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Components of Arkansas activities
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National Recommendations
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U.S. Surgeon General
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AAP
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IOM
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Assessment (primary data)
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BMI measurement and reporting
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Individual BMI reports
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Subpopulation reports of obesity prevalence
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School and school district reports of obesity prevalence
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Statewide report of obesity prevalence
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Pouring contract review disclosure
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School health index (CDC) in all schools
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Child Health Advisory Committee
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Population Interventions
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Professional education requirements for cafeteria workers
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Vending machine/competitive food restrictions and elimination from schools
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Content requirements for vended/competitive foods
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Physical activity requirements
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Health education requirements
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Local/district-level School Nutrition and Physical Activity Advisory Committees
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Individual Interventions
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Child health reports to parents
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Continuing medical education on obesity prevention/treatment for health professionals
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Reimbursement plans for treating obesity
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Surveillance
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Annual evaluation of Act 1220 programs (UAMS COPH)
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Annual statewide public school assessment of BMI
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NOTE: AAP = American Academy of Pediatrics; ADH = Arkansas Department of Health; BMI = body mass index; CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HHS = U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; IOM = Institute of Medicine; UAMS COPH = University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Public Health.
SOURCE: Copyrighted and published by Project HOPE/Health Affairs as Ryan et al., 2006, “Arkansas fights fat: translating research into policy to combat childhood and adolescent obesity,” Health Affairs 25(4), 992-1004. The published article is archived and available online at www.healthaffairs.org.
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