Obesity

Childhood Overweight Prevention and Healthy School Environments
This fact sheet contains current statistics and outlines key Michigan initiatives to promote healthy school environments.

Preventing Obesity and Reducing Chronic Disease: The Michigan Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Plan  A Five-Year Plan to Address the Epidemic of Obesity in Michigan. (2005)

Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan Project

  Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan Fact Sheet This fact sheet presents a concise overview of the project; the background, project overview and the core project components.

  Statewide Scan of Childhood Obesity Prevention Efforts-Executive Summary  Results from the September 2007 statewide scan of policies, programs, and resources in Michigan related to childhood obesity.

  Childhood Obesity Prevention Workgroup October 29, 2007 Meeting Slides  This presentation provides background information on childhood obesity, progress on preventing obesity in Michigan, as well as the Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan Project. The presentation also provides examples of policy action throughout the country and a detailed example from Consortium to Lower Childhood Obesity in
Michigan (CLOCC).

 Childhood Obesity Prevention Workgroup March 24, 2008 Meeting Slides.  These slides are from the second meeting of the Childhood Obesity Prevention Workgroup.  This meeting featured a presentation on policy solutions to reduce childhood obesity.

 School District Policy Resources:
Influence Food and Beverage Contracts
Using School Wellness Policies to Improve Vending Contracts
Policy Implementation Plan and Evaluation Guide Worksheet 
Institute of Medicine Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools
Michigan State Board of Education Model Local Wellness Policy
Michigan State Board of Education Healthy Food and Beverages Policy
Michigan State Board of Education Quality Physical Education Policy
Center for Science in the Public Interest School Foods Report Card 07 
Alliance for a Healthier Generation Guidelines for Competitive Foods in Schools