Physical Activity and Nutrition

• Program Overview

Key Initiatives

• Activity-Friendly Routes
• Breastfeeding
• Community Nutrition
• Early Care and Education
• Healthy Food Initiative
• Play Every Day
• Sugary Drinks
• Schools

Partnerships

• Alliance for Healthy Kids
• Healthy Futures

Publications & Materials >

• Burden of Obesity
• Evaluations
• Fact Sheets
• Student Weight Status
• Play Every Day Materials
  • Physical Activity
  • Sugary Drinks

School Health Program

Program Contacts

3601 C Street, Suite 722
Anchorage AK 99503
Fax: 907-269-5446
pan@alaska.gov

• Karol Fink, MS RD
  Unit Manager
  907-269-3457
• Diane Peck, MPH RDN
  Public Health Nutritionist
  907-269-8447
• Lauren Kelsey, MPH
  Public Health Specialist
  907-269-8165
• Lori Price, MPH
  Public Health Coordinator
  907-269-8072
  
• Ann Potempa, MPH
  Play Every Day Coordinator
  907-744-0474
  
• Jessie Doherty, MPH
  Public Health Specialist
  907-334-5966

Archived Publications & Materials

The following are historical physical activity & nutrition-related materials and publications.

Burden of Obesity

• Current and Future Medical Costs of Childhood Obesity in Alaska (2014)
• Alaska Obesity Facts (2014)
• Alaska Obesity Facts (2012)
• The Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Alaska (2010)
• The Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Alaska: Summary Report (2009)
• Childhood Obesity in Alaska (2009)
• The Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Alaska (2003)

Data Sources

• Sources for Alaska Obesity-Related Surveillance Data (2019)

Healthy Alaskans 2020 Obesity-Related Indicator Reports (AK-IBIS)

Reduce the proportion of Alaskans who are overweight or obese

• Overweight - Adults (18+) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 4A)
• Obesity - Adults (18+) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 4B)
  
• Overweight - Adolescents (Grades 9-12) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 5Ai)
• Obesity - Adolescents (Grades 9-12) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 5Aii)
  
• Overweight - Children (Grades K-8) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 5Bi)
• Obesity - Children (Grades K-8) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 5Bii)

Increase the proportion of Alaskans who are physically active

• Physical Activity - Adults (18+) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator)
• Physical Activity - Adolescents (Grades 9-12) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator)

School District Weight Status Reports

• MMWR Obesity in K–7 Students — Anchorage, Alaska, 2003–04 to 2010–11 School Years (2013)
  

Program Evaluation

• Healthy Futures Partner Survey Results (2015)
• Results from Play Every Day - Sugary Drinks December Survey (2014)
• Results from Play Every Day - Sugary Drinks June Survey (2014)
• Play Every Day Campaign: Sugary Drink Focus Group Results (2013)

Farmers' Market-Quest Program 2011-2014

• Alaska Farmers' Market-Quest Program Report - 2014 (2015)
• Fact Sheet: Alaska Farmers’ Market-Quest Program (2013)
• Final Report: Alaska Farmers’ Market-Quest Card Pilot Project (2011)

Physical Activity and Nutrition Fact Sheets

• School Policies & Practices Impacting Childhood Obesity (2017)
• The Cost of Obesity in Alaska (2014)
• PE Policies & Practices (2014)
• Sugary Drinks (2013)
• Local Foods (2013)
• Breastfeeding in Alaska (2013)
• Maternal Weight Gain (2013)
• The Obesity Epidemic and Alaska Students (2012)
• No.1 Children's Health Issue (2012)
• Early Childhood Obesity (2012)
• Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) in Alaska (2011)
• Bike to Work Day (2011)
• Availability of Snacks in Alaska Schools (2010)
• Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Alaska (2010)
• About BMI-for-age for Children and Teens (2012)
• Diabetes Facts: The Diabetes-Obesity Link (2009)
• 30 Active Minutes Every day (2006)
• 30 Active Minutes: Activity Pyramid

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National Links: Alaska Specific Facts and Recommendations

• Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care in Alaska (mPINC)
• 2013 Alaska mPINC Results
• 2011 Alaska mPINC Results
• 2009 Alaska mPINC Results
• 2007 Alaska mPINC Results
• State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, Alaska Action Guide (2009)

Program Status Reports

• Initiatives & Activities: Obesity Prevention and Control Program (2013)
  
• Initiatives & Activities: Obesity Prevention and Control Program (2011)
• Alaska Obesity Prevention and Control Program 2010-2011 Status Report (2011)
• 2009 Status Report: Obesity Prevention and Control Program (2010)

Alaska Guides & Plans

• Healthy Alaskans 2020: 25 Leading Health Priorities (2015)
• Alaska Food Policy Council Strategic Plan (2012)
• Measuring Height/Weight and Calculating BMI (2011)
• Get Outdoors Anchorage! Summit Report (2008)
• Physical Activity and Nutrition Training Manual for Child Care Providers (2007)
• Physical Activity and Nutrition: Training Manual for Child Care Providers, PowerPoint Presentation (2007)
• Supporting Healthy Practice at Work (2007)
• Alaska School Wellness Toolkit (2007)
• Anchorage Ten Year Plan on Obesity and Health (2006)
• Alaska in Action: Statewide Physical Activity and Nutrition Plan (2005)
• Policies, Programs, and Environmental Supports for Physical Activity and Risk Reduction (2004)
• Healthy Alaskan 2010 nutrition goals (2002)
• Healthy Alaskan 2010 physical activity goals (2002)

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Alaska Other Publications

• Shape of the Nation State Profile: Alaska (2016)
• The Alaskan Way to More Fruits and Veggies: Food Demonstration Manual (2011)
• Heart Disease and Stroke Facts: Heart Attack and Stroke and Obesity in Alaska (2010)
• Heart Disease and Stroke Facts: Heart Attack, Stroke and Physical Inactivity in Alaska (2010)
• 5-A-Day The Alaskan Way (2006)
• Eat Smart Alaska! Alaska Recipes (2006)
• Eat Smart Alaska! Canned and Frozen Fruits and Vegetables are as Good as Fresh! (2006)
• Eat Smart Alaska! Canned, Frozen or Fresh: The Alaskan Way to Five A Day (2006)
• Nutrition-Related Chronic Disease in Alaska: A 1997 Needs Assessment (1997)

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National Resources

• Healthy People 2020 goals: Nutrition and Overweight
• Healthy People 2020 goals: Physical Activity
• Breastfeeding Report Card (2014)
• State Indicator Report on Physical Activity (2014)
• Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School, IOM (2013)
  
• CDC State Indicator Reports on Fruits and Vegetables
  • CDC State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables (2013)
  • CDC State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables (2009)
• Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, IOM (2012)
• The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding (2011)
  
• National Physical Activity Plan (2010)
• White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity: Report to the President (2010)
• State Indicator Report on Physical Activity (2010)
• The Surgeon General’s Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation (2010)
• Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the US: Implementation and Measurement Guide (2009)
• MMWR Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the US (2009)
• Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines (2009)
• Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity (2007)
• Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance (2004)
  

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This is an archived publications page. For more current PAN-related resources, visit the main Publications & Materials page.

Webpage updated January 2022.