2. Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 1985
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14%

3. Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 1990
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14%

4. Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 1995
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

5. Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 2000
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20%

6. Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 2005
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

7. Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 2007
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

8. Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 2009
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

9. Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 2010
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

10. Home Box Office (HBO)
The Weight of the Nation
• High Blood Pressure • Type 2 Diabetes
• High Blood • Stroke
Cholesterol • Sleep Apnea
• Coronary Heart • Poor Quality of Life
Disease • Osteoarthritis
• Gallbladder Disease • Cancer
• Nonalcoholic Fatty
Liver Disease

11. Home Box Office (HBO)
The Weight of the Nation
• Obesity related medical costs could be up to 20% of
total health costs or $500B annually
• By 2030, obesity rates will increase 42%
• By 2030, severe obesity (>80 lbs.) will more than
double from 5-11%
• By 2030, 32M adults will be obese
• By 2030, we’ll incur $550B in added obesity related
health costs, if the trend continues

12. Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention:
Solving the Weight of the Nation
1. Integrate Physical Activity Every Day in Every Way
2. Make Healthy Foods Available Everywhere
3. Market What Matters for a Healthy Life
4. Activate Employers and Health Care Professionals
5. Strengthen Schools as the Heart
of Health

13. 2013 Campaign: Building Healthy
and Sustainable Communities
Funding Partners: Action for Healthy Kids, Seven
Generations Ahead, Dupage County/Health
Department, YMCA’s, Glenbard High School, ROE/PE
Institute, DuPage Mayors and Managers
Conference, Whole Foods, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Additional Partners/Funders:, DuPage
Hospitals, Forest Preserve, Midwest Dairy
Council, DuPage Medical Group, TBD
Foundations

14. 2013 Campaign: Building Healthy
and Sustainable Communities
Proposed Activities:
• March 1: Institute Day
• March Weekend (TBD):
FORWARD Days at 4 DuPage Whole Foods (5%
return to FORWARD Fund for school salad bars)
• April 10: Glenbard Parent Series/Lombard CLT
HBO WON showing with Dr. Bill Dietz and
FORWARD Expert Panel

15. 2013 Campaign: Building Healthy
and Sustainable Communities
Proposed Activities:
• April 11: FAN Health Care Summit
with special guest Dr. Bill Dietz
• April 24-25: GreenTown: Building
Healthy and Sustainable Communities Conference
• April 26: YMCA Healthy Kids Days
• April 27: Illinois Prairie Path 50th Anniversary
Celebration/Prairie Path Clean-up

16. 2013 Campaign: Building Healthy
and Sustainable Communities
Ongoing Activities:
• HBO Weight of the Nation Screenings
• 54321GO! Health Education Campaign:
 Posters and Flyers
 Larger than Life Exhibits with Reflective
Action Figures and Health Education
Messaging throughout DuPage
County

17. 2013 Campaign: Building Healthy
and Sustainable Communities
Ongoing Activities:
• FORWARD Website: Calendar events, partner
linkages and daily messaging including Facebook
and Twitter
• FORWARD Get in the Action Mini Grants

19. Farm to School:
Making it happen!
Anupama Joshi
National Farm to School Network
FORWARD Coalition Meeting - November 8,2012
National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

20. FARM TO SCHOOL
LOCAL
PROCUREMENT
SCHOOL GARDENS
EXPERENTIAL FOOD & AG
EDUCATION CURRICULUM
National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

21. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

22. Farmer's Share for $1 spent on
food
19
41
1950 2012
National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

23. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

24. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

25. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

26. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

27. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

28. reusable tray Truitt Brothers chili Pacific Coast
Fruit Company
lettuce
Pacific Coast
Fruit Company
fresh salsa
pears from
Walter Wells
Don Poncho and Sons
tortilla chips
Clackamas Bakery Willamette Valley Fruit
cornbread Company blueberries
Portland Public Schools Lunch Tray, www.ecotrust.org
National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

29. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

30. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

31. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

32. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

33. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

34. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

35. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

36. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

37. Win, Win, Win!
National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

38. The Farm to School movement is
blossoming!
• In all 50 states
• 12,500 schools
• 5.7 million children reached
• $13 million local product
sourced
(2011-12 estimates)
National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

39. Policy Support
• Federal
– Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act 2010
– USDA Farm to School grants
• State
– F2S supportive policies (35+ states)
– IL
• Local
– Wellness policies at schools
– County / city level support
National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

40. Administrative Support
• USDA Geographic Preference Option
• School Gardens
• National Farm to School Month
resolution
National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

41. Making Farm to School Happen
• Connect - Collaborate
• Organize a Planning Meeting
• Assess what is feasible
• Start small —taste testing, farm tour
– one school, one product
• Market the program
• Explore policy opportunities
• Don’t do it alone !
National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

