Table 4.
Strategies Targeting Populations Experiencing Obesity Declines
Setting | Focus Area | Type | ||||||||
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Targeted strategies | Site | Name of strategy | ECE | Schools | Community | Healthcare | Nutrition | Physical activity | Program | Policy |
1 | Anchorage, AK | Anchorage municipal child care licensing revisions | X | X | X | |||||
2 | Anchorage, AK | Anchorage School District: Nutrition changes (soda ban, followed HHFK Act) | X | X | X | |||||
3 | Anchorage, AK | Anchorage School District: Health, wellness, and physical education | X | X | X | X | X | |||
4 | Granville County, NC | Child care nutrition (prohibiting sweetened beverages, whole milk, added sugars; increasing whole grains) | X | X | X | |||||
5 | Granville County, NC | Healthcare Referral Program (county clinics assuring screenings and yearly check-ups) | X | X | X | X | X | |||
6 | Granville County, NC | Child care physical activity | X | X | X | |||||
7 | New York City, NY | New York City Food Standards (comprehensive nutrition standards for all foods purchased and served by city agencies and their programs) | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
8 | New York City, NY | School nutrition policies (including whole milk removed from public schools; introduced lower-fat, fat-free items, salad bars, healthy vending) | X | X | X | |||||
9 | New York City, NY | Move to improve (classroom-based physical activity program) | X | X | X | X | ||||
10 | Philadelphia, PA | Universal Feeding Program pilot (broadly increasing access to free and reduced-price lunch) | X | X | X | X | ||||
11 | Philadelphia, PA | EAT.RIGHT.NOW. Nutrition Education Program (using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education [SNAP Ed] funds) | X | X | X | |||||
12 | Philadelphia, PA | Ban on sugary drinks in schools | X | X | X | |||||
13 | Philadelphia, PA | Comprehensive districtwide school wellness policy (switch from 2% to 1% and fat-free milk, deep fryer ban) | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Totals | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
ECE, early care and education.