Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) Initiative Grant
CPPW Grant Winners: SPARK Is The Partner You Need To Implement Your Policy Change!

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

UPDATE: New webinar for CPPW Projects and Staff announced! The FREE Webinar "High Activity Solutions for a Low Activity World: Achieving Your Physical Activity & Nutrition Policy Goals” will be on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm PST (3:00 Eastern). Click Here to register.

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

  1. Why you should partner with SPARK for your CPPW initiative
  2. How SPARK research aligns with CDC prevention outcomes for the CPPW initiative
  3. Alignment to the MAPPS strategies required in the CPPW initiative application
  4. Alignment to CDC’s long-term measures for addressing physical activity and nutrition
  5. How SPARK deliverables align with CDC prevention outcomes for the CPPW initiative
  6. Which SPARK Evaluation & Assessment options might be used to support your submission

Click Here to read how North Carolina successfully implemented the SPARK Programs to fight childhood obesity state-wide.

Click Here for CDC’s recent report “School-Based Physical Education: An Action Guide”. This document may provide guidance in determining your community’s approach to increasing physical activity. SPARK is mentioned throughout the report as an evidence-based program that increases the quality and quantity of activity for all students.

Click Here for the National Physical Activity Plan’s policy ideas and recommendations for Education. Click Here for Parks, Recreation, Sports and Fitness recommendations.

Next Steps:

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

Kymm Ballard, Ed.D

Partnership Development Specialist

kballard@sparkpe.org