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Amy Ellings, Nutrition Consultant Amy Ellings, Nutrition Consultant Nutrition and Physical Activity Program Nutrition and Physical Activity Program

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Environmental change—Environmental change—Make it easy to be healthyMake it easy to be healthy

Which street makes it easier to be active?Which street makes it easier to be active?

Environmental change—Environmental change—Make it easy to be healthyMake it easy to be healthy

Which meeting makes it easier to eat healthy?Which meeting makes it easier to eat healthy?

Policy change—Policy change—Get it in writingGet it in writing

Make the change sustainableMake the change sustainable

““Encourages” people to take actionEncourages” people to take action

Influence more peopleInfluence more people

www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/NutritionPAwww.doh.wa.gov/cfh/NutritionPA//

Why nutrition?Why nutrition?

Eat at work 10-20 times a weekEat at work 10-20 times a week

Increase productivityIncrease productivity

8AM 8:30AM 9AM

Worksite nutrition environmentWorksite nutrition environment

Have a farmers market or farm stand near work Have a farmers market or farm stand near work or an on-site gardenor an on-site garden

Encourage healthy foods at potlucksEncourage healthy foods at potlucks

Use competitive pricing to make healthier Use competitive pricing to make healthier choices more economicalchoices more economical

Offer healthy foods in cafeterias vending Offer healthy foods in cafeterias vending machines, common areasmachines, common areas

Adopt a policy for healthy meeting guidelinesAdopt a policy for healthy meeting guidelines

Created by nutrition professionalsCreated by nutrition professionals

Informed by scientific advice national organizationsInformed by scientific advice national organizations

Designed using feedback from administrative staffDesigned using feedback from administrative staff

Why EYM? Why now?Why EYM? Why now?

Current environment not healthy at all meetingsCurrent environment not healthy at all meetings

Governor’s initiative to make Washington the Governor’s initiative to make Washington the healthiest statehealthiest state

Washington Wellness risk reduction priority Washington Wellness risk reduction priority areas – focus on nutrition environmentareas – focus on nutrition environment

Washington State Nutrition and Physical Activity Washington State Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan Plan

Wanted to make it sustainable change through Wanted to make it sustainable change through policy adoptionpolicy adoption

Small group activitiesSmall group activitiesRate your lunchRate your lunch

Rate your most recent meetingRate your most recent meeting

Making policy at DOHMaking policy at DOH

Selling the programSelling the program

Administrative staffAdministrative staff

ManagementManagement– Do your homeworkDo your homework– No surprisesNo surprises– The right teamThe right team

The right teamThe right team

The right teamThe right team

Wellness coordinator constructed team, set Wellness coordinator constructed team, set meetings, prepped management, coordinated meetings, prepped management, coordinated messagesmessagesNPA program developed and presented on NPA program developed and presented on materialmaterialHealth and Productivity team adopted EYM into Health and Productivity team adopted EYM into their strategic plantheir strategic planProcurement office supported effort, researched Procurement office supported effort, researched cost, developed evaluation toolcost, developed evaluation toolDOH policy committee discussed and approved DOH policy committee discussed and approved policy changespolicy changes

The processThe process

Making EYM a reality at DOHMaking EYM a reality at DOH– ProcurementProcurement– PolicyPolicy

What are some lessons learned?What are some lessons learned?

Small group activitySmall group activity

What would be the major challenge to What would be the major challenge to implementing Energize Your Meetings?implementing Energize Your Meetings?

How could you and your team overcome How could you and your team overcome that challenge?that challenge?

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