Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity:

150 N. 18th Ave. Suite 310

Phoenix, AZ 85007

(800) 252-5942

Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity

Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (NUPAO) Program

Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (NUPAO) Program
The Arizona Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (NUPAO) Program works to reduce the burden of chronic disease and obesity in Arizona through nutrition and physical activity efforts.  The program follows the Arizona Nutrition and Physical Activity State Plan.  The AZ NUPA State Plan is intended as a guideline and a call to action.  The plan presents ideas that can be used by all Arizonans to help make healthier choices and sustainable lifestyle changes.

Vision:
To be recognized as the leader in obesity prevention in Arizona, resulting in optimal health for our citizens.

Mission:
To improve the health and quality of life of Arizona residents by reducing the incidence and severity of chronic disease and obesity through physical activity and nutrition interventions.

Goals:

1. To promote and enable the citizens of Arizona to eat smart and have access to healthy and nutritious foods.
2. To promote and enable active lifestyles and communities for Arizona residents.
   

Current Physical Activity Events and Reports New Report: Obesity Increases in Arizona According to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010, a report from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) more than two-thirds of U.S. states (38) have adult obesity rates above 25 percent, including Arizona. In 1991, no state had an obesity rate above 20 percent.  Arizona has the 29th highest rate of adult obesity in the nation. The rate of obese adults increased in the state for the third year in a row with one in every four Arizonans now obese (25.8%).  In addition, Arizona has the 15th highest rate of obese youth ages 10 to 17 in the nation. There has been a rapid and significant increase in obese youth in Arizona from 12.2% in 2003 to 17.8% in 2007. Lets Move - America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids We need to get moving. Join First Lady Michelle Obama, community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide campaign to tackle the challenge of childhood obesity. Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation - White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report to the President - May 2010

NUPA Programs:      

Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) Initiatives
Physical Activity Programs
Community Efforts

Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW)
Communities Putting Prevention to Work is a federally funded grant to promote state-wide policy and environmental change policies.  These policy activities will support and institutionalize healthy behaviors related to obesity control, nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco control and prevention.  For more information about this initiative through CDC and Health and Human Services (HHS) please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/recovery/.

Through this grant ADHS is working with partners to promote breastfeeding best-practices and in hospitals statewide and worksite breastfeeding support practices and promote school wellness policies including nutrition and physical activity initiatives with schools for childhood obesity prevention.

Physical Activity Programs The goal of the Arizona Physical Activity Program is to promote moderate daily physical activity in order to prevent and control chronic disease morbidity and mortality. Visit the ADHS Physical Activity Program web page. (link to http://azdhs.gov/phs/physicalactivity/)

Community Efforts
The Arizona NUPAO program works closely with community partners to build the capacity of state, local and tribal leaders in communities, schools, worksites, and healthcare settings to develop and implement policy, system, and environmental change strategies to create healthy communities.  For more information on how to get involved with local coalitions around nutrition and physical activity policy change please contact the NUPAO team @ 602-542-1886.

Visit the Training Materials page for follow up information on the December 2009 Arizona Policy Institute Training.