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FontanaFontanaHealthy Eating & Active Healthy Eating & Active LivingLiving

City of FontanaCity of FontanaCommunity Services Community Services

DepartmentDepartmentSeptember 29, 2005September 29, 2005

Did You Did You Know?Know?

““California is facing an obesity California is facing an obesity epidemic - over the last decade epidemic - over the last decade Californians have gained Californians have gained 360 360 million million pounds and one in every three of our pounds and one in every three of our children is overweight. This dangerous children is overweight. This dangerous trend is unacceptable…I challenge trend is unacceptable…I challenge leaders in government, business, leaders in government, business, education, medicine and parenting to education, medicine and parenting to continue the work we have begun continue the work we have begun today to make California the nation's today to make California the nation's model for health, nutrition and fitness.” model for health, nutrition and fitness.”

Governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerGovernor Arnold SchwarzeneggerSeptember 15, 2005September 15, 2005

Action Summit on Health, Nutrition and ObesityAction Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity

OverviewOverviewDiscussion topics:Discussion topics:

1. Healthy Fontana Vision

2. Healthy Fontana Goal3. Implementation Plan4. Marketing Plan 5. Outcomes6. What’s Next?7. Future Is?8. Conclusion

VISIONVISION

The philosophy of Healthy Fontana will be to promote a healthier, active lifestyle and enjoyment of a livable community which is essential for an enriched quality of life in Fontana. .

GOALGOALTo promote and implement To promote and implement programs that educate the programs that educate the Fontana community about the Fontana community about the benefits of being healthy, benefits of being healthy, active and livable communities active and livable communities through three major through three major components:components:1. Nutrition2. Active Living3. Smart Growth

Development.

IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION PLANPLAN

1.1. NUTRITIONNUTRITION

a. Conduct quarterly hands-on cooking workshops

b. Education on Smart food choices

c. Healthy lifestyle skitsd. Public educational

presentations

IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION PLANPLAN

2.2. ACTIVE LIVINGACTIVE LIVING

a. Walking Clubs programb. Utilization of Existing

Public and Private Resources Citywide

c. Employee Wellness program

d. Community Garden program

e. Healthy Fontana Cookbook

f. Health-a-thon

IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION PLANPLAN

3.3. SMART GROWTHSMART GROWTH

“Smart growth is development that serves the economy, the community, and the environment.”

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Smart Growth Network, April 2001

1. Economic development and jobs

2. Strong neighborhoods3. Healthy communities.

IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION PLANPLAN

What is Smart Growth for the City of Fontana?

How is Smart Growth achieved in the City of Fontana?

SMART GROWTHSMART GROWTH (continued)(continued) Smart Growth Principles promotion and education among planners, developers and the community by establishing an advisory board (see handouts):

MARKETINGMARKETINGPromotion and Education Tools:Promotion and Education Tools:

1. HEALTHYFontana.org website2. H.E.A.LTHwise newsletter

(ages 13-100+)3. H.E.A.L.THwise KIDZ newsletter

(ages 0-12)4. Brochure5. Posters6. Video7. Presentations8. Media resources.

OUTCOMESOUTCOMESCommunity Benefits:Community Benefits:

1. Decrease of Obesity Rate2. Increased Education on Smart

Food Choices 3. Increased Daily Physical Activities 4. Decrease Health Risks 5. Increase Usage of Smart Growth

Principles 6. Increased Opportunities of

Economic Development and Jobs, Strong Neighborhoods and Healthy Communities

NEXT STEPSNEXT STEPSProgram planning continuesProgram planning continues::

1. September through present: integration of stakeholder partnerships

2. September through present: Explore funding from multiple sources

3. January 2006: present Implementation Plan to City Council

4. January 2006 through 2007: implement program components.

FUTUREFUTUREThe Healthy Fontana program is an The Healthy Fontana program is an outstanding means to enhance and outstanding means to enhance and complement the City of Fontana’s complement the City of Fontana’s Quality of Life efforts by forming Quality of Life efforts by forming partnerships to maximize the health partnerships to maximize the health and well being of Fontana residents. and well being of Fontana residents.

1.H.E.A.L.THY Fontana Stakeholders

2.Quality of Life Commission3.Smart Growth Advisory

Board.

ConclusionConclusionHealthy Fontana agrees with the Healthy Fontana agrees with the State leaders…."State leaders…."It is painfully clear, our It is painfully clear, our social and physical environments have a social and physical environments have a direct impact on whether we get to direct impact on whether we get to exercise and eat right . . . We need to exercise and eat right . . . We need to move beyond what has been so far an move beyond what has been so far an exclusive reliance on individual behavior exclusive reliance on individual behavior and responsibility - it hasn't worked. We and responsibility - it hasn't worked. We need to change our environment from one need to change our environment from one that allows poor nutrition and minimal that allows poor nutrition and minimal physical activity to one that promotes physical activity to one that promotes healthy eating and physical activity." healthy eating and physical activity."

Dr. Robert Ross., President and Chief Executive Officer of Dr. Robert Ross., President and Chief Executive Officer of The California Endowment, September 15, 2005 The California Endowment, September 15, 2005