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In This Edition...
Newsletter Archive
| Legislation to Watch |
• AB 346: Expanding Joint Use Projects
• SB 257: State Employee Notification/Breastfeeding Accommodation
• AB 513: Healthcare Coverage/Breastfeeding
• AB 627: Improve Nutrition in Child Care |
| What's Hot? |
• Parks in Peril: Saving CA Local Parks and Recreation Depts
• CDC Releases New Report
• LA Board of Supervisors Adopts Vending Policy |
| Reports and Resources |
"Last Off the Truck": Food Access in Oakland and Detroit
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| In the News |
Remembering Senator Kennedy’s Role in Protecting Infant’s Health |
| Upcoming Events! |
• CCDEH Symposium on Food Systems & Public Health
• San Mateo County Board of Supervisors: Active Public Spaces Conference
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California Legislative Update:
Where Do Food and Physical Activity Bills Stand?
National health reform is not the only legislative issue on the minds of healthy food and activity advocates these days. With the state legislature back in session, and two weeks remaining for bills to make their way to the Governor’s desk, it’s time to take stock of this year’s food and physical activity legislation. Currently, Strategic Alliance is actively tracking several bills that address a range of food and activity issues, including breastfeeding support, joint use, and nutrition in child care. Read on for more information on these important bills, as well as links to organizations which provide advocacy resources, additional updates, and tools.
Click each bill for important updates:
- AB 346: Expanding Joint Use Projects. Increases the flexibility of schools and communities to share facilities, land, and other common resources through “joint use” agreements, improving opportunities for physical activity.
- AB 513: Healthcare Coverage/Breastfeeding. Mandates that health care service plans and insurers include coverage for lactation consultations and for the rental of breast pumps as part of their contracts and policies.
- AB 627: Improve Nutrition in Child Care (Amended). Would have improved nutrition in child care by requiring basic nutrition and activity requirements for child care licensing. Current version requires the creation of an18 month pilot program to implement nutrition and physical activity standards in exchange for higher reimbursement rates for child care providers.
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Parks in Peril: Saving CA Local Parks and Recreation Departments
Following California’s recent budget crisis, Strategic Alliance is monitoring the ramification of budget cuts and its impact on the delivery of local park and recreation services throughout the state. The loss of property tax revenues that Governor Schwarzenegger included to balance the state's budget has dealt a heavy blow not only to our state parks, but to local agencies as well. Read more...
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CDC Releases New Report on Community Strategies to
Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living!
CDC’s recently released Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States, lays out a set of 24 strategies and associated measurements that communities and local governments can use to plan and monitor environmental and policy-level changes to promote nutrition and physical activity. Each strategy contains guidance that communities can use to assess performance and track progress over time. These recommendations are based on a comprehensive review of available evidence and expert opinion, and represent an exciting addition to the research and efforts to advance environmental and policy changes to prevent chronic disease. Read more...
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LA Board of Supervisors Adopts Vending Policy
On August 18, 2009, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted for a 100 percent healthy vending policy. The approved bill requires that food and drinks sold in new vending machines in most L.A. County facilities match the stricter nutritional standards imposed on California schools. Read more...
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"Last Off the Truck": Food Access in Oakland and Detroit
A new report by PolicyLink, Michigan State University, and the Fair Food Network, Healthy Food For All: Building Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems in Detroit and Oakland shows that our current food system – from farm to table to landfill – is broken, unhealthy, unsustainable, and unjust. The report documents the inadequate food systems of Detroit and Oakland and proposes a series of policy recommendations to improve food access. The study was based on focus groups, interviews with food system experts, and scans of the activities underway and organizations in place to build more sustainable food systems in both communities.
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Remembering Senator Kennedy’s Role in Protecting Infant’s Health
On Tuesday, August 25, 2009, Senator Edward Kennedy passed away, leaving behind a stellar record of public service spanning five decades. While Senator Kennedy was known for his commitment to national health reform and his fight to increase childrens' access to health care domestically, he was also an advocate for the health and well-being of the world’s smallest citizens. Senator Kennedy played a pivotal role in protecting babies around the world from the aggressive marketing of baby food companies such as Nestlé. Read more...
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California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH):
Symposium on Food Systems & Public Health S3: Safe, Secure & Sustainable
November 4-6, 2009, San Diego, CA
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors: Creating & Using Active Public Spaces Conference
October 16th, 8:30am to 1:30pm
Redwood Shores Library, Redwood City, CA
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WHAT IS THE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE?
The Strategic Alliance is reframing the debate on nutrition and physical activity away from a focus solely on individual choice and lifestyle towards one of environmental influences and corporate and government responsibility. Current Steering Committee members are: California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program (CANFit), California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA), California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA), California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, California Park and Recreation Society (CPRS) , California Project LEAN, California WIC Association (CWA), Child Care Food Program Roundtable, Latino Health Access, Partnership for the Public’s Health, Prevention Institute, PolicyLink, Samuels & Associates and Public Health Law & Policy.
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