TABLE D-1 Examples of Recent Federal Agency Programs, Initiatives, and Surveillance Systems for Supporting and Monitoring the Prevention of Obesity in U.S. Children and Youth
Federal Department and Agency |
Type of Activity |
Program, Initiative, Surveillance System, or Description (Reference) |
Evaluation Availabilitya (Reference) |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) |
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Administration for Children and Families |
Program |
Head Start Program (ACF, 2006a) |
Available (ACF, 2006b) |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Program |
Obesity prevention toolkit for parents (AHRQ, 2004) |
Not available |
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
Capacity and research |
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation advises the government on health policy research and program Evaluation evaluation (ASPE, 2006) |
Available (ASPE, 2006) |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
Capacity |
Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity Other Chronic Diseases (CDC, 2006g) |
Available (Yee et al., 2006) |
|
Capacity |
School Health Index (CDC, 2006l) |
Available (Staten et al., 2005) |
|
Capacity |
Steps to a HealthierUS (Steps Program) (DHHS, 2004a) |
Available (MacDonald et al., 2006) |
|
Leadership |
Supports a congressionally directed Institute of Medicine (IOM) study to develop nutritional standards for competitive foods and beverages sold in schools (IOM, 2006b) |
In progress |
|
Leadership |
Supported a congressionally directed IOM study on the influence of food marketing on the diets and health of children and youth (IOM, 2006a) |
Available (IOM, 2006a) |
|
Program |
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants (CDC, 2006k) |
Available (CDC, 2006k) |
|
Program |
Coordinated School Health program (CDC, 2005c) |
Available (CDC, 2006c) |
|
Program |
5 a Day for Better Health campaign (CDC, 2005a) |
Available (CDC, 2005b) |
|
Program |
VERB™ campaign (funding ended in FY 2005) (CDC, 2005e) |
Available (CDC, 2006n) |
|
Research |
Prevention Research Center programs (CDC, 2006i) |
Available (CDC, 2006j) |
|
Surveillance |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (CDC, 2006a) |
Available (CDC, 2006b) |
|
Surveillance |
National Health Interview Survey (CDC, 2006d) |
Available (NCHS, 2006) |
|
Surveillance |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (CDC, 2005d) |
Available (ARS, 2006) |
Federal Department and Agency |
Type of Activity |
Program, Initiative, Surveillance System, or Description (Reference) |
Evaluation Availabilitya (Reference) |
|
Surveillance |
Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (CDC, 2006h) |
Available (CDC, 2005f) |
|
Surveillance |
School Health Profiles (CDC, 2006m) |
Available (Grunbaum et al., 2005) |
|
Surveillance |
School Health Policy and Programs Study (CDC, 2006m) |
Available (CDC, 2001) |
|
Surveillance |
Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey (CDC, 2006n) |
Available (CDC, 2006n) |
|
Surveillance |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) (CDC, 2006m) |
Available (Brener et al., 1995) |
Food and Drug Administration |
Leadership |
Obesity Working Group’s Calories Count report (FDA, 2004) |
Available (FDA, 2004) |
|
Leadership |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to redesign the Nutrition Facts label (FDA, 2005a) |
Available (FDA, 2005a) |
|
Leadership |
Final rule on the nutrient content claims, definition of sodium levels for the termhealthy (FDA, 2005b) |
Available (FDA, 2005b) |
|
Program |
Supported The Keystone Center Forum on Youth Nutrition and the Forum on Obesity and Foods Consumed Away From Home (Keystone Center, 2005, 2006) |
Available (Keystone Center, 2005, 2006) |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) |
Program |
Obesity prevention is a required element of the Maternal and Child Health block grants (Title V) (HRSA, 2006) |
Available (HRSA, 2006) |
|
Surveillance |
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau releases the annual Chartbook on the Health and Well-Being of Children DHHS, HRSA, 2005a) |
Available (DHHS, HRSA, 2005a) |
|
Surveillance |
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau has released a report on obesity and physical activity among children in the nation based on the National Survey of Children’s Health (DHHS, HRSA, 2005b) |
Available (DHHS, HRSA, 2005b) |
|
Surveillance |
The National Survey of Early Childhood Health is conducted in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics (CDC, 2006f) |
Available (Blumberg et al., 2004) |
Indian Health Service |
Leadership and program |
As part of the DHHS Strategic Plan for FY 2004–2009, the Indian Health Service has the objective to decrease childhood obesity rates for American Indian and Alaska Native children (DHHS, 2004b) |
Available (DHHS, 2004b) |
National Institutes of Health |
Program |
We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition), a collaboration between the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Cancer Institute; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH, 2005) |
In progress |
Federal Department and Agency |
Type of Activity |
Program, Initiative, Surveillance System, or Description (Reference) |
Evaluation Availabilitya (Reference) |
Leadership |
An annual conference on obesity and the built environment is sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS, 2004, 2005) |
Available (NIEHS, 2004, 2005) |
|
|
Research |
