About Us
The
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Program (NPAO) is a cooperative
agreement between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO) and 23
state health departments. The program goal is to prevent and control
obesity and other chronic diseases through healthful eating and physical
activity. The goal will be achieved through strategic public health
efforts aimed at the following program objectives:
Outcome objectives:
- Decrease prevalence of obesity.
- Increase physical activity.
- Improve dietary behaviors related to population burden of obesity and chronic diseases.
Impact objectives:
- Increase the number, reach, and quality of policies and standards set in place to support healthful eating and physical activity in various settings.
- Increase access and use of environments to support healthful eating and physical activity in various settings.
- Increase the number, reach and quality of social and behavioral approaches that complement policy and environmental strategies to promote healthful eating and physical activity.
The state program will develop strategies to leverage resources and coordinate statewide efforts with multiple partners to address all of the following DNPAO principal target areas:
- Increase physical activity.
- Increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables.
- Decrease the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages.
- Increase breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity.
- Reduce the consumption of high energy dense foods.
- Decrease television viewing.
For these behavior targets, as well as health outcomes of obesity and other chronic diseases, the program emphasizes reducing health disparities including but not limited to those related to race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geography, sex, age, and disability.
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Page last updated: July 10, 2008
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion