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Total Pages : 30 pages
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Book Synopsis Action Plan for Improving Arizonans' Well-being Through Healthy Eating and Active Living by :
Download or read book Action Plan for Improving Arizonans' Well-being Through Healthy Eating and Active Living written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Obesity is a significant and growing problem in Arizona.... The long term implications make ... obesity prevention a priority in public health for Arizona.... The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has identified the promotion of nutrition and physical activity to reduce obesity as an opportunity ... to achieve targeted improvements in health outcomes in the Department's 2012-1016 Strategic Map.... BNPA is ... positioned to lead efforts in a statewide coordination to address the significant and complex problem of obesity; however, this can only be achieved through the alignment of federal and state initiatives.... The development of the BNPA Obesity Prevention Action Plan lays a foundation for leveraging past and current efforts while also building capacity around future plans to provide a framework on which to build further strategies to address obesity issues.... This plan aligns closely with the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity recommendations, Let's Move, and Healthy People goals which are national recommendations and initiatives that are consistent with directions from our primary federal funders, USDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The approach of the plan is to ensure specific and actionable tasks that can be measured to monitor approach and guide impact"--Background, pages 1-2.