Summit Evaluation

Please help us make next year's event even more successful by sharing your feedback!

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* 1. Provide the following:

Name:

Organization:

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State:

Phone Number:

Email:

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* 2. Which Southern Obesity Summit(s) have you attended?

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* 3. What strategy is your organization implementing to combat obesity in the south?
(PLEASE SKIP THIS QUESTION IF YOU ARE WORKING ON MORE THAN ONE INITIATIVE AND ANSWER QUESTION 4, CHECKING ALL THAT APPLY.)

Seven Pillars of Obesity Prevention 2014-15

1) Early Childhood-Early childcare facility staff should be trained and certified in healthy nutrition and physical activity guidelines.

2) Food Systems/Access-Two part strategy: 1.) Increase the number of healthy food outlets in underserved communities by securing funding for healthy food financing initiatives and 2.) support efforts to incentivize low-income consumers to purchase healthier foods via “Food Bucks”-type strategies

3) Healthcare and Healthcare Systems-Healthcare system will recognize obesity as a chronic medical diagnosis with a need to focus on both prevention and treatment.

4) Nutrition Policy/Healthy Procurement and Vending-Ensure that food being served, sold or provided by and for the state meets nutrition guidelines.

5) Physical Activity-Support the implementation of 60 minutes per day of physical activity.

6) Worksite Wellness-Encourage individual organizations across sectors to implement written worksite wellness policies.

7) Schools-Embrace Coordinated School Health (CSH) as a philosophy, not a program.


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* 4. What strategies area being implemented by your organization to combat obesity in the south?

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* 5. What has been a result for you or your organizatin that you can attribute to attending and participating in the Southern Obesity Summit(s) Please Explain

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* 6. Thank you for your participation! If you have any additional comments, please share them here!

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