Table 2.
Community Characteristics by Strategies Proposed by Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities (HKHC) Program that Matched CDC Recommendations for Preventing Childhood Obesity,a 2009
| Community Characteristic | Overall (n = 41) | CDC Category,b No. of HKHC Sites Proposing Strategies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| 1: Promote Availability of Affordable Healthy Foods and Beverages (n = 31) | 2: Support Healthy Food and Beverage Choices (n = 4) | 4: Encourage Physical Activity or Limit Sedentary Behavior Among Children and Youth (n = 15) | 5: Create Safe Communities That Support Physical Activity (n = 34) | ||
| Size of community | |||||
| Small (<100,000) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| Medium (100,000-249,999) | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| Large (≥250,000) | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Priority statec | |||||
| No | 18 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| Yes | 23 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| Median annual household income, $d | |||||
| <25,000 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 28 |
| 50,000-75,000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Administrative jurisdiction | |||||
| Municipal | 21 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| County | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Region | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Location | |||||
| Mixed | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mostly rural | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Mostly suburban | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mostly urban | 22 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| African American population, % | |||||
| <25 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 25-50 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| >50 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Hispanic population, % | |||||
| <25 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 25-50 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| >50 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Age of partnership applying for funding, y | |||||
| <1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 1-2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 3-5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| >5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Lead organization | |||||
| Nonprofit | 19 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| Education | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Philanthropy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Government | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
Abbreviation: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
a
Refers to CDC recommendations (3) that matched proposed strategies for grant submissions to the HKHC program.
b
CDC category 3 was not used in this analysis because it refers to breastfeeding. CDC category 6 was not used because it refers to community coalitions, which existed for all HKHC grantees.
c
Communities from states with a high prevalence of childhood obesity.
d
Median household income as reported by communities.