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Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas: Workshop Summary
FIGURE 8-1 Live Smart Texas organizational chart, as presented by Hoelscher
BOX 8-1
Current Projects of the Live Smart Texas Coalition
A $2 million grant awarded to the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living and the University of Texas School of Public Health and Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to evaluate the effectiveness of childhood obesity prevention policies; Marcia Ory was a co–pincipal investigator of this grant
Two key childhood obesity prevention policies will be evaluated:
Texas Safe Routes to School Program—a program encouraging students to be more physically active by walking to school
Food allocation package revisions administered through the WIC Nutrition Program
Obesity Surveys
Collection of information about childhood obesity, nutrition, and physical activity programs and activities in Texas to help coordinate health efforts
Live Smart Texas Website
A venue providing members with resources related to obesity prevention, including links to funding opportunities, community initiatives, and publications
Also provided: general information about the initiative, announcements on obesity-related news, and communication tools
