Program Title:
Footprints to Health: Franklin Neighborhood Initiative
WI CCC Plan Related Chapter / Priority:
Chapter 1: Prevention
Priority B: Promote healthy lifestyles through nutrition and physical activity.
Program Description:
A community based intervention targeting parents of elementary school aged children in the Franklin neighborhood in Wausau. The intervention is focused on increasing fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity. A number of policy and environmental changes are being made in the neighborhood to support individual behavior change.
Time Frame:
April 2006-April 2007
Interest in Collaboration:
Yes
Could Project Be Duplicated:
Yes, the projects we have are meant to be implemented by various local partners.
For More Information, Contact:
Name: Mary Pesik
Email: pesikmj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Program Title:
Got Dirt? A Toolkit for Implementation of Childcare, School and Community Gardens
WI CCC Plan Related Chapter / Priority:
Chapter 1: Prevention
Priority B: Promote healthy lifestyles through nutrition and physical activity.
Program Description
The toolkit is designed as an easy to use, step-by-step guide for implementing childcare, school and community gardens with the purpose of increasing fruit and vegetable access and consumption. The toolkit is available at http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/gotdirt.htm
Time Frame:
Ongoing
Interest in Collaboration:
Yes
Could Project Be Duplicated:
Yes, the projects we have are meant to be implemented by various local partners.
For More Information, Contact:
Name: Mary Pesik
Email: pesikmj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Website: http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/gotdirt.htm
Program Title:
Governor's School Health Award
WI CCC Plan Related Chapter / Priority:
Chapter 1: Prevention
Priority B: Promote healthy lifestyles through nutrition and physical activity.
Program Description
The award was developed to recognize and celebrate schools that support and promote healthy eating; physical activity; alcohol-, tobacco-, and drug-free lifestyles; and parental and community involvement. The goal of this award is to motivate and empower all Wisconsin schools to develop the policies, programs, and the infrastructure needed to create and maintain a healthy school environment. Schools must meet specific criteria in order to be recognized as a healthy school. The target is all public and private schools with the intended outcome of changes in the school environment to support nutrition and physical activity.
Time Frame:
Annual award cycle. The next application is due March 16, 2007
Interest in Collaboration:
Yes
Could Project Be Duplicated:
Yes, the projects we have are meant to be implemented by various local partners.
For More Information, Contact:
Name: Mary Pesik
Email: pesikmj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Website: http://www.schoolhealthaward.wi.gov
Program Title:
Wisconsin Worksite Wellness Resource Kit
WI CCC Plan Related Chapter / Priority:
Chapter 1: Prevention
Priority B: Promote healthy lifestyles through nutrition and physical activity.
Program Description
The resource kit is a step-by-step a tool to assist worksites with implementing wellness strategies focused on improving nutrition, increasing physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight. The kit walks you through the process of developing a worksite wellness program.
Time Frame:
Ongoing
Interest in Collaboration:
Yes
Could Project Be Duplicated:
Yes, the projects we have are meant to be implemented by various local partners.
For More Information, Contact:
Name: Mary Pesik
Email: pesikmj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Website: http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/Sites/Worksite.htm
Program Title:
Wisconsin Nutrition and Physical Activity State Plan
WI CCC Plan Related Chapter / Priority:
Chapter 1: Prevention
Priority B: Promote healthy lifestyles through nutrition and physical activity.
Program Description
The Wisconsin Nutrition and Physical Activity State Plan to prevent obesity and related chronic disease provides a statewide focus for obesity prevention, management and health promotion through nutrition and physical activity. The Plan provides a framework to help create and support environments that make it easier for all Wisconsin residents to make healthy food choices, be physically active and achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
- Increase physical activity
- Increase fruit and vegetable consumption
- Increase breastfeeding
- Decrease television viewing
- Balance caloric intake and energy expenditure
Time Frame:
Ongoing
Interest in Collaboration:
Yes
Could Project Be Duplicated:
Yes, the projects we have are meant to be implemented by various local partners.
For More Information, Contact:
Name: Mary Pesik
Email: pesikmj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Website: http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/index.htm
Program Title:
14 Carrot Gold Award
WI CCC Plan Related Chapter / Priority:
Chapter 1: Prevention
Priority B: Promote healthy lifestyles through nutrition and physical activity.
Program Description
The 14 Carrot Gold Award recognizes organizations that have done innovative thing to promote fruit and vegetable consumption. The Plan emphasizes strategies to:
- Increase physical activity
- Increase fruit and vegetable consumption
- Increase breastfeeding
- Decrease television viewing
- Balance caloric intake and energy expenditure
Time Frame:
Annual award in Spring
Interest in Collaboration:
Yes
Could Project Be Duplicated:
Yes, the projects we have are meant to be implemented by various local partners.
For More Information, Contact:
Name: Mary Pesik
Email: pesikmj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Website: http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/WIC/Fmnp/award.htm
Program Title:
Fruits and Veggies: More Matters
WI CCC Plan Related Chapter / Priority:
Chapter 1: Prevention
Priority B: Promote healthy lifestyles through nutrition and physical activity.
Program Description
The goal of the national Fruits and Veggies: More Matters Program is to increase the fruit and vegetable consumption so that all Americans are consuming the amounts recommended in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005. The program also supports initiatives to provide education and to improve access to fruits and vegetables. The program is coordinated at the state level through the Nutrition and Physical Activity Program. The Plan emphasizes strategies to:
- Increase physical activity
- Increase fruit and vegetable consumption
- Increase breastfeeding
- Decrease television viewing
- Balance caloric intake and energy expenditure
Time Frame:
Ongoing
Interest in Collaboration:
Yes
Could Project Be Duplicated:
Yes, the projects we have are meant to be implemented by various local partners.
For More Information, Contact:
Name: Mary Pesik
Email: pesikmj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Website: http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/5aDay/
Program Title:
What Works
WI CCC Plan Related Chapter / Priority:
Chapter 1: Prevention
Priority B: Promote healthy lifestyles through nutrition and physical activity.
Program Description
A series of two-page summaries of evidence-based and promising strategies that focus on helping people eat healthier and be more active. Currently, the series includes “What Works in Worksites” and “What Works in Schools."
Time Frame:
Ongoing
Interest in Collaboration:
Yes
Could Project Be Duplicated:
Yes, the projects we have are meant to be implemented by various local partners.
For More Information, Contact:
Name: Mary Pesik
Email: pesikmj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Website: http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/index.htm
