Fay W. Boozman
College of Public Health Reports, Toolkits and Downloadable Materials
The Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health (COPH) is pleased to provide this collection of resources and publications for your
convenience.
The Public
Health in Arkansas 2009 Report The
report was developed as a quick information source
on selected health risk factors and outcomes of Arkansans for the Senate and
House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committees. The Report can be found
here. The analyses and report were prepared by Martha M.
Phillips, PhD, MPH, MBA, Melanie Goodell, MPH with input from other faculty and staff of the Fay W.
Boozman College of Public Health. Additional supplemental materials were
provided by the Arkansas Department of Health and the Arkansas Center for Health
Improvement.
Jim Raczynski, PhD, Professor and Founding Dean of the Fay
W. Boozman College of Public Health, Paul Halverson, DrPH, State Health Officer
and Director of the Arkansas Department of Health, and Joe Thompson, MD, MPH,
Arkansas Surgeon General and Director of the Arkansas Center for Health
Improvement briefed both the Senate and House Public Health, Welfare and Labor
Committee’s on Public Health issues in Arkansas in the beginning weeks of the
regular legislative session of the 87th General Assembly of the State
of Arkansas. The Chairs of the Committee’s, Senator Percy Malone and
Representative Greg Reep had copies of the briefing book transmitted to all
members of their perspective bodies for their use. The table of contents begins
on page 3 of the Report.
Idea Pages for healthy eating
and physical activity in schools
Healthy children, ready to learn
is a key component for educational success. A confluence of legislation at the
state and federal level – including Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003, Arkansas
Department of Education Rules Governing Nutrition and Physical Activity
Standards August 2005 and the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of
2004 - were enacted with a common goal of creating a school environment that
incorporates healthy eating and physical activity.
Fundraisers are a great way for schools to show their commitment to
healthy living while meeting financial needs. Fundraisers can
build self-esteem, provide a service and promote school spirit.
Teachers and parents can help children maintain a physically active
lifestyle by providing encouragement and opportunities as well as being
role models. Make learning fun by adding activity. Plan
outings, events and fundraisers that allow and encourage everyone to be
active. Regular physical activity improves strength, builds lean
muscle, and increases self-esteem and capacity for learning. In addition
to physical education classes, try some of these ideas.
A time to celebrate a birthday, a holiday or other special event is a
time to try a new approach.
Whether at home, school, community clubs or events. Rewards for
accomplishments, good behavior and other positive actions are always
appreciated. The recognition doesn’t have to cost a lot of money or be
loaded with calories to be meaningful. Something as simple as a nod, a
smile or a few words of praise can help build a child’s self-esteem.
Snacks sold in vending machines, at school stores and concession stands,
and on the lunch a la carte line should provide healthy choices for
students, staff and parents. Keeping levels of sugar, total fat, and
trans and saturated fat at low percentages as well as having limits on
maximum package size ensure snacks are positive additions.
Evaluation Report on
Arkansas Legislative Act 1220 on Childhood Obesity
In
2004, the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health was funded by the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to evaluate the process and impact of
implementing Arkansas Legislative Act 1220 of 2003. Each year the COPH Act
1220 Evaluation Team surveys parents, adolescents, principals, and school
superintendents throughout the state, interviews a number of individuals to
assess the progress of the Act 1220 implementation, and prepares an annual
report summarizing the results. The fifth report, Year 5 (2008)
is now available and may be found here with the Year 1 report (2004
– the baseline year prior to implementation of the Act),
the Year 2 report (2005),
the Year 3 report (2006),
and the Year 4 report (2007). Detailed information regarding the history of
Act 1220 and the chronicle of early intervention activities and baseline
status can be found in the Year 1 report, Establishing a Baseline to
Evaluate Act 1220 of 2003, an Act of the Arkansas General Assembly to Combat
Childhood Obesity
(2004). The
second, third, fourth, and fifth reports describe the process and progress
of the Act’s implementation, and document findings from surveys and
interviews in the respective years.
The
2008 Report summarizes the most recent findings from the evaluation of
efforts to implement Act 1220. You may find this report here.
The
most recent Evaluation Resources and Bibliography may be found in the 2008
Report Appendices located
here.
If you need any further information about this project, please do not
hesitate to contact Sherri Morris at 501-526-5060, email SRMorris@uams.edu.
4301 West Markham, #820, Little Rock, Arkansas,
72205 