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Obesity Research Task Force was established to develop and implement the Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research across all NIH institutes and centers (NIH, 2004) |
In progress |
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
Leadership and program |
SmallStep for Adults and Teens (DHHS, 2006a) and SmallStep Kids! (DHHS, 2006b) |
Available (Ad Council, 2006) |
|
Leadership and surveillance |
Publication of Healthy People 2010 and provision of preventive health and health services block grants to state health departments to meet the Healthy People 2010 health promotion and disease prevention objectives that include obesity prevention (DHHS, 2000a) |
Available (DHHS, 2000b) |
Office of Minority Health |
Program |
Offers discretionary and project grants to support health promotion and disease prevention interventions for low-income racial/ ethnic minority populations (OMH, 2005b) |
Not available |
|
Program |
Obesity Abatement in the African-American Community Initiative (OMH, 2005c) |
Not available |
Leadership and program |
Closing the Health Gap (OMH, 2005a) |
Not available |
|
Office of the Surgeon General |
Leadership |
Children and Health Choices: 50 Schools in 50 States Initiative (DHHS, 2005) |
Not available |
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports |
Leadership and program |
President’s Challenge (DHHS, 2006c) |
Not available |
Department of Education |
Program |
Carol M. White Physical Education Program Grants (DoEd, 2006a) |
Available (DoEd, 2006b) |
Department of the Interior/National Park Service |
Program |
Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program (NPS,2004) |
Not available |
Department of Labor |
Surveillance |
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (DoL, 2006) |
Available (DoL, 2006) |
Department of Transportation |
Program |
Safe Routes to School Program (FHWA/DoT, 2006a) |
In progress (FHWA, DOT, 2006b) |
|
Surveillance |
National Household Travel Survey (BTS, 2004) |
Available (BTS, 2006) |
Federal Communications Commission |
Policy and regulation |
Enforces the Children’s Television Act of 1990 (FCC, 2001, 2004) |
Available (FCC, 2001, 2004) |
Federal Department and Agency |
Type of Activity |
Program, Initiative, Surveillance System, or Description (Reference) |
Evaluation Availabilitya (Reference) |
Federal Trade Commission |
Leadership |
Report to Congress on industry expenditures and marketing activities directed at children and youth (FTC, 2006) |
In progress (Richard Kelly, Federal Trade Commission, personal communication, June 20, 2006) |
|
Policy and regulation |
On going monitoring and regulation of deceptive and misleading advertising to children and youth (FTC, 2001) |
Available (FTC, 2001) |
U.S.Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
Capacity |
Cooperative Extension System (CSREES, 2006a) |
Available (NASULGC, 2001) |
|
Capacity |
Child Nutrition Labeling Program (USDA, 2006a) |
In progress |
|
Leadership and coordination |
Support for State Nutrition Action Plans (USDA, 2006d) |
Not available |
|
Leadership |
Supported a congressionally directed IOM study on an evaluation of the contents of the WIC food packages (IOM,2005) |
Available (IOM, 2005) |
|
Program |
Federal food and nutrition assistance programs relevant to obesity prevention in children and youth include: Food Stamp Program (FSP), Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), National School Lunch Available |
(USDA, 2006f) |
|
|
Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) (USDA, 2006b) |
|
|
Program |
Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Campaign (USDA, 2005a) |
Available (Prospect Associates, 2003) |
|
Program |
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) (CSREES, 2006b) |
Available (CSREES, 2006b) |
|
Program |
Fit WIC (USDA, 2005b) |
Available (USDA, 2005e) |
|
Program |
Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program (FSNE) (USDA, 2004a) |
In progress |
|
Program |
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) (CFSC, 2006) |
Available (Buzby et al., 2003; Schneider et al., 2006) |
|
Program |
MyPyramid.gov, MyPyramid for Kids, and MiPiramide (in Spanish) (USDA, 2005d, 2006c) |
In progress (Jackie Haven, USDA, personal communication, May 11, 2006) |
|
Program |
Team Nutrition (USDA, 2006e) |
Available (Murimi et al., 2006) |
|
Research |
Agricultural Research Service research programs on obesity (USDA, 2006g) |
In progress |
Federal Department and Agency |
Type of Activity |
Program, Initiative, Surveillance System or Description (Reference) |
Evaluation Availabilitya (Reference) |
|
Research |
Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (UCD, 2006) |
Available (USDA, 2005c) |
|
Research |
School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study (USDA, 2001) |
Available (Dwyer, 1995) |
Interagency Collaborations |
|||
CDC and USDA |
Program |
HealthierUS School Challenge (USDA, 2004b) |
Not available |
DHHS, Department of Education, and USDA |
Leadership and program |
Healthier Child and Youth Memorandum of Understanding (DoEd, DHHS, and USDA, 2005) |
Not available |
DHHS, Office of Science, Technology, and Policy (OSTP), and USDA |
Research |
Federal Interagency Working Group on Overweight and Obesity Research (Yanovski, 2006) |
Not available |
DHHS and USDA |
Leadership and program |
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 (DHHS and USDA, 2005) |
Not available |
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