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CLOCC's Spring Quarterly Meeting to Focus on Early Childhood Approaches to Obesity Prevention
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oin us for
CLOCC
's Quarterly Meeting on Wednesday, March 15,
at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. The meeting will focus on
Early Childhood Approaches to Obesity Prevention.
The Quarterly Meeting's main session
will feature a keynote presentation by Ian Paul, MD, M.Sc., Director of the Pediatric Clinical Research Office at Penn State Children's Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. The afternoon will also feature regional panelists from Early Childhood-focused organizations and a breakout working session to connect our partners to local resources and proven strategies supporting Early Childhood work in Chicago.
The Spring Quarterly Meeting will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Prior to the main session, CLOCC
Interest Groups will meet beginning at noon
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Visit CLOCC.net
to learn more about the Consortium's focus areas and interest groups.
To RSVP for the Quarterly Meeting, use the button below.
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CLOCC's Spring Quarterly Meeting will take place at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago on March 15.
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Vote for the First Round of CLOCC's Childhood Obesity Prevention Hall of Fame by February 28!
To help celebrate CLOCC's 15th Anniversary, we're asking partners to help build a virtual CLOCC Childhood Obesity Prevention Hall of Fame representing the people, policies, scientific discoveries, reports and events that have had significant influence on how we think and what we do about the childhood obesity epidemic. All year long, you can contribute a submission to our facebook page. You can also vote nominees into the Hall of Face by "liking" a submission. The two nominees with the most likes by February 28 will be elevated to Hall of Fame finalists.
Check out Illinois Public Health Institute's
"Fifteen for the Future!" and Build Your List Today
Earlier this month, the Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) and Illinois Alliance to Prevent Obesity (IAPO) joined the action surrounding CLOCC's anniversary by submitting their "Fifteen for the Future" list,
featuring fifteen ways they will work to address obesity prevention in 2017. Check out their list below and submit your own by emailing [email protected], tagging CLOCC on social media or using the hashtag #CLOCCat15. Follow IAPO on twitter at
@PrevObesityIL.
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Visit the CLOCC faceook page:
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Save the Date for These Upcoming CLOCC Events
Looking for the latest events and learning opportunities focused on childhood obesity? See below and also check out the event calendar at CLOCC.net. If your organization is hosting an event that would be of interest to CLOCC partners, feel free to share it on our website using this quick form. CLOCC staff will approve all submissions before posting.
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Healthy Food Access Workshop: Best Practices in Healthy Food Donations to the Emergency Food System: Friday, March 6,
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at McCormick Tribune YMCA, 1834 North Lawndale Avenue, Chicago, IL, 66047.
RSVP here.
- Free Healthy Food Tastings: Open to the general public, join us and see how "Healthy Choices are Just Around the Corner." Sample some of the healthy food options available at participants in the PICH-funded Healthy Corner Store project, part of the Cook County Department of Public Health's Heatlhy HotSpot network.
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Wednesday, February 22, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Discoteca Diaz, 617 West Lake Street, Maywood, IL, 60153
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Thursday, February 23
, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Rudy's Grocery Store, 2446 S 57th Avenue, Cicero, IL, 60804
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Tuesday, February 28
, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Hidalgo's Meat Market, 2801 Broadway Street, Blue Island, IL, 60406
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Thursday, March 2, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at One Stop Grocery, 15401 Center Avenue, Harvey, IL, 60426
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Thursday, March 23, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Acapulco Grocery, 1246 50th Avenue, Cicero, IL, 60804
- CLOCC's Quarterly Meeting: Wednesday, March 15, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Interest Groups at noon) at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. RSVP here.
- CLOCC's fiveSMART(TM) Training: Friday, March 24, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Educare at The Ounce of Prevention Fund, McCormick Rooms, 5044 South Wabash, Chicago, IL 60615. RSVP here.
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN THE NEWS
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FUNDING & RECOGNITION OPPORTUNITIES
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- Policies for Action (P4A) - a research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - has just opened its 2017 call for proposals. "P4A seeks to engage long-standing health care, mental and behavioral health, and public health researchers, as well as experts in areas that we recognize have strong influence on health, well-being and equity-such as labor, criminal justice, education, transportation, housing, and the built environment." Click here for more information. Dealdine to apply is March 10th.
- Action for Healthy Kids is accepting applications for school grants for the 2017-2018 school year. Schools may apply for School Breakfast grants ($500 - $3,000) to pilot or expand their School Breakfast programs or Game On grants ($500 - $1,000) to fund physical activity/nutrition initiatives. Click here for more information and to register for informational webinars. Deadline to apply is April 7.
- The American Public Health Association (APHA) is accepting nominations for several awards which will be presented at the 2017 APHA Annual Meeting and Expo. "Once a year, we think it is important to pause, take a step back, and honor those who have made extraordinary contributions to public health. Help us identify the best among us by nominating a colleague who exemplifies outstanding contributions." Nominations are due by Friday, May 5th.
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he Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is a nationally recognized leader for community-based obesity prevention. We support, coordinate, and unite partners to promote healthy and active lifestyles for children and families. Our multi-sector approach emerged in Chicago and can be adapted for use anywhere.
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