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Empowering One Community at a Time for Policy, System and Environmental Changes to Impact Obesity.
Betancourt, Katrina; Ridgway, Andrea; Rockenbach, Joy; Eady, Sequoya; Thompson, Joanice; Bateman, Lori Brand; Fouad, Mona N; Schoenberger, Yu-Mei M.
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  • Betancourt K; Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention; Greenbrier, AR.
  • Ridgway A; Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention; Greenbrier, AR.
  • Rockenbach J; Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention; Greenbrier, AR.
  • Eady S; Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
  • Thompson J; Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
  • Bateman LB; Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
  • Fouad MN; Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
  • Schoenberger YM; Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Ethn Dis ; 27(Suppl 1): 347-354, 2017.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29158660
Objective: This article describes Mayors Mentoring Mayors (3M), an initiative of the Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention (ArCOP), which expanded to five states to become the signature community initiative of the Mid-South Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center (Mid-South TCC) for Health Disparities Research. Methods: The 3M program is an extension of the Growing Healthy Communities (GHC) program, which sought to build capacity within communities to reduce obesity by implementing policy, system and environmental (PSE) changes that support healthy living. GHC where the mayor was involved had the most significant changes toward better health. These mayors were recruited to share their successes, lessons learned, and best practices with their colleagues through a series of Lunch & Learns. Following the GHC and 3M models, a multi-state approach to expand 3M to five additional states was developed. ArCOP partnered with the Mid-South TCC to recruit mayors in the five states. Results: Five Lunch & Learn events were held across Arkansas between March and May 2015, with a total of 98 participants (40 mayors, 37 community leaders, 21 guests). Each regional Lunch & Learn had 1-2 host mayor(s) in attendance, with a total of 9 host mayors. For the 3M regional expansion project, eight GHC Recognition Applications from five states were submitted. Five communities, designated as Emerging, were funded to implement GHC projects. Conclusion: ArCOP successfully engaged mayors, elected officials, and stakeholders who can influence policy across Arkansas as well as in an additional five states in the Mid-South TCC region to implement obesity PSE prevention strategies.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Poder Psicológico / Saúde Pública / Pesquisa Participativa Baseada na Comunidade / Obesidade Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Guideline / Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Ethn Dis Assunto da revista: CIENCIAS SOCIAIS / SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Poder Psicológico / Saúde Pública / Pesquisa Participativa Baseada na Comunidade / Obesidade Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Guideline / Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Ethn Dis Assunto da revista: CIENCIAS SOCIAIS / SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos