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Steering Committee: Altarum Institute American Cancer Society American Heart Association Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Community Policy Action Team* Education Policy Action Team* Health, Family, and Child Care Services Policy Action Team* Henry Ford Health System Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development* Michigan Department of Community Health* Michigan Department of Education* Michigan Department of Human Services* Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs* Michigan Department of Transportation* Michigan Fitness Foundation Michigan Health & Hospital Association Michigan Soft Drink Association Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems University of Michigan C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital YMCA State Alliance of Michigan *Ex-Officio
Study Shows Some States Making Progress on Childhood Obesity In August, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a report that after over a decade of steady increases, childhood obesity rates have finally started to decline among low-income preschoolers in some states across the country. The study showed that between 2008 and 2011, childhood obesity rates for low-income preschoolers declined by small but statistically significant amounts in 19 states and U.S. territories. The study believes efforts to improve food nutrition in schools, promoting increased physical activity, and new government initiatives have likely contributed to this new declining trend; however, there is no specific proof that any government programs have led to direct improvement. NBC News published a report on the CDC Study in August which featured Michigan as one of the 19 states which saw improvement over the three year period. Michigan saw childhood obesity rates for low-income preschools decrease from 13.9% in 2008 to 13.2% in 2011. The NBC story spoke with Lonias Gilmore from the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), a Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan member, on this improvement. Gilmore said the national Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) has helped reach preschool children in child centers across the state and nationwide. To read the complete NBC News story, please click here. For a complete version of the CDC Study, please see the link below: http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/ChildhoodObesity/index.html
Committee Hears Testimony on Vulnerable Roadway User (VRU) Bills The Michigan Legislature is currently considering two important bills, HB 4792 (Nathan, DDetroit) and HB 4799 (McBroom, R-Vulcan). These two bills are aimed at making the roadway a safer place for cyclists, pedestrians and other vulnerable roadway users. To do this, stiffer penalties would be given to drivers who injure or kill bikers, pedestrians or wheelchair users in the form of community service, fines, or jail time.
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Register for the 2013 Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan Annual Meeting today! Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan is very excited to announce the coalitions 2013 Annual Meeting will take place Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at the Cooley Law School Temple Conference Center in downtown Lansing. The event is open to all HKHM members and the general public. The meeting will feature policy panels discussing the latest legislative activity in Lansing, viewpoints from key decision makers in state government, and updates from HKHMs Policy Action Teams. Dont miss this opportunity to hear from the Governors office, state agency executives, legislators, lobbyists, and national leaders. The featured keynote speaker will be Jill Birnbaum, Vice President for State Advocacy & Public Health for the American Heart Association (AHA). Birnbaum has over 20 years experience in government affairs and advocacy for nutrition policy and other health issues. In addition, she also serves as Executive Director for Voices for Healthy Kids, a collaboration between the Robert Wood
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