42. National Farm to School Network
National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

43. National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

44. Anupama Joshi
National Farm to School
Network
anupama@farmtoschool.org
(847) 917-7292
www.farmtoschool.org
National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities

45. Stretch Break
Connie Laidlaw, Indian Boundary YMCA
&
Students from Wheaton College
Public Health: Promotion of Physical
Activity

46. Alice Wood
Founder, Wealth Watchers
International

47. Shaded areas
indicate recessions
as determined by
the NBFR 2006
Federal Reserve
Bank of St. Louis:
research.stlious.org
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

48. Additionally, further improvements in the overall health of the United States are
greatly hindered by the unchecked growth in the prevalence of obesity. The
prevalence of obesity has exploded from 11.6 percent of the population in 1990
to 23.1 percent of the population in 2005. Now, nearly 1 in 4 people are
considered obese- a category that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
reserves for those who are significantly over the suggested body weight given
their height. The rate of increase shows no evidence of slowing.
Statistics from the United Health Foundations, www.umitedhealthfoundation.org

49. The United
States
personal
saving rate is
now nearing
the low only
experienced
during the
Great
Depression
Source: U.S. Department of Commence, Bureau of Economic
Analysis

50. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grant Awardees

51. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
• Overall Funding: $65,000
• Grants: Received 31 Applications
• Awards: 19 DuPage Organizations
• Projections: Impacting over 44,000 Residents
• Modeled after AFHK and Making Kane Fit
For Kids Grant Process

52. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants Sponsors

53. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Addison School District: $5,000
• To purchase 2 salad bars
• Increase fruit & vegetable
consumption at lunch time
• Projected Impact: 1,000+ students

54. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Addison School District Foundation for
Excellence: $2,000
• To purchase obstacle course equipment
to promote cardio-vascular health
• Projected Impact: 5,000+ students and
parents

55. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Addison School District Foundation for
Excellence: $1,400
• To purchase mini-trampolines
• Establish a BMI tracking system
to monitor annual progress
• Projected Impact: 2,500+ students

56. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Breaking Free – DREAM : $2,500
• To purchase a refrigerator for fresh
fruits and vegetables for afterschool
programming at Gary School
• Projected Impact: 100 students

57. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Connection of Friends : $5,000
• To develop and expand healthy living
(nutrition and physical activities)
programming for special needs teens
and adults
• Projected Impact: 65 teens and adults

58. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
DuPage County Forest Preserve: $5,000
• To purchase kayaks and equipment for
outdoor recreation clinics
• Projected Impact: 3,000 residents

59. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Healthy Lombard Foundation : $2,000
• To purchase video equipment to
develop programming on healthy living
for cable channels, YouTube and
Facebook
• Projected Impact: 2,000+ residents

60. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Indian Boundary YMCA: $4,000
• To purchase new curriculum, Fitness
Gram and nutritional expertise to
pilot/expand Healthy Kids Camp for
afterschool students
• Projected Impact: 85+ students

61. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Indian Trail Elementary: $800
• To purchase 4 TRX training units for
afterschool programming
• Projected Impact: 30 students

62. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
League of Illinois Bicyclists: $5,000
• To develop a web-based bicycle safety
training program with incentives for
DuPage 4thand 5th graders
• Projected Impact: 25,000+ children

63. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Northern Illinois Food Bank: $5,000
• To develop a pilot to expand access to
milk and nutrition education with 5
DuPage food pantries
• Projected Impact: 300+ families

64. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Tri-Town YMCA: $3,700
• To purchase equipment and pilot a
walking/geocaching club for
afterschool programs, summer
camps, and parent activities
• Projected Impact: 300+ families

65. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Village of Villa Park: $5,000
• To install handicap ramps and resurface
the playground to expand family/
toddler participation at the Iowa
Community Center
• Projected Impact: 1000+ families

66. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
WAYS for Healthy Choices: $1,000
• To expand camp programming, install
raised vegetable gardens and expand
patio gardening program
• Projected Impact: 100+ seniors

67. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
West Chicago Police DREAM: $2,400
• To purchase a refrigerator to serve fresh
fruits and vegetables for afterschool
programming at Pioneer School
• Projected Impact: 100+ students

68. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Wheaton Park District: $5,000
• To build raised vegetable gardens as
part of a multi-use playground area
• Projected Impact: 2000+ students

69. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
William Hammerschmidt
Elementary School: $5,000
• To install raised vegetable
gardens, compost and rain barrels and
add accessible playground zones with
new surfaces
• Projected Impact: 1,000+ students

70. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Wooddale Public Library: $1,800
• To purchase and teach a healthy living
curriculum to the community
• Projected Impact: 500+ residents

71. FORWARD’s Get in the Action
2012 Mini Mobilization Grants
Woodridge Park District: $3,400
• To purchase equipment and provide
incentives for a new afterschool healthy
living program--Kidz Squad
• Projected Impact: 150 students