Creating Healthy Communities PowerPoint Available from CDC

The Healthy Communities, Local Government PowerPoint is intended for local government staff (e.g., city managers; council members; county commissioners; urban and transportation planners; redevelopment administrators; zoning officials; local school district staff and public health practitioners) who want to build the case for investing in obesity prevention at the community level.This presentation provides the audience with an understanding of the prevalence, disease burden, and economic cost of the U.S. obesity epidemic and how local government is part of the solution.

The Healthy Communities, Local Government Power Point provides clear and specific examples of what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intended for policy and environmental change initiatives to address obesity locally. It also briefly discusses the advantages and impact of population based approaches to address obesity. The PowerPoint has notes pages that can be read by the presenter, or used to guide the conversation about the slides. | Healthy Communities: What Local Governments Can Do to Reduce and Prevent Obesity