Deadlines:

Letter of Intent: June 6, 2011

Application: July 15, 2011

Summary:

• Support evidence and practice-based community and clinical prevention and wellness strategies that will lead to specific, measurable health outcomes to reduce chronic disease rates.
• To create healthier communities by

1. Building capacity to implement broad evidence and practice-based policy, environmental, programmatic and infrastructure changes in large counties, and in states, tribes and territories, including in rural and frontier areas
2. Supporting implementation of such interventions in five strategic areas (“Strategic Directions”) aligning with “Healthy People 2020” focus areas and achieving demonstrated progress in the following five performance measures outlined in the Affordable Care Act: 1) changes in weight 2) changes in proper nutrition 3) changes in physical activity 4) changes in tobacco use prevalence 5) changes in emotional well being and overall mental health

Eligibility:

• Local governmental agencies, state governmental agencies, Health Departments, ministries of health, and other governmental agencies

• Federally recognized American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages; Tribal organizations; Urban Indian Health Programs; Tribal and intertribal consortia
• State nonprofit organizations
• Local nonprofit organizations

Links:

CDC Community Transformation Grants Homepage

Grants.gov Notice and Application

Before You Apply:

SPARK can help you meet the requirements outlined in the CTGs application!

SPARK offers evidence-based Physical Education, Physical Activity and Coordinated School Health programs targeting pre-K through 12th grade students in and out of school, and our programs have been proven to WORK and LAST.

Click Here to download a detailed document that will explain how you can use SPARK to align with the goals of the CTG. This document includes information that shows:

1. Alignment to the Strategic Directions and Strategies within the CTGs application
2. Alignment to CDC’s long-term measures for addressing physical activity and nutrition
3. Why you should partner with SPARK for your CTGS submission
4. How SPARK deliverables align with CDC prevention outcomes
5. Which SPARK Evaluation & Assessment options might be used to support your submission

Next Steps:

Contact Kymm Ballard, Ed.D at SPARK. She’ll ask you a few questions, learn about your current programs, and listen to your vision for creating a healthier community. Together, we’ll create a program that will WORK and LAST.

Kymm Ballard, Ed.D

Partnership Development Specialist

kballard@sparkpe.org

What can parents and families do? Here are a few ideas:

Provide Opportunities for Activity

• Enroll their children in after school sports, classes or recreational activities
• Expose them to a variety of physical activities
• Identify ways to be active around your home or neighborhood

Encourage Healthy Eating Habits

• Provide healthy snacks
• Prepare meals with food from all of the food groups
• Cook with your children

Be a Role Model

• Be active regularly — and invite your child to join you
• Reduce your own television and computer time
• Cook more and eat out less

Monitor Screen Time

• Limit the time spent each day using computers, video games and television
• Avoid eating in front of the television
• Provide alternate activities for children to enjoy

Advocate for a Healthier School

• Daily physical education taught by qualified, credentialed physical educators — hopefully SPARK trained!
• Healthier school lunches in all school environments (cafeteria, a la carte line, student body sales, etc.)
• Using non-food related items for fundraisers and rewards

The items represent my understanding of likely physical or built environmental influences on diet, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors. Many of the items are consistent with evidence. I believe the general concepts are sound, but the specific numbers and distances are best guesses. For present purposes I added a few priority indicators for healthy schools and homes.

Healthy food access

• Supermarket or other source of affordable fresh fruits and vegetables within ½ mile of homes
• No more than 2 convenience or liquor stores within ½ mile of homes
• No more fast food than sit-down restaurants within ½ mile of homes
• Community garden within 1 mile of homes
• Weekly farmer’s market within 1 mile of homes

Facilities for active recreation

• Park with play equipment in good working order within ½ mile of homes
• Parks have walking paths
• Daily youth activity programs for free or sliding scale fees in all parks
• Private recreation facility with sliding scale fees within ½ mile of homes
• Nearest school activity facilities is open for public use

Designing for active transport

• Sidewalks on every street in neighborhood
• Pedestrian aids (crosswalks, signal) at intersection with nearest busy street
• Street pattern creates direct routes from homes to nearby destinations
• Nearest shopping area has sidewalks and safe pedestrian crossings
• Public transit stop within ½ mile of homes

Healthy school environments

• Evidence-based physical education offered daily
• Markings on preschool and elementary playgrounds to stimulate active play
• Sidewalks, marked crosswalks, and traffic calming within ¼ mile of each school to facilitate safe walking and biking
• Salad bars with multiple raw food choices daily in every cafeteria
• Only healthy foods provided at school
• Convenience stores and fast food restaurants are not within ¼ mile of schools
• No food advertising in schools

Healthy home environments

• No televisions in children’s bedrooms
• Only healthy foods out on the counter for snacking
• Sports and activity supplies available for both indoor and outdoor play
• A bicycle or skateboard for every child

James Sallis

www.drjamessallis.sdsu.edu