Obesity - OCPHS

Goals

• Promote health and reduce chronic disease risk through the consumption of healthful diets and achievement and maintenance of healthy body weights
• Improve health, fitness, and quality of life through daily physical activity

Outcome Objective

Strategy

• Promote a culture of healthy eating
• By December 31, 2018, increase the percentage of people who meet the recommended guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption
• Adults: from 50.0% to 55.0%
• Adolescents: from 21.1% to 25.0%

• Promote a culture of physical activity
• By December 31, 2018, increase the percentage of people who meet the recommended guidelines for moderate physical activity
• Adults: from 48.0% to 55.0%
• Adolescents: from 48.2% to 55.0%

2015 Achievements

• Merge with the Making it Better networking in October 2015
• Membership in Obesity Coalition increase when both community obesity prevent groups joined forces.
• The MIB model allows for over 300 people to be aware of current efforts related to obesity prevention through their newsletter and social media.

2016 Activities

• By December 31, 2016 identify three organizations that committed and are actively implementing Health Eating and Physical Activity nutrition standards
• Promote two or three obesity programs in the community and highlight outcomes through MIB Public Media
• Identify one or two successful community activities and their outcomes around obesity prevention work