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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#000080 size=2>Congratulations to the 2009 ACHIEVE Communities in Oregon!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000080><STRONG>Jefferson County</STRONG> - HEALTH (Healthy Environments Active Living Total Health) funded by <EM>National Association of Chronic Disease Directors </EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000080><STRONG>Multnomah County</STRONG> - Healthy Active Multnomah County funded by <EM>National Association of Chronic Disease Directors </EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000080><STRONG>Columbia County</STRONG>, OR funded by <EM>National Association of County and City Health Officials</EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>*********************************************<BR> Center for Family and Community Health<BR> School of Public Health<BR> University of California, Berkeley<BR> </FONT><A href="http://cfch.berkeley.edu"><FONT size=2>http://cfch.berkeley.edu</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=2> A CDC Center for Chronic Disease Prevention<BR> and Health Promotion Research<BR>*********************************************</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR><FONT size=2>Forty-three Communities Receive Grants To Combat Obesity and Chronic Diseases</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Association of <BR>County and City Health Officials, National Association of Chronic <BR>Disease Directors, National Recreation and Park Association, and YMCA <BR>of the USA partner on ACHIEVE.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Press Release, Mar 2, 2009</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Atlanta, GA (<</FONT><A href="http://www.prweb.com/>PRWEB"><FONT size=2>http://www.prweb.com/>PRWEB</FONT></A><FONT size=2>) March 2, 2009 -- The <BR>National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), <BR>the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD), the <BR>National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), and the YMCA of the <BR>USA (Y-USA) today announced that 43 U.S. communities have been <BR>selected in 21 states to advance community leadership in the nation's <BR>efforts to prevent chronic diseases and related risk factors through <BR>a locally collaborative approach. This approach, called Action <BR>Communities for Health, Innovation, and EnVironmental changE <BR>(ACHIEVE), is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and <BR>Prevention (CDC)'s Healthy Communities Program.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The purpose of ACHIEVE is to bring together local leaders and <BR>stakeholders to build healthier communities by promoting policy, <BR>systems, and environmental change strategies that focus on physical <BR>activity, nutrition, tobacco cessation, obesity, diabetes and <BR>cardiovascular disease.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>ACHIEVE is an innovative approach that brings together all sectors of <BR>a community to spur policy change toward prevention of chronic <BR>diseases. The 2009 ACHIEVE communities will build on the successes <BR>learned in the 2008 ACHIEVE pilot communities. The ACHIEVE approach <BR>aims to promote improvements such as increased access to and use of <BR>attractive and safe locations for engaging in physical activity; <BR>revised school food contracts that include more fruits and vegetables <BR>and whole grain foods; and requirements for sidewalks and crossing <BR>signals in neighborhoods to make them more pedestrian-friendly, among others.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>ACHIEVE fosters collaborative partnerships between city and county <BR>health officials, city and county government, tribal programs, parks <BR>and recreation departments, local YMCAs, local health-related <BR>coalitions, and other representatives from the school, business, <BR>health, and community sectors. State Departments of Health are also <BR>available to help provide state-based resources and information as <BR>well as linkages to other collaborators to help communities meet <BR>their goals. ACHIEVE recognizes the roles of these institutions as <BR>trusted community conveners and aims to combine public health <BR>expertise from the state and local levels with the experience of the <BR>YMCA and local parks and recreation departments that have expertise <BR>in providing community support and outreach.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>"The CDC is pleased to collaborate with and support the efforts of <BR>these national partners to make positive and sustainable community <BR>health changes to establish healthy lifestyles and environments" said <BR>Dr. Wayne Giles, Director, CDC's Division of Adult and Community <BR>Health. "Promoting healthier lifestyles and supporting healthy <BR>communities will help us meet our goal of reducing chronic diseases. <BR>Through community action and partnerships, we can create a synergy <BR>that assists people in making healthy choices where they live, learn, <BR>work and play."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The communities applied for this program and were selected after a <BR>competitive review process that included hundreds of applications. <BR>Grant funding will be distributed among the teams to encourage <BR>attendance at leadership conferences, including an Action Institute <BR>where community leaders can learn about effective strategies to <BR>design, implement and effect community change.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>What's Next for ACHIEVE Teams</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Local community members will immediately begin to compose teams <BR>consisting of 10 local leaders. Each team will include <BR>representatives from the following categories: elected officials; <BR>state and local directors of public health organizations; business <BR>leaders from various industries; and leaders of local schools, parks <BR>and recreation departments, hospitals, and other community <BR>organizations. These teams will convene at one of two regional Action <BR>Institutes in Alexandria, Virginia, or Denver, Colorado, in July <BR>2009. At this training conference, attendees will be taught by <BR>nationally known experts to effect change in their communities.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>For a complete listing of all funded communities, please visit the <BR>ACHIEVE Web site at <BR><</FONT><A href="http://www.achievecommunities.org>www.achievecommunities.org"><FONT size=2>http://www.achievecommunities.org>www.achievecommunities.org</FONT></A><FONT size=2> or <BR>CDC's Healthy Communities Program's Web site at: <BR><</FONT><A href="http://www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram>www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram"><FONT size=2>http://www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram>www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram</FONT></A><FONT size=2>. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV><FONT size=2>Jennifer Young, MPH, RD<BR>Nutrition and Physical Activity Coordinator<BR>Office of Family Health<BR>Public Health Division, DHS<BR>800 NE Oregon St., Ste. 825<BR>Portland, OR 97232<BR>telephone: (971) 673-0245<BR>fax: (971) 673-0240<BR>jennifer.l.young@state.or.us</FONT> </BODY></HTML>