Summary of Community Break-Out Sessions at Childhood Obesity Forum

Breastfeeding

Establish friendly environments for breastfeeding (eg, rooms at work)

Establish incentives for working moms to breastfeed

Decrease TV Viewing Time

Participate in “Turn Off TV” week

Increase Physical Activity (in Schools)

Pass legislation protecting cyclists

Change zoning to encourage physical activity

Support “Rails to Trails” (making new trails from derelict rail lines)

Increase number of walking/hiking/cycling/horse paths (6)

Create financial incentives to build new trails

Print/supply trail guides and trail maps

Increase the amount of organized sports

Create skate parks

Hold fund-raisers that are athletic events (eg, 5K)

Allow for release time (from work) for exercise

Establish fitness centers on work sites or establish corporate discounts for gym membership

Hold summer and senior games

Established church sponsored sports

Establish safe routes to school (2)

Make it easier to use public transportation

Have structured activities as part of after school programs

Establish low income recreation centers

Connect bike paths so that they are convenient to use not just for recreation but also to run errands

Recreation centers need to become more family/kid friendly and offer free childcare

Establish intramural sports in school so that all children can participate in sports at school

Have schools open-up their recreational facilities to the community on weekends and holidays

Establish hiking groups

Increase Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables

Increase the number of Farmers Markets

Initiate summer lunch programs

Establish community gardens (2)

Have fruit and vegetable stands

Have restaurants allow for substitutions to make meal more healthful (3)

Have restaurants identify healthy choices on their menus (2)

Have restaurants establish ½ portion sizes for main course (2)

Better distribution of fruits and vegetables in grocery stores-display healthy foods more prominently (2)

Encourage grocers to buy locally

Establish incentives for neighborhood stores to carry fruits and vegetables

Hold gardening classes

Establish incentives for restaurants who serve only healthy foods

Promote farmers markets at Head Start programs

Establish farmers markets in low income areas

Discount healthy foods/tax unhealthy foods

Simplify the key points to good nutrition in a 1-page document

Have unannounced, inspections of child care nutrition programs

Have grocery stores discount healthy foods for childcare providers

Establish “farm to cafeteria” programs

Establish “no fast food week” at schools

Decrease Consumption of Soda

Establish a soda tax

Establish “no soda week” at school

Increase/Start Community Campaigns

Make “Weight Watchers” available to everyone-not just to those who are obese or close to being obese

Have community health fairs

Establish a breastfeeding task force that can partner with Head Start

Environmental health to work with planners/developers to create healthy subdivisions

Utilize the organization of healthy communities-get a project to get people motivated

Involve Utah-based industries to help with funding-try working in local areas

Utah Oval is willing to partner on collaborative efforts; financially they need just enough to cover costs to operate-school kids could use it virtually for free

Partner with kids/ask kids what they want

Get agencies and concerned individuals more involved

Establish corporate wellness campaigns

Increase the number of child care centers at the workplace

Increase/Start Community Campaigns (continued)

Some food pantries for low income people teach nutrition and serve meals

Planning commissions needs to focus on preserving open space

Need to establish one general message – say from the Governor – so that there is consistency across messages from all agencies

Establish a dialog with industry-create a coalition

Establish partnerships with schools

Figure out a win-win situation with the food industry so that they can make more money on healthy foods

Open-up meetings for more partners

Use “Healthy Sandy” and “Healthy Draper” as models

Establish healthy recreational activities (eg, using pedometers)

People who signed-up to help:

Patricia Kulkus Molina Healthcare of Utah

Connie Kitchens UDOH

Pat Thomas Southwest Utah Public Health Department

Judy Harris UDOH

Lori Wangsgard Weber-Morgan Health Department

Heide LeBlanc Utah State University Extension Food Stamp Nutrition Program

Terri Sory Salt Lake Valley Health Department

Crawford Coagun (spelling??)

Robert Rolfs UDOH