Fostering Healthy People

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Fostering Healthy People Places The Power of
All of UsName of presenterDate
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The Power of All of Us

• Who We Are
• Why We Need to Act
• What We Are Doing

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WHO WE ARE
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ltInsert Community Namegt Community Profile

• Insert 3-4 bullets about who your community is,
  for example
• A rural six-county area in south central
  Colorado, 50 miles north of New Mexico and 280
  miles south of Denver.
• Covers 8,000 square miles
• Population of 47,408
• Isolated rural area separated from the rest of
  the region by 9,000-foot mountain passes.

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About LiveWell Colorado

• LiveWell Colorado is a non-profit organization
  committed to reducing obesity in Colorado by
  inspiring healthy eating and active living.

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LiveWell Colorados Mission

• Inspire and advance policy, environmental, and
  lifestyle changes that promote health through the
  prevention and reduction of obesity.

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LiveWell Colorados Vision

• All Coloradoans enjoy a healthy lifestyle that
  includes healthy eating and active living. The
  states tradition of health and wellness is fully
  embraced by its residents.

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WHY WE NEED TO ACT
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National Obesity TrendsBRFSS, 1990, 1998,
2007(BMI ?30, or about 30 lbs. overweight for
54 person)
1998
1990
2007
Source CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System.
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Colorado Obesity Trends
Sources CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System and The Colorado Health Foundation 2008
Health Report Card
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Socio-Ecological Influences
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Social Determinants

• The structural determinants and conditions of
  daily life are responsible for a major part of
  health inequities.

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Behavioral Settings
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WHAT WE ARE DOING
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Community Initiatives

• Individuals choices about health are profoundly
  affected by the communities in which they live,
  work and play.
• LiveWell Colorado funds 25 comprehensive
  community initiatives to create opportunities for
  physical activity and healthy food choices in
  Colorado.

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Community Requirements

• Based on socio-ecological model
• Multi-level, evidence-based interventions
• Geographic, place-based focus
• Multi-sector collaboration
• Health disparity focus
• Leverage assets and strengths of communities
• Long-term partners (7-10 years)

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Community Impacts

• 5.5 million invested in 2007 2008
• 270,000 people reached
• 730 partner agencies
• 180 strategies
• 6 invested/person/year
• 5.6 1 ROI within five years
• 2.5 million Additional funding communities
  have generated to support obesity
  prevention initiatives

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ltCommunity NamegtVision and Mission

• Vision
• (insert community vision statement)
• Mission
• (insert community mission statement)
• Insert your community logo here on subsequent
  pages?

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ltCommunity NamegtCollaboration and Funding

• Partners
• (List partners)
• (xxx) in LiveWell Colorado Funding
• () year of Implementation/Planning
• (Describe and resources leveraged by your
  community)

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ltCommunity NamegtStrategies

• (List strategies)

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ltCommunity NamegtOutcomes

• (List any measurable results youve had from your
  activities)

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ltCommunity NamegtHighlights

• (List highlights from the past year)
• Highlight 2
• Highlight 3

• Place a photo here
• Place a photo here

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ltCommunity NamegtEvents Activities

• List your upcoming events and activities

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Questions?
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Contact Us

• NamePhone
• E-mail
• www.livewellcolorado.org