November 14, 2017


Registration is Open for CLOCC's Winter Quarterly Meeting  
Celebrate CLOCC's 15th Anniversary 
 
Join us for CLOCC's Winter Quarterly Meeting on Thursday, December 7th, at The Conference Center One North Wacker. The main session will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and will be preceded by CLOCC's interest group meetings.
 
The 2017 Winter Quarterly Meeting will be a celebration of CLOCC's 15th Anniversary and will focus on the past, present and future of childhood obesity prevention in Chicago. The agenda will include several special sessions, including the announcement of CLOCC's childhood obesity prevention Hall of Fame, the presentation of the 2017 Katherine Kaufer Christoffel Founder's Award and a poster session featuring recent, local work on obesity prevention.
 
Registration will close on December 6th or when the meeting reaches capacity. RSVP today using the button below.
 
 

 

Policy Update:
Prevention and Pubic Health Fund 
 
Earlier this month, the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) disseminated an action alert about federal funding cuts from the Prevention and Public Health Fund (Prevention Fund) in a House bill known as the CHAMPION Act. On Friday, November 3rd, the House voted for the cuts. However, there was strong opposition to the bill, much of which was generated by public health advocates like those in the CLOCC network. A roll call vote can be found here.
 
The final House bill included $6.35 billion in cuts to the Prevention Fund, as opposed to an earlier version of the bill that included $10.5  billion in cuts. The action now moves to the Senate, where there is hope that Senators who support the Prevention Fund will be able to negotiate a better agreement that includes bipartisan offsets.
 
The timing of Senate action on this matter is unclear but CLOCC will keep the network updated when the need for advocacy occurs.
 
Policy Update:
The Sweetened Beverage Tax Gap 

Despite the repeal of the sweetened beverage tax, the negative health effects of sugary beverages remains a foremost concern to obesity prevention advocates in Cook County. This week, partner organizations and soda tax supporters are asking members of the health community to petition their County commissioner for investments in health and prevention. 

It is more important than ever to make sure that the $200 million gap left by the repeal of the beverage tax doesn't further harm the health of Cook County residents by taking funds away from crucial health programs. Several commissioners who voted to repeal the tax urged more education on the health harms of sugary drinks. Use the button below to ask your commissioners to put action behind those words and invest in a public education campaign on the health harms of sugary drinks as part of the FY 18 budget.   
 



Nominate an Individual or Organization for the 2017 CLOCC Founder's Award  

Starting in 2011, CLOCC has annually recognized a  Chicago leader in the field of childhood obesity prevention. New for 2017, CLOCC is soliciting both individuals and organizations performing this valuable work to be nominees for this year's honor.

The Award is named for Katherine Kaufer Christoffel, MD, MPH, who founded the Consortium and has served as CLOCC's Medical and Research Director. The recipient of the honor will be recognized at our Quarterly Meeting on December 7.

A Founder's Award nominee can recognized for innovating, vision or for being a driver of change but, above all, the nominee should be striving to work across boundaries and have demonstrated passion and progress in the fight against childhood obesity by advancing the strategies outlined in CLOCC's blueprint.

The nomination period has been extended and will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 17th. Please note that the nominee should have been based in Chicago when performing the work recognized and must still be located in the Chicagoland area.




Enhanced Health Atlas Website Unveiled by Chicago Department of Public Health 

On Wednesday, November 8th, the Chicago Department of Public Health unveiled a new and improved website to support the Chicago Health Atlas. The Atlas features more than 160 health and health-related indicators in scientifically robust, yet easy to understand visualizations and contains data from more than 30 sources, including new community-level data from the annual Healthy Chicago Survey.

With the updated Atlas, users are able to:
  • Explore data for more than 160 measures of health
  • View a profile of your community's health and compare to the city overall
  • Display graphs of health disparities and trends over time
  • Print and download data summaries
  • Map a wide variety of community resources across 55 community areas
  • Get data directly from the Atlas to create new apps, tools and visualizations through an open application programming interface (API)
The Atlas includes information from the Healthy Chicago Survey, Illinois Department of Public Health vital statistics, cancer registry and hospital discharge data, Chicago Public Schools health records, CDPH health surveillance systems, Chicago Police Department crime data, Chicago Department of Transportation crash data, census data and resources from MAPSCorps.

Click the button below to visit the new Chicago Health Atlas website.



December and January Evaluation Workshops Open for Registration  

If you are new to program evaluation, or looking to revisit the subject, a pair of workshops are now open for registration. Click here for the full flyer (PDF download).   

Intro to Program Evaluation for Community Organizations
December 4th, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to Noon
This workshop will focus on helping you understand the evaluation process, developing awareness and skills for implementing basic program evaluation in-house and working with external evaluators. This session includes presentations, small group exercises and an informal lunch to ask evaluators specifics regarding your evaluation needs.
To RSVP or learn more for the December workshop, click here.

Intro to Logic Models for Community Organization Program Evaluation
 January 16th, 2018, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
This session will introduce the logic model concept, review several model formats, provide tips & processes for completing the logic model and begin a logic model for an evaluation you may have in mind.
To RSVP or learn more for the January workshop, click here.
 
The workshops are co-sponsored by the Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC) and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Smith Child Health Research Program.
 
fiveSMART® Training Slated for Wednesday, Dec. 6th at CLOCC

Join us on Wednesday, December 6th, for a fiveSMART® message training presented by the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children. Attendees will gain background on CLOCC's new health message for prenatal and early-childhood development (0-3 years). This training will be held from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at CLOCC's offices in Chicago. 

fiveSMART is designed as a companion message for 5-4-3-2-1 Go!®, and communicates the importance of:

This fiveSMART training opportunity will be relevant and useful for anyone who works with pregnant women or children aged 0-3, including day care providers, pediatricians, OB physicians, family practitioners and home visitors. There is no cost to attend the training. 
 
Date: Wednesday, December 6th, 2017
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: CLOCC/Ann &; Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 680 N. Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60611
 
Please take the elevator to the 16th Floor and check in at the Lurie reception desk before proceeding to the training location in the 15th-floor conference rooms.

JOB POSTINGS
5-4-3-2-1 Go! Resources
fiveSMART Resources
CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN THE NEWS
FUNDING & RECOGNITION OPPORTUNITIES
  • Bring outdoor play to your community by working with KaBOOM! and our corporate partners. A Build it with KaBOOM! grant provides the facilitation and support of an experienced Project Manager as community members embark on a 5-12 week planning process. After selection, all partners will join together for a community Design Day, inviting play experts (the kids, of course) to design their dream playspace. Your hard work and required weekly planning will result in a six-hour community day, where you will transform your community space to include a permanent play structure (equipment will be ordered by your Project Manager from Playworld Systems, Inc.) as well as site enhancements that will make your space 100% unique to your community. Site enhancements vary for each project due to location, budget and scope of project; please see our playground enhancement projects to brainstorm what projects may be part of your community-space vision.z

    Submit an application by November 17 to get special consideration for 2018 Build it with KaBOOM! grants. 
T 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.