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Obesity Prevention Planning

Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention Program

The Nutrition and Physical Activity Program provides statewide leadership to decrease overweight and obesity, increase physical activity and improve nutrition. Located in the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Program and its partners have developed and are implementing the Wisconsin Nutrition and Physical Activity State Plan to accomplish the overall goal of preventing obesity and chronic disease.

Obesity Report Cover New Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity in Wisconsin - Illustrates the problem of overweight and obesity in Wisconsin adults and youth and describes the consequences of the problem. It also provides rates for individual health behaviors related to obesity and lists some resources that organizations and communities can use to support healthy lifestyles in Wisconsin residents. The accompanying Executive Summary provides an overview of key data from the full report and provides recommendations to assist efforts to counteract obesity in Wisconsin.

Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Kit

New Ten Steps to Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Centers Resource Kit (PDF, 944 KB) - A resource kit to assist child care providers and community groups to implement strategies to promote, protect and support breastfeeding women.  The kit includes a self-appraisal tool and information and resources for planning and implementing action plan based on the ten steps.  Child care center staff can earn continuing education units.
Active Communities Resource Kit New Active Community Environments (ACEs) Resource Kit - A tool to assist communities with implementing strategies that have been proven to be effective in creating environments that encourage physical activity.  The kit walks you through a six-step process for developing an Active Community Environment initiative.

WI State Plan

Wisconsin Nutrition and Physical Activity State Plan - The Wisconsin Nutrition and Physical Activity State Plan is a long range planning document focusing on the best ways to be active, eat well and prevent obesity.  A complete copy of the plan and an executive summary are available.  

New Community Resources Web Page - Explore the new community web page to find resources for:

  • Coalition and group capacity building
  • Nutrition and physical activity intervention planning tools
  • Resources and toolkits for implementing nutrition and physical activity strategies in a variety of community settings
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    Tools &  Calculators

    Includes tools for diet analysis, physical activity and weight.

    Basic Facts & Graphs

    Wisconsin and National data on obesity and physical activity

    Fruits & Vegetables

    Information and resources about the health benefits of eating fruits and vegetables

    Coalition Partners
    & Professional Resources

    Information and resources for health professionals.

    Program Overview & CDC Grant Information  

    Basic Information about the State Nutrition and Physical Activity Program.  See "What Are We Doing?" for the latest activities and resources.

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    Weighing and Measuring in Schools Kit

    Weighing and Measuring in Schools (PDF, 1.69 MB) - This document has been developed with the following objectives: 1) to help schools to be better informed when making the decision of whether or not to weigh and measure students; 2) to provide guidance and policy recommendations to schools that choose to weigh and measure students: and 3) to provide resources for schools to create environments supportive of healthy lifestyles.  To order a hard copy, contact Mary Pesik. 
    Worksite Wellness Kit

    The Worksite Wellness Resource Kit - The second edition of the resource kit was released in September 2007, with additional information added based on input from worksites.  The kit is a tool to assist worksites with implementing strategies that have been proven to be effective.  The kit walks you through the process of developing a worksite wellness program. 
    Got Dirt Kit Got Dirt? Toolkit (PDF, 2.7 MB) - The Got Dirt? toolkit is designed to provide simple, step-by-step plans for starting school, community, and child care gardens.  Never gardened? That's okay…the kit contains tips from garden experts and garden success stories from around Wisconsin. 
    What Works Document What Works is a series of two to four page papers summarizing evidence-based and promising strategies that focus on helping people eat healthier and be more active.  The current series includes:

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    Last Updated: July 20, 2009