ASPHN Accomplishments

2. ASPHN Accomplishments Pediatric Obesity Mini CoIIN Success Stories-Check out the Story Bank page on ASPHN's website! Change Lab Solution Project And many more….

3. Pediatric Obesity Mini CoIIN Teams from four states will participate in the Pediatric Obesity Mini-CoIIN, or Collaborative Improvement and Innovative Network. CoIINs are known to achieve results quickly in response to complex health problems. The four teams in Arkansas, Louisiana, Ohio and Wisconsin have diverse members, all committed to addressing childhood obesity. The teams include state departments of health and education, university extension programs, early childhood associations, Headstart associations and many others. The CoIIN is focusing on children ages two to five and is promoting three recommendations from the Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity. Through December 2015, the state teams will focus on the Expert Committee's recommendation to ensure that Early Care and Education policies and practices result in improved nutrition and physical activity and reduced screen time.

4. Success Story Bank The Story Bank webpage includes a collection of stories featuring ASPHN members and their work. We showcase successful work by public health nutritionists working in state-level programs. We have been collecting these stories since 2012 and add to the story bank as new stories are written. The stories are organized by topic and at the bottom of this page the stories are listed alphabetically by state. Some states have more than one success story. http://www.asphn.org/areas.php?area_id=2

5. ASPHN and Change Lab Solutions State and local health departments across the country are reducing obesity rates by improving access to healthy foods and increasing opportunities for physical activity. Health departments working in rural communities often have a hard time finding examples of what's working in other rural places. To provide more examples of obesity prevention initiatives in rural communities, the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists and ChangeLab Solutions present a two-part webinar, Obesity Prevention in Rural Communities: Stories from the Field, featuring leaders from five rural communities or regions. Speakers provide practical tips to implementing policy, system, and environmental changes in rural communities.

6. Publications • The ASPHN MCH Nutrition Council released a draft brief, Incorporating Nutrition into the New Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant National Performance Measures.  The purpose of the brief is to give states ideas on how they could incorporate nutrition into the NPMs as one of the required Evidence Based Strategy Measures (ESM). • New and existing members alike will appreciate our electronic welcome  brochure, an easy to read, eye pleasing summary of the benefits available to you as an ASPHN member! • This webpage is a compilation of publications and documents created by ASPHN in recent years: http://www.asphn.org/areas.php?sid=&area_id=34CHECK IT OUT!

7. Committees • Policy - Michelle Futrell • Collaboration – Leslie Lewis • Membership, Communication and Outreach (MCO)- Paola Velez and Kim LaCroix • Governance - Patrice Isabella

8. Policy Committee • Submitted 7 original comments on nutrition issues including but not limited to: • 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans • Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to States Program: Guidance and Forms for the Title V Application/Annual Report • Voluntary minimal guidelines to protect the health and safety of children in child care setting • Signed on to letters… • Endorsed 13 letters written by partners • Sent 1 e-Alert to ASPHN membership encouraging them to submit comments on the ACEND new education recommendations

9. MCO membership communication and outreach • Developed membership recruitment one pager • Created sound bites on the role and value of the Public Health Nutritionist • Increased social media presence (we have 134 FB followers and 23 Twitter!) • Revised website submission form

10. Membership change ASPHN now permits public health nutritionists working in state departments of human services, education, agriculture and aging, in addition to state health departments to be Expanded Members. With this decision, the Board is recognizing that many public health nutritionists work at the state level in agencies other than the health department. These nutritionists now have the opportunity to join ASPHN and bring their expertise to the Association. An Associate Member, anyone who supports the ASPHN mission, can be elected to the Board of Directors as a Council representative. Total numbers haven’t really changed over past year. As we lose state health agency folks because of attrition (retirement or leaving state health departments) we gain folks in other state agencies and in Associate Member category.

16. Collaboration Committee • Conducted liaison orientation call (12 liaisons representing 12 organizations) • Action for Healthy Kids • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics-Public Health/Community Nutrition Group • American Public Health Association-Food and Nutrition Section • ASTHO Affiliate Council • ASTHO Health Equity Workgroup • ASTHO Prevention Policy Committee • CSPI Food Marketing Workgroup • National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity • National Fruit and Vegetable Alliance • National Physical Activity Society • National Salt Reduction Initiative • United State Breastfeeding Committee • Revised committee guidelines

17. Governance Committee • Updated all ASPHN Duty Descriptions ( on hyper office) • Functioned well with decreased consultant support, rotated committee members responsibilities. • Recruited nominees for the 2015 Board ballot!

