1. The Ohio CoIIN
June 17, 2015
St. Louis, MO

2. Who is on the Ohio team?
Emia Oppenheim, PhD, RD, LD Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Program Coordinator, Ohio Department of Health
Cara Lee, MSSA, Child Care Policy, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Charity Blair, Education Program Specialist, Ohio Department of Education, Child and Adult Care Food Program
Anita Armstrong, MA, LSW Head Start State Collaboration Director, Ohio Department of Education
Julie Stone, MEd, RD,LD Director of Professional Development, Ohio Head Start Association
Ann Weidenbenner, MS, RD, LD Manager Primary Prevention Section, Ohio Department of Health

3. Additional Ohio CoIIN Team Members
Andrew Wapner, DO, MPH Physician Administrator, Ohio Department of Health
Elizabeth Conrey, PhD, RD State MCH Epidemiologist, Ohio Department of Health
Kim DeDino, RD, LD Public Health Nutritionist/CSHCN, Ohio Department of Health
Heidi Scarpitti, RD, LD Public Health Nutritionist, Ohio Department of Health
Breanne Haviland, MS, RD, LD Public Health Nutritionist, Ohio Department of Health
Kathleen Housman, Med, RD, LD, Program Specialist, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Ohio Department of Education
Tracey Chestnut, Bureau Chief, Policy and Technical Assistance, Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services
Lisa Usselman, Specialist, Office of Learning and School Readiness, Ohio Department of Education

4. What opportunities we have selected to work on and why this is a priority for Ohio.
Develop a prioritized list of health and wellness standards derived from the Caring for Our Children, National Health and Safety Performance Standards for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition
Incorporate these health and wellness standards into existing domains of Ohio’s QRIS system and/or licensing.

5. Why this is a priority for Ohio
The timing is right…..
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is in the process of completing major revisions to the child care licensing rules
Increased alignment between agencies is a priority
Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant with ODH funded Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association to hire health promotion consultants to provide training and TA on health topics to ECE professionals across the state
Recommendations for prioritized list of health and wellness standards derived from the Caring for Our Children, National Health and Safety Performance Standards for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition created by Ohio Early Childhood Health Network
ODH implemented Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Program

6. ODH - Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
Implement, support and evaluate Ohio Healthy Programs’ –OCCRRA collaboration for Early Care and Education Centers
Implement support and evaluate HCHW- Children’s Hunger Alliance for in-home providers
Implement, support and evaluate Parenting at Mealtime and Playtime Learning Collaborative (PMP)- Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics for pediatricians and family physicians
Ohio Early Childhood Health Network – improve day care settings and health systems in Early Childhood

7. Consistent Messaging Across Ohio
Healthy Foods
Reduce Screen Time
Breast-feeding Welcome Here
An Hour a day to Play
Growing Great Tasters
Goal: Children are at a Healthy Weight and Kindergarten Ready
Good Rest is Best
Build them up with words
Make Snacks Count
Healthy Plate
Child and Family Health Services
Make Breakfast Count
Take Time for Meals
Outside Play

8. Health and Wellness for children 0-5 years
Community
Early Childcare Centers
Health Practitioners
Parents
Food/Activity Environment
Consistent Messaging Across all Sectors

9. Ohio Team Quality Improvement Process for CoIIN
Team intends to do 3-4 Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles
Initial PDSA will be focus groups with diverse groups of Ohio ECE providers
Final PDSA are intended to be pilots within interested ECEs
Each cycle will take several months from beginning to end, and the final cycle should end December 2015

10. What the Ohio team wants to accomplish with this project
HEAL recommendations are adopted for Ohio
Enhanced state relationships and the opportunities for collaboration on future projects

11. Thank you!
Questions?