the nutrition and physical activity policy, systems, and environmental interventions implemented. |
Leveraging resources to establish equitable breastfeeding support across Alabama
Barrera CM , Whatley G , Stratton A , Kahin S , Roberts Ayers D , Grossniklaus D , MacGowan C . J Hum Lact 2018 34 (3) 890334418775631 Breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for infants, and research emphasizes the benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and infant (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012; Ip et al., 2007). The American Academy of Pediatrics (2012) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for about the first 6 months of life, and continued breastfeeding for 1 year or longer. In the United States, only 24.9% of infants are exclusively breastfed for 6 months and 33.7% receive any human milk at 12 months (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2017a). Furthermore, there are disparities among rates of initiation and duration: Rates are lowest for infants who are non-Hispanic Black, living in rural areas, or living in the southeastern United States (CDC, 2017a). |
Key program findings and insights from the Baby-Friendly Hawaii Project
Kahin SA , McGurk M , Hansen-Smith H , West M , Li R , Melcher CL . J Hum Lact 2017 33 (2) 890334416683675 BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is the optimal method for infant feeding. In the United States, 81.1% of mothers initiate breastfeeding; however, only 44.4% and 22.3% of mothers are exclusively breastfeeding at 3 and 6 months, respectively. Research aim: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides guidance and funding to state health departments to support strategies to improve breastfeeding policies and practices in the hospital, community, and worksite settings. In 2010, the Hawaii State Department of Health received support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch the Baby-Friendly Hawaii Project (BFHP) to increase the number of Hawaii hospitals that provide maternity care consistent with the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and increase the rate of women who remain exclusively breastfeeding throughout their hospital stay. METHODS: For this article, we examined the BFHP's final evaluation report and Hawaii breastfeeding and maternity care data to identify the role of the BFHP in facilitating improvements in maternity care practices and breastfeeding rates. RESULTS: Since 2010, 52 hospital site visits, 58 trainings, and ongoing technical assistance were administered, and more than 750 staff and health professionals from BFHP hospitals were trained. Hawaii's overall quality composite Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care score increased from 65 (out of 100) in 2009 to 76 in 2011 and 80 in 2013, and Newborn Screening Data showed an increase in statewide exclusive breastfeeding from 59.7% in 2009 to 77.0% in 2014. CONCLUSION: Implementation and findings from the BFHP can inform future planning at the state and federal levels on maternity care practices that can improve breastfeeding. |
State-level farmers market activities: A review of CDC-funded state public health actions that support farmers markets
Kahin SA , Wright DS , Pejavara A , Kim SA . J Public Health Manag Pract 2016 23 (2) 96-103 CONTEXT: Introducing farmers markets to underserved areas, or supporting existing farmers markets, can increase access and availability of fruits and vegetables and encourage healthy eating. Since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) has provided guidance and funding to state health departments (SHDs) to support the implementation of interventions, including activities around farmers markets, to address healthy eating, and improve the access to and availability of fruits and vegetables at state and community levels. OBJECTIVE: For this project, we identified state-level farmers market activities completed with CDC's DNPAO funding from 2003 to 2013. State-level was defined as actions taken by the state health department that influence or support farmers market work across the state. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: We completed an analysis of SHD farmers market activities of 3 DNPAO cooperative agreements from 2003 to 2013: State Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases; Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Program; and Communities Putting Prevention to Work. To identify state farmers market activities, data sources for each cooperative agreement were searched using the key words "farm," "market," "produce market," and "produce stand." State data with at least one state-level farmers market action present were then coded for the presence of itemized activities. RESULTS: Across all cooperative agreements, the most common activities identified through analysis included the following: working on existing markets and nutrition assistance benefit programs, supporting community action, and providing training and technical assistance. Common partners were nutrition assistance benefit program offices and state or regional Department of Agriculture or agricultural extension offices. IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY & PRACTICE: Common farmers market practices and evidence-based activities, such as nutrition assistance benefits programs and land-use policies, can be adopted as methods for farmers market policy and practice work. CONCLUSION: The activities identified in this study can inform future planning at the state and federal levels on environment, policy, and systems approaches that improve the food environment through farmers markets. |
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