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North Carolina's Obesity Prevention Plan

We are updating the Plan! Learn what you can do to get involved.

North Carolina's Obesity Prevention Plan is a five-year plan (2007-2012) offering overarching goals and measurable objectives for anyone working in the area of overweight and obesity prevention. The plan is designed to help organizations and individuals address overweight and obesity in their community and begin to create policies and environments supportive of healthy eating and physical activity.

North Carolina's Obesity Prevention Plan guides the work of the Eat Smart, Move More NC movement. It will take all of us working toward the common goals for this plan and the common good to achieve a healthier, more productive North Carolina.

North Carolina's Obesity Prevention Plan - Professional print version (11.5 x 6)
North Carolina's Obesity Prevention Plan - Desktop printer version (8.5 x 11)
North Carolina's Obesity Prevention Plan - Reduced ink version (8.5 x 11)

Measuring Progress on North Carolina's Obesity Prevention Plan

In 2009, the Eat Smart, Move More NC Executive Committee appointed two ad hoc committees, the Key Measures Committee and the Surveillance Committee, to look more closely at how to measure progress on achieving the goals and objectives in North Carolina's Obesity Prevention Plan. As a result of these committees, two reports have been produced: The Key Measures Report and the Surveillance Plan. Both of these reports are posted below. If you have any questions about these documents, you can contact Jenni Albright.

Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina Key Measures Report
Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina Key Measures At-a-Glance
Eat Smart, Move More NC Surveillance Plan

Annual Report

The 2010 Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina Annual Report includes stories of individuals, organizations and partnerships that are working to make the healthy choice the easy choice in our state. It also provides a review of the work of the Leadership Team during 2010.

Eat Smart, Move More NC 2010 Annual Report
Eat Smart, Move More NC 2010 Annual Report (low-ink version)
Eat Smart, Move More NC: Your Roadmap to Health - An annual report 2008

The NC Institute of Medicine's Prevention Action Plan

In 2008, the NC Institute of Medicine and the NC Division of Public Health convened a Task Force to develop Prevention for the Health of North Carolina: Prevention Action Plan for the state. This Prevention Action Plan, published in October 2009, outlines a number of recommendations, among them implementation of the Eat Smart, Move More NC Plan as one of its priorities.


The Task Force on Preventing Childhood Obesity 2008-2009

In 2008, the North Carolina General Assembly formed the Task Force on Preventing Childhood Obesity. The State Health Director and the Chairman of the State Board of Education co-chaired the Task Force. The Task Force reviewed the activities in the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Public Instruction, and the Health and Wellness Trust Fund, then published the Report from the North Carolina Task Force on Preventing Childhood Obesity.


Building on What Has Already Been Done

The following documents form the foundation of NC's Plan:


Eat Smart Blueprint Cover The North Carolina Blueprint for Changing Policies and Environments
in Support of Healthy Eating
Move More Blueprint Cover The North Carolina Blueprint for Changing Policies and Environments
in Support of Increased Physical Activity
Healthy Weight Initiative Cover Moving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight
— Finding the Will and the Way
Breastfeeding Plan Cover Promoting, Protecting and Supporting Breastfeeding:
A North Carolina Blueprint for Action
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