1. We Can! Program: That provides children with healthy foods in order to decrease obesity By: Rachel Bonanni

2. Community Need Worksheet http://www.measureofamerica.org/

4. Logical Approach Worksheet (this is automatically completed based on your answers in the Need Worksheet. If you need to make changes go back and make them in the Need worksheet). PROBLEM OR ISSUERESOURCESACTIVITIESOUTPUTSSHORT- TERM OUTCOMESLONG-TERM OUTCOMESIMPACT The Community NeedIn order to accomplishIn order to address ourWe expect that onceWe expect that if accomplished This is the problem weour set of activities weproblem or asset we willaccomplished thesethese activities are trying to solvewill need the following:accomplish the followingactivities will producewill lead to the following activities:the following evidencechanges in 1–3changes in 4–6changes in 7–10 years: or service delivery:years: In our community there is too much child obesity in New York State.The rate is currently 23.6 Percent. It would be much better to be closer to 15 percent.This problem is a result of lack of exercise, poor diet. (Overweight Schoolchildren in New York State: Prevalence and Characteristics, 1994). Executive Director, nutritionist, Manager,, Gym Staff, Lunch room staff, Teachers, dietary Food, Information on healthy foods,,, Lunch room space,,. children will participate in healthy meal plans, a program that provides children with healthy meals at school the outputs will be a monthly count of how many children sign up for and participate in the program The percent of unhealthy eating habits by children will be lower for those participating in the program as compared to those not participating. The percent of child obesity will be lower for those participating in the program as compared to those not participating. The community problem of child obesity in New York State will decline from the current amount of 23.6 Percent closer to the desired lower level of 15 percent.

5.  Article#1: Confronting Childhood Obesity  Has become an epidemic in the last 30 years  Has risen 16% since which is a 300% increase  Life expectancy in theyounger generation is expected to decrease by 5 years due to being overweight  Article#2: Preventing Childhood Obesity through State Policy: Qualitative Assessment of Enablers and Barriers  As obesity climbs legislatures have been attempting to come up with programs in order to prevent this increase and reversing the trends  Article #3: Childhood Obesity  Children who are formula fed are more likely to become obese  Energy intake of preschoolers have declined  Due to our nations reduction of healthy choices this has increased Literature Review

6.  Confronting Childhood Obesity Senator Sam Brownback Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 615, Overweight and Obesity in America's Children: Causes, Consequences, Solutions (Jan., 2008), pp. 219-221  Preventing Childhood Obesity through State Policy: Qualitative Assessment of Enablers and Barriers Elizabeth A. Dodson, Chris Fleming, Tegan K. Boehmer, Debra Haire-Joshu, Douglas A. Luke and Ross C. Brownson Journal of Public Health Policy, Vol. 30, Supplement 1: Connecting Active Living Research to Policy Solutions (2009), pp. S161-S176  Childhood Obesity Carol Campbell, Russell Viner, Rachel Bryant-Waugh, Dasha Nicholls, Deborah Christie, Colin Guthrie, Joyce Carter, Annette Lyons, Vasiliy Vlassov, Gema Frühbeck, I. F. Comaish, C. Gorman and N. R. Galloway BMJ: British Medical Journal, Vol. 320, No. 7246 (May 20, 2000), pp. 1401-1403 Works Cited