Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention Program

The goal of the program is to prevent and control overweight and obesity and other chronic diseases through interventions that emphasize improved nutrition, including increased breastfeeding and consumption of fruits and vegetables, increased physical activity, and reduced television or screen time to help enable the citizens of Arizona to eat healthy and lead active lifestyles
The program consists of several components, which are: Arizona Nutrition and Physical Activity (NuPA) State Plan, a comprehensive planning guide that provides guidelines for schools, healthcare providers, communities and worksites to address overweight and obesity in Arizona; community partnerships; public education and outreach; worksite wellness; restaurant initiative; healthcare provider resources; and fruits and vegetables nutrition promotion.
Current major projects include the Healthy Arizona Worksites Online Assessment and Resource Guide and Arizona Smart Choice Program.
Current nutrition and physical activity program interventions focus on encouraging adopting healthy lifestyle habits and creating healthy environments where people live, work and play across the lifespan.

Fruits and Veggies More