Obesity in Los Angeles County - Working Together to Create Solutions

The obesity epidemic is a complex problem that needs innovative strategies to reverse the tide. In spring 2010, the LA County Department of Public Health was awarded a highly-competitive federal stimulus grant as part of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) initiative. The $15.9 million grant, RENEW LA County, is improving nutrition, increasing physical activity and reducing obesity. RENEW LA County is working with locally-funded partners to create real changes in neighborhoods across LA County. Choose Health LA represents the efforts that will help make LA County a more satisfying place to live, work, learn and play for all residents.

RENEW is Helping LA County Eat Healthy by:

Working to increase accessibility of healthy foods and beverages in high-burden, high-need communities with childhood obesity rates above the county average

Transforming the food environment through corner-store conversions in South Los Angeles by helping owners provide more healthy options, as well as accept federal food assistance programs, such as WIC and CalFresh

Growing healthier students through more nutritious school meals, including more whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables, and reducing fat, sugar, salt and calories

Helping to adopt and implement breastfeeding policies in County hospitals and departments and other private employers

RENEW is Helping LA County Move Healthy by:

Expanding physical education in schools and opportunities for physical activity in after-school programs

Creating more opportunities for walking and biking in communities by supporting the development of expanded bike networks and more pedestrian-friendly community design

RENEW is Helping LA County Live Healthy by:

Providing safe, open spaces for recreation through joint-use policies

Helping to make streets friendlier for people using all modes of transportation, through Complete Streets policies and the drafting of a healthy design ordinance that promote physical activity in the form of walking, biking and exercising

Be sure to visit our website ChooseHealthLA.com http://www.choosehealthla.com

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