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1 Obesity Prevention Strategies in the Early Care and Education Setting 1305 Partner Training Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Atlanta, Georgia USA

2 Immediate Needs/Questions for your State  On the card provided please share:  The most pressing ECE technical assistance needs/questions in your state for 1305 with which CDC can help?

3 FOA Requirements (Domain 2)  Basic: Strategy 1 - Promote adoption of food service guidelines/nutrition standards, which include sodium (ECEs, worksites or community settings)*  Basic: Strategy 3 - Promote adoption of physical activity in ECE setting  Enhanced: 1 Strategy 2 - Implement food service guidelines/nutrition standards where foods and beverages are available, include sodium (ECEs, worksites or community settings) 2  Enhanced: Strategy 5 - Implement physical activity in early care and education  1 Includes Basic Plus Funding  2 Many states included ECE setting in their work plans

4 What is the evidence base for nutrition and physical activity standards in ECE?  Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards (CFOC), 3 rd ed.  Institute of Medicine (IOM) Reports  Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies  Child and Adult Food Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for All  Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention

5 www.cdc.gov/obesity/downloads/spectrum-of-opportunities-for-obesity-prevention-in-early-care-and-education- setting_tabriefing.pdf Spectrum of Opportunities for Obesity Prevention in the Early Care and Education Setting

6 How well do your state’s licensing regulations encompass obesity prevention standards?

7  Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards  47 ‘high impact’ CFOC obesity prevention standard components  Annual assessment of the extent to which each state’s licensing regulations align with the CFOC obesity prevention standard components  Regulations for centers, small and large homes assessed separately  2010 baseline cfoc.nrckids.org www.nrckids.org

8 How well do your state’s ECE certification/degree programs and continuing education opportunities include obesity prevention content?

9  Programs or series of trainings required for ECE providers in state governed ECE facility either prior to beginning work or for maintaining qualifications  Pre-Service Certification (Vocational Schools, Community Colleges, Universities)  Professional Development CEU Offerings (Coop. Ext; CCRR; Private) www.healthykidshealthyfuture.org

10 How well does your state promote interventions that take place directly within ECE facilities? (e.g. curricula, self-assessment, multi-component intervention)

11 www.fns.usda.gov/tn/grow-it-try-it-it www.gonapsacc.org  Assessments & Action Planning  Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE)  Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC)  Let’s Move! Child Care (LMCC)  Curricula  Color Me Healthy  Early Sprouts  Healthy Habits for Life  Multi-component Interventions  Eat Well, Play Hard in Child Care

12 What does a state need to do to be successful within the ECE setting?  Work in partnership with state offices, key stakeholders  Focus on reach and vulnerable populations  Address standards as comprehensively as possible  Consider and assess feasibility for full range possible strategies

13 Resources  Opportunities and planning  Assessment and action planning tools  Understanding ECE policies in your state  Resources for states and ECE providers

14 Contact Information CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity CAPT Meredith Reynolds, Ph.D. mtr6@cdc.gov For more information please contact Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333 Telephone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)/TTY: 1-888-232-6348 Visit: www.cdc.gov | Contact CDC at: 1-800-CDC-INFO or www.cdc.gov/info The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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