18. Newly Elected ASPHN Leaders  • President-Elect - Becky Adams (AR) • Secretary - Amber Brown (UT) • Directors-at-Large - Michelle Futrell (NC) and Jennifer Church (KS) • MCH Nutrition Council Chair-Elect - Jamie Stang (MN) • Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Council Chair-Elect - Diane Peck (AK) • Incoming Governance Committee members - Amy Ellings (WA), Brenda Dobson (IA), and Donna Speed (MS).

19. Donations Compliance Team Takako Tagami, Chair • Raised over $1,000 from individuals in 2014 and 2015 • Funds used to support student involvement and advocacy work • Plans to approach two organizations

20. Councils • F&V -Amy Koren-Roth • MCH - Robin Stanton and Peggy Trouba • Obesity - Becky Adams and Helen Brown

21. Fruit and Vegetables • Four teleconference call trainings • Hosted conference call for FV coordinators and CDC staff- result of call =established priority list for FV strategies • Farm to School, Fork, Childcare and Worksite • Reframing FV message • Farm Market work (SNAP, Fresh Bucks) • Pricing and incentivizing FVs in retail • Provide leadership to a NFVA School Setting Special Interest Group. • .

22. MCH NUTRITION COUNCIL • Published Affordable Care Act Resources –ACA reference list (helps PHNs easily access resources to implement health care reform policies) • Created a working draft brief—Incorporating Nutrition into the new Title V National Performance Measures. • Four quarterly training calls have been held for members.

23. Obesity Council • Developed crosswalk matrix of strategies for obesity prevention and the role of different federally funded programs (WIC, SNAPed, 1303…) • Provided input to ChangeLab Solution Obesity Project • Success Stories for Obesity Prevention

24. Financial Report • Monthly financial reports reviewed by Accountant, Treasurer, Pres., Ex. Director, and Director of Operations • Monthly financial reports submitted to the Board for their review

25. Financial report • Admin & Finance Committee prepares annual ASPHN budget; Board reviews and approves the budget • Admin and Finance provides guidance on association business matters, such as a conflict of interest policy and reserve spending

26. Financial report • ASPHN fiscal year is Jan 1 – Dec 31. • FY 2015 Budget is $735,323 Grants=$706,423 Dues and other unrestricted funds= $ 28,900

27. Current Grants • TOTAL=706,423 • CDC, Division of Nutrition Physical Activity (DNPAO) = $200,00 • • Healthy Places for Kids to Eat – 9 states, 3 strategies, health equity • CDC, Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS) with DNPAO funds = $310,000 • • Workforce development • Maternal and Child Health Bureau = $104,423 • • MCH Nutrition Council and Blueprint for Nutrition and Physical Activity • Pediatric Obesity Mini CoIIN = $92,000 • • 4 states, 2-5 year olds, policy and practice in the early care and education setting

28. Future Grant Funds • TOTAL=709,644 (+3,221) • CDC, DNPAO-200,000(same) • CDC, OSTLTS (with DNPAO funds)-400,000 (+90,000) • MCHB-109,644 (+5,221) Mini CoIIN over! ( - 92,000)

29. ASPHN Consultants • Cyndi Atterbury -operations, fiscal, mtgs • Joan Atkinson -F&V Council, Partnership Grant manager • Sandy Perkins -Advocacy, Membership Communication and Outreach, Collaboration, MCH Nutrition Council, and Obesity Council

30. ASPHN Consultants • Lynda Alfred -Success stories and newsletter • Allison McGuigan –Membership database and posts on ASPHN website • Amber Phipps - Partnership grant Coordinator and administrative support • Jean Weinberg – Mentoring task force

31. Executive Director Karen Probert- • Oversees strategic plan • Grant writing & management • Support for Board of Directors, Councils, Committees • Negotiate and manage consultant contracts • Workforce development grant manager

32. Heidi B Scarpitti, RD/LD Public Health Nutritionist Heidi.Scarpitti@odh.ohio.gov