Assessing Public Policies and Assets That Affect Obesity Risk While Building New Public Health Partnerships, New Hampshire, 2011
The New Hampshire Obesity Prevention Program and the 9 New Hampshire regional planning commissions assessed the state’s obesity-related policies and assets by using community measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A self-administered questionnaire that focused on pol...
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| author | Ludmila Anderson, MD, MPH Scot Foster, BS Regina Flynn, BS Mindy Fitterman, MEd, RD |
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| description | The New Hampshire Obesity Prevention Program and the 9 New Hampshire regional planning commissions assessed the state’s obesity-related policies and assets by using community measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A self-administered questionnaire that focused on policies and assets that promote healthful eating, physical activity, and breast-feeding was sent to 234 municipalities; 59% responded (representing 73% of the state’s population). Of the municipalities that responded, 52% had sidewalks, 22% had bicycle lanes, none had nutrition standards, and 4% had a policy supporting breastfeeding. Through collaboration, we gathered baseline information that can be used to set priorities and assess progress over time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f8252a78d0e84e98b8747d67c6fb73182023-10-02T03:05:49ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionPreventing Chronic Disease1545-11512013-08-0110http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120349Assessing Public Policies and Assets That Affect Obesity Risk While Building New Public Health Partnerships, New Hampshire, 2011Ludmila Anderson, MD, MPHScot Foster, BSRegina Flynn, BSMindy Fitterman, MEd, RDThe New Hampshire Obesity Prevention Program and the 9 New Hampshire regional planning commissions assessed the state’s obesity-related policies and assets by using community measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A self-administered questionnaire that focused on policies and assets that promote healthful eating, physical activity, and breast-feeding was sent to 234 municipalities; 59% responded (representing 73% of the state’s population). Of the municipalities that responded, 52% had sidewalks, 22% had bicycle lanes, none had nutrition standards, and 4% had a policy supporting breastfeeding. Through collaboration, we gathered baseline information that can be used to set priorities and assess progress over time.http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0349.htmpublic healthobesityobesity preventionpublic health partnerships |
| spellingShingle | Ludmila Anderson, MD, MPH Scot Foster, BS Regina Flynn, BS Mindy Fitterman, MEd, RD Assessing Public Policies and Assets That Affect Obesity Risk While Building New Public Health Partnerships, New Hampshire, 2011 Preventing Chronic Disease public health obesity obesity prevention public health partnerships |
| title | Assessing Public Policies and Assets That Affect Obesity Risk While Building New Public Health Partnerships, New Hampshire, 2011 |
| title_full | Assessing Public Policies and Assets That Affect Obesity Risk While Building New Public Health Partnerships, New Hampshire, 2011 |
| title_fullStr | Assessing Public Policies and Assets That Affect Obesity Risk While Building New Public Health Partnerships, New Hampshire, 2011 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing Public Policies and Assets That Affect Obesity Risk While Building New Public Health Partnerships, New Hampshire, 2011 |
| title_short | Assessing Public Policies and Assets That Affect Obesity Risk While Building New Public Health Partnerships, New Hampshire, 2011 |
| title_sort | assessing public policies and assets that affect obesity risk while building new public health partnerships new hampshire 2011 |
| topic | public health obesity obesity prevention public health partnerships |
| url | http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0349.htm |
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