By Jennifer Marcisin, MPH, RDN, LDN, Community Food Access Manager A nutritious diet is vital for chronic disease prevention and can help to reduce the incidence of leading causes of death and disability such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Eating healthy can be challenging if healthy foods are not accessible, available, or affordable. Improving food access throughout Chicago and Cook County has been a key strategy for CLOCC since our in…
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…ghton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC) Director of Organizing, Mariela Estrada, who was happy to tell us about the work BPNC is doing to train and support community health workers. These individuals provide culturally and linguistically appropriate community and in-home education integrating obesity prevention education into their services. Specifically related to the Blueprint, we learned about BPNC’s progress in the areas of Health Promoti…
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…he Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is providing a database of resources to support educators and families working towards Healthy CPS. We understand that there is an overwhelming amount of information available to educators, so we have carefully chosen a select number of tools to highlight in each area. To learn more about CLOCC’s work with CPS, please visit our Schools webpage and feel free to contact us if you have any qu…
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…he Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is providing a database of resources to support educators and families working towards Healthy CPS. We understand that there is an overwhelming amount of information available to educators, so we have carefully chosen a select number of tools to highlight in each area. To learn more about CLOCC’s work with CPS, please visit our Schools webpage and feel free to contact us if you have any qu…
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…he Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is providing a database of resources to support educators and families working towards Healthy CPS. We understand that there is an overwhelming amount of information available to educators, so we have carefully chosen a select number of tools to highlight in each area. To learn more about CLOCC’s work with CPS, please visit our Schools webpage and feel free to contact us if you have any qu…
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…he Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is providing a database of resources to support educators and families working towards Healthy CPS. We understand that there is an overwhelming amount of information available to educators, so we have carefully chosen a select number of tools to highlight in each area. To learn more about CLOCC’s work with CPS, please visit our Schools webpage and feel free to contact us if you have any qu…
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…he Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is providing a database of resources to support educators and families working towards Healthy CPS. We understand that there is an overwhelming amount of information available to educators, so we have carefully chosen a select number of tools to highlight in each area. To learn more about CLOCC’s work with CPS, please visit our Schools webpage and feel free to contact us if you have any qu…
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…he Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is providing a database of resources to support educators and families working towards Healthy CPS. We understand that there is an overwhelming amount of information available to educators, so we have carefully chosen a select number of tools to highlight in each area. To learn more about CLOCC’s work with CPS, please visit our Schools webpage and feel free to contact us if you have any qu…
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…ts will be sent to CLOCC’s Executive Committee for review. Thus, please be aware that an immediate response to your request will not be possible. However, all efforts will be made to respond in a timely manner. During the review process, CLOCC requests that you do not indicate or imply that CLOCC has in any way endorsed or supported the policy initiative you have submitted for review. In addition to organizations submitting legislation for CLOCC’s…
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…ity and the Built Environment Early Childhood Business Sector and Industry Practices Health Promotion and Public Education School Systems 3. Does your poster topic support any additional childhood obesity prevention or public health campaing (e.g.: Healthy Chicago 2.0, PICH, etc.) 4. Was the work under way in 2012 or later? The work was under way in 2012 or later The work was completed prior to 2012 5. Is there addtional information you wish to pr…
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