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The Cook County Department of Public Health and its partner, the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago, were awarded $16 million through the Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) grant program.
• TheCPPWInitiativeaimstoimprovethehealthofAmericansbyreducingchronicdiseaseand
promotingwellness.CCDPHhasbeenfundedtoworkwithcommunitiestoreduceobesityratesby
tacklingpoornutritionandphysicalinactivity.
• Thisawardwilladvancepoliciesandenvironmentsatschool,workandcommunitysettingsthat
supportindividualsandfamiliesinleadinghealthy,activelifestyles.
• CCDPH,whichserves2.3millionpeopleand125municipalities,wasoneofover40health
departmentsselectedtoreceivethisaward.
Obesity is the largest epidemic facing suburban Cook County.
• Duringthepast20years,obesityrateshavedoubledforadultsandtripledforchildren.InSCC,
about63percentofadultsand40percentofchildrenareoverweightorobese.
• Peoplewhoareoverweightorobeseareatincreasedriskofdevelopingchronicdiseases–such
asdiabetes,heartdiseaseandasthma–whichcancauseseriousillnesses,disabilitiesand
prematuredeath.
• Wemustactnowtoturnthetideagainstthegrowingepidemicsofobesityandchronic
disease.AccordingtotheCDC,ifsomething’snotdone,obesitywillsoonsurpass
tobaccoastheleadingcauseofdeath.
Communities Putting Prevention to Work
1010LakeStreet,Suite430,OakPark,Illinois60301
Websitewww.cookcountypublichealth.orgMaking suburban Cook County a healthier place to live, work and play.
About Communities Putting Prevention to Work
ApartnershipprojectledbytheCookCountyDepartmentofPublicHealthandthePublicHealthInstituteofMetropolitanChicago.
ThegoaloftheCPPWprojectistopromotepolicychangesinschool,workplaceandcommunityenvironmentstosupportindividualsandfamiliesintheireffortstoleadhealthy,activelifestyles.
Itwilldothisby:• Buildingacoalitionofpartnersthatrepresent
varioussectorsinvolvedinplanningforthehealthofacommunity,includinggovernment,urbanplanning,parksandrecreation,agriculture,healthcare,schools,businessesandcommunity-andfaith-basedorganizations.
• Leadinghealthcampaignstoensureresidentsexpect,demandandutilizehealthyoptions.
• Trainingcommunitiestoadvocateforpoliciesthathelpthemcreateanenvironmentwherepeoplecaneathealthierfoodsandbemoreactive.
• Grantstocommunitiesandschoolsinterestedinlayingthegroundworktobecomemodelplacestolive,workandplay.Thisfundingwillsupportstrategiestochangepoliciesinhome,school,workplaceandcommunitysettings.
HOWTHEFUNDINGWILLBEUSED
CommunityNeedingHealthierOptions HealthierCommunity
Unsafeplacesthatpreventpeoplefrombeingabletowalkorbikesafely.
LowlevelsofphysicaleducationforstudentsingradesK-12.
Junkfoodandsugar-loadeddrinksatschools,workplacesandfastfoodchains.
Lackofaccesstoaffordablefruitsandvegetablesandnearbysupermarkets.
ImplementedSafeRoutestoSchoolproject.Improvedsignagenearsidewalks,bikepaths.
Increasedamountofqualityphysicaleducationofferedinschools.
Increasedavailabilityofaffordable,healthyfoods,drinkandportions.
Improvedacesstofreshproduceatfarmersmarketsandsupermarkets.
SAMPLESTRATEGIESFORIMPROVINGHEALTHINYOURCOMMUNITY
For more information, please call the CPPW office at 708-524-5156 or e-mail [email protected].