New Prevention Resource:

Obesity is a Four Letter Word

Resources for Promoting Healthy Eating & Activity Environments

  Obesity is a Four-Letter Word The focus on obesity is harmful to community health. Find out why in The O Word, a new article that describes the unintended consequences of attention to obesity rather than poor nutrition and physical inactivity.

  Tracking Local Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy in California: The Local Policy Database project will offer health advocates a catalogue of emerging local policies on nutrition and activity and stimulate implementation of promising policies throughout California.
 

  Sign up to receive updates from the Strategic Alliance for Healthy Eating & Activity Environments including the complete report - hot off the press - of the California Governor’s Action Summit on Health, Nutrition, and Obesity and next steps, to be released next week! Better yet, get involved with Strategic Alliance and advocate for government and business responsibility for health.

  FoodMed 2005: The First Conference on Healthy Food in Health Care At this one-day conference on November 17, 2005 in Oakland, CA, participants will receive tools and resources to implement sustainable and nutritious ideas in health care food procurement. Learn about cutting edge and cost-effective strategies to meet heath care’s unique needs.

More Resources

  First Steps: Taking Action Early to Prevent Violence synthesizes research and offers a comprehensive strategy to inform violence prevention efforts targeted at the 0-5 population. The report includes 15 recommendations, along with case studies and suggested activities at the individual, family, community, organizational, and policy levels. Printed copies available free of charge.

Prevention Institute Staff Coming To A Community Near You 

• 11/1/05: Mary Gumble Levy Visiting Scholar Lecture, St. Louis, MO
• 12/7/05: 7th Annual Ending Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Conference, Lexington, KY
• 12/14/05: APHA Annual Meeting Special Session: The Evidence for Eliminating Health Disparities, Philadelphia, PA
• 1/26-28/2006: 5th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth: Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities, Denver, CO

Happy Birthday Prevention Institute! Eight years on October 1, 2005.

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