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The key to pivoting and adapting: Networked partnerships, long-standing relationships, and functioning program infrastructure
Lavinghouze SR , O'Toole TP , Petersen R . Health Promot Pract 2023 24 15248399221150781 Welcome to this supplemental issue of Health Promotion Practice (HPP), “Reducing Chronic Disease Through Physical Activity and Nutrition: More Public Health Practice in the Field” which is devoted to practice-based information from the field of nutrition, physical activity, and obesity programs. This is the second supplemental issue in this series showcasing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO; https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphpd/dnpao/index.html) cooperative agreement recipients: State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Program (https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/span-1807/index.html), Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH; https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/reach/index.htm), and the High Obesity Program (HOP; https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/hop-1809/high-obesity-program-1809.html).1 The first issue was published in November 2022 The articles presented in the November supplemental issue demonstrated how SPAN, REACH, and HOP recipients implemented “what we know works” to build healthier communities. DNPAO has identified and prioritizes five specific population-focused public health actions (see Figure 1) to reduce chronic disease and support health equity: | Action Item 1: Make Physical Activity Safe and Accessible for All | Action Item 2: Make Healthy Food Choices Easier | Action Item 3: Make Breastfeeding Easier to Start and Sustain | Action Item 4: Strengthen Obesity Prevention Standards in Early Care and Education (ECE) Settings | Action Item 5: Spread and Scale Family Healthy Weight Programs. (O’Toole et al., 2022) |
From practice to publication: The promise of writing workshops
Lavinghouze SR , Kettel Khan L , Auld ME , Sammons Hackett D , Brittain DR , Brown DR , Greaney E , Harris DM , Maynard LM , Onufrak S , Robillard AG , Schwartz R , Siddique S , Youngner CG , Wright LS , O'Toole TP . Health Promot Pract 2022 23 21s-33s Practitioners in health departments, university extension programs, and nonprofit organizations working in public health face varied challenges to publishing in the peer-reviewed literature. These practitioners may lack time, support, skills, and efficacy needed for manuscript submission, which keeps them from sharing their wisdom and experience-based evidence. This exclusion can contribute to literature gaps, a failure of evidence-based practice to inform future research, reduced ability to educate partners, and delays in advancing public health practice. Our article describes the writing workshops offered to Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded programs in 2021. This project consisted of three 60-minute introductory writing webinars open to all recipients, followed by a Writing for Publications workshop, an 8- to 9-week virtual learning/writing intensive for selected writing team applicants. The Society for Public Health Education staff, consultants, and CDC/DNPAO staff developed, refined, and presented the curriculum. The workshop for public health practitioner writing teams was offered to two cohorts and included extensive coaching and focused on potential submission to a Health Promotion Practice supplement, "Reducing Chronic Disease through Physical Activity and Nutrition: Public Health Practice in the Field" (see Supplemental Material), which was supported by CDC/DNPAO. We describe the webinars, the workshop design, modifications, evaluation methods and results. |
Five priority public health actions to reduce chronic disease through improved nutrition and physical activity
O'Toole TP , Blanck HM , Flores-Ayala R , Rose K , Galuska DA , Gunn J , O'Connor A , Petersen R , Hacker K . Health Promot Pract 2022 23 5s-11s Welcome to this supplemental issue of Health Promotion Practice (HPP), “Reducing Chronic Disease through Physical Activity and Nutrition: Public Health Practice in the Field” (https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/hppa/23/1_suppl), which is entirely devoted to practice-based wisdom from the field of nutrition, physical activity, and obesity programs. The specific aims of this supplement are to advance public health research and practice by showcasing innovative community-centered interventions, implementation, adaptations, and evaluations employed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) (www.cdc.gov/nccdphpd/dnpao/index.html) cooperative agreement recipients: State Physical Activity and Nutrition Program (SPAN, DP18-1807) (www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/span-1807/index.html), Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH, DP18-1813) (www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/reach/index.htm), and the High Obesity Programs (HOP, DP18-1809) (www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/hop-1809/high-obesity-program-1809.html). |
State and Local Chronic Disease Programs Adapt and Pivot to Address Community Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Examples From CDC Funded SPAN, REACH, and HOP Programs.
O'Toole TP , René Lavinghouze S , Pejavara A , Petersen R . Health Promot Pract 2022 23 12s-20s This supplement issue of Health Promotion Practice (HPP), “Reducing Chronic Disease through Physical Activity and Nutrition: Public Health Practice in the Field” (https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/hppa/23/1_suppl) has a focus on publishing practice wisdom from the field of nutrition, physical activity, and obesity programs. Publishing the practitioner’s perspective facilitates reducing gaps in literature, enhancing education of partners and decision makers, increasing knowledge translations, and improving the evidence base for addressing public health challenges. Practice wisdom draws upon public health practitioners’ experiences and expertise in developing, improving, or adapting practices to implement public health intervention programs (Chen et al., 2011; Dunet et al., 2013). HPP publication allows for a broader, more enduring dissemination of practice wisdom while building upon prior progress. |
Behaviors related to physical activity and nutrition among U.S. high school students
Brener ND , Eaton DK , Kann LK , McManus TS , Lee SM , Scanlon KS , Fulton JE , O'Toole TP . J Adolesc Health 2013 53 (4) 539-46 PURPOSE: National data related to physical activity (PA) and nutrition among adolescents are needed to help develop effective obesity prevention programs. The 2010 National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (NYPANS) was conducted to provide nationally representative data on behaviors and behavioral correlates related to healthy eating and PA. METHODS: NYPANS used a three-stage cluster sample design to obtain data representative of public- and private-school students in grades 9 through 12 in the United States (n=11,429). Students completed an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire in their classrooms during a regular class period. Trained data collectors directly measured the students' height and weight at school using a standard protocol. RESULTS: Analyses revealed that 19.0% of students were obese and 17.8% were overweight. Students participated in a range of physical activities during the 12 months before the survey; prevalence ranged from 5.0% for ice hockey to 83.9% for walking. In addition, 52.5% of students enjoyed the physical education classes they took at school. During the 7 days before the survey, 74.8% of students ate at least one meal or snack from a fast food restaurant, with black students more likely than white and Hispanic students to have done so. Forty-one percent of students always or most of the time have a TV on while eating dinner at home. CONCLUSIONS: These and other NYPANS results can be used to develop obesity prevention programs that address specific behaviors and behavioral correlates, and target subgroups in which behaviors and behavioral correlates related to obesity are most prevalent. |
Results of evaluability assessments of local wellness policies in 6 US school districts
Pitt Barnes S , Robin L , O'Toole TP , Dawkins N , Kettel Khan L , Leviton LC . J Sch Health 2011 81 (8) 502-511 BACKGROUND: A US federal mandate that school districts devise and implement local wellness policies (LWPs) has potential widespread impact on the nutritional content of foods and beverages available in schools and on the amount of physical activity that students engage in; however, evidence concerning the mandate's effectiveness is limited. This study describes the content of LWPs of 6 US school districts and steps taken toward their implementation and evaluation. METHODS: During visits to 6 school districts, we interviewed 88 school and community representatives about the content of their district's LWPs and how the LWPs were being implemented and evaluated. RESULTS: The 6 LWPs were consistent with the federal mandate, although they varied in content and degree of specificity, and none had been fully implemented. All 6 districts were pursuing strategies to ensure that foods and beverages available at school met nutrition standards but did not offer nutrition education to all K-12 students. All 6 districts offered students only limited opportunities for physical activity, and all 6 collected data to monitor process and outcomes of their LWPs. CONCLUSIONS: Partial implementation of LWPs in the districts we visited resulted in significant improvement in the nutritional quality of foods available at district schools, but only slight improvement in students' opportunities for school-based physical activity. We provide recommendations for school districts on implementation and evaluation. Future research is needed to determine the impact of these LWPs on students' health. |
Establishing a baseline measure of school wellness-related policies implemented in a nationally representative sample of school districts
Brener ND , Chriqui JF , O'Toole TP , Schwartz MB , McManus T . J Am Diet Assoc 2011 111 (6) 894-901 The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 required school districts to establish a local school wellness policy by the first day of the 2006-2007 school year. To provide a baseline measure of the extent to which wellness-related policies were implemented in school districts nationwide in 2006, this study analyzed data from the 2006 School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS). SHPPS used a cross-sectional design to measure policies and practices among a nationally representative sample of 538 public school districts. The authors applied a standardized wellness policy coding system to the data by matching each element to relevant questions from SHPPS and calculated the percentage of school districts meeting each element in the coding system. Statistical analyses included calculation of 95% confidence intervals for percentages and mean number of elements met in each area. In 2006, none of the districts met all elements included in the coding system for local wellness policies. In addition, the percentage of districts meeting each element varied widely. On average, districts met the greatest number of elements in the area of nutrition education and the least number of elements in the area of physical activity. By applying a coding system for district policies to an existing dataset, this study used a novel approach to determine areas of strength and weakness in the implementation of local school wellness-related policies in 2006. |
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