IHW received CDC funding under a previous cooperative agreement in 2000. IHW achieved a number of successes under its previous CDC cooperative agreement:

Established a successful public-private partnership of over 100 members to develop recommendations for addressing the Rhode Island obesity epidemic.
Implemented and evaluated a pilot school policy and environmental intervention.
Funded five programs through mini-grants.
Helped develop and disseminate the New England Coalition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NECON) Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Overweight and Obesity in New England.
Received the World Health Day 2002 Award from the American Association for World Health/World Health Organization, recognizing the program’s leadership in evaluating and implementing statewide nutrition and physical activity programs.

Under the current funding cycle, IHW has:

Completed The Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Rhode Island Word PDF
Obtained a permanent seat on the State Transportation Advisory Committee for the Department of Health.
Helped develop new recommendations to support safe pedestrian and bicycle transportation in the state transportation plan.
Partnered with Rhode to Health Coalition to create a year-round walking program.
Worked with Healthy Schools Coalition to promote nutrition guidelines for school vending and a la carte foods.
Supported the Department of Education in submission of Team Nutrition grant.
Supported legislation mandating District School Health Councils and plans.
Initiated collaboration between Brown University’s Institute for Community Health Promotion for grant submission to increase breastfeeding rates in WIC population and with Kids First for school-based intervention.
Worked with Department of Education to assist the Providence Recreation Department to improve the nutritional quality of the Summer Food Service Program.
Collaborated with the WIC staff to analyze program data regarding overweight, dietary intake and breastfeeding by community.
Identified a target community for program intervention and collected qualitative and quantitative data on this community.

Did you know?

Walking 1 mile burns about 100 calories. Adding a 1-mile walk daily results in a 10-pound per year weight loss!