An initiative of Shaping Americas Health

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• An initiative of Shaping Americas Health

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Partners and Collaborators
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A BRIEF HISTORY

• Founded September, 2003
• Evolved from OSG and Nike Conversation
• Founded as a Public/Private Initiative
• Public Sector OSG, AAP, ADA, UC Davis
• Private Sector Nike, JJ, Campbells
• Merged with American Diabetes Associations New
  Initiative August, 2005

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A Voluntary Health Organization Chartered by The
American Diabetes Association
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SHAPING AMERICAS HEALTH

• Founded August 2005
• Chartered by American Diabetes Association
• Authoritative Voice for
• Prevention in Childhood
• Management in Adults
• Merged with Shaping Americas Youth
• SAY is the Prevention Initiative

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SAYs MISSION

• To give a voice to Americas families and the
  communities that surround them in identifying the
  barriers and solutions to improving nutrition and
  exercise in our infants, children and adolescents.

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STRATEGIC PLAN

• National Survey of Programs
• Website
• Registry of Programs
• Searchable Database
• National Town Meetings
• Community Based Plan of Action
• Development
• Implementation

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SAYS UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS

• National Registry of Programs Online searchable
  database and e-network
• National Town Meeting Process First ever
  national use of this process
• Community Based Plan of Action Fostered by
  diverse public/private partnership

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SAYsNATIONAL SURVEY AND DATABASE

• Survey of funders and programs
• Branching survey for seven sectors
• 80 to 140 questions
• Developed by international experts
• Executed between 12/03-2/04

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SAYsNATIONAL SURVEY AND DATABASE

• Report issued 9/04
• Funders 1201
• Programs
• Registered Programs - 1831
• Surveys Completed - 1090
• Searchable database launched 9/04

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SAYs SECONDNATIONAL SURVEY AND DATABASE

• First survey database locked 10/24/06
• Registered 2489
• Searchable 1200
• Second Survey to be launched 11/06
• Selected additional questions
• Summary Report April 2007

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NATIONAL TOWN MEETINGS

• Facilitated Day-long - Grassroots Dialogue
• Share Ideas, Views and Priorities
• Propose Workable Strategies to
• Improve Exercise and Nutrition
• Acquire Community-Based National Data
• Individuals - Families
• Organizations Communities
• Stakeholders - Leaders

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TOWN MEETINGSPAST AND FUTURE

• Memphis January 2006
• Dallas April 2006
• Philadelphia 1st Quarter 2007
• Chicago 1st/2nd Quarter 2007
• West Virginia 2nd Quarter 2007
• California (2 Sites) 2nd Quarter 2007

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NATIONAL TOWN MEETINGS

• Local Host Advocacy Group
• 1000 Participants - Community Members
• 100 Tables with Trained Facilitators
• One Computer, 10 Key Pads per Table
• Open Ended Discussion
• Participant Guide Issue Overview
• Instant Feedback on Jumbotron
• Preliminary Report at End of Meeting

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Town Meeting Concept

• Moderators present discussion questions
• Each table has 10-15 minute discussion of the
  question
• Input from each tables discussion is collected
  via laptop at each table and fed to central
  servers
• A Theme Team monitors each tables input
  simultaneously and constructs a list of
  priorities based original question

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Town Meeting Concept

• Audience votes on priorities via key pads
• Results immediately projected on a jumbotron
• Proceed through script of questions on issue
• Preliminary Report of priorities generated issued
  at end of the session
• Complete database archived and available for
  detailed analysis based on demographics

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Town Meeting Concept

• Uses Town Meeting to solicit grassroots input
  on barriers and solutions to improve childhood
  nutrition and physical activity
• Generates unique basis for guiding SAY as well as
  national policy directed at childhood obesity
• Allows the Wisdom of Crowds to balance the
  Opinions of Experts

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VIDEO PLEASE
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WHAT THEY SAID

• Accepted Individual / Family Responsibility
• Understood Critical Role of Early Years
• More Education Needed
• Called for Community Changes / Partnerships
• Corporate and Government Role
• Important, but not Central to the Solution
• Strongly Endorsed Town Meeting Process

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Community Based Plan of Action

• Based Upon Grassroots Input
• National Town Meetings
• Program Survey Database
• Common Language, Goals and Standards
• Workable Family and Community Solutions
• Promote Partnerships and Collaboration
• Drive Outcome Measures

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Shaping Americas Youth Our Website

• www.shapingamericasyouth.org

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What Everyone Can Do Today!

• Log On Register Take SAYs 2nd Survey
• www.shapingamericasyouth.org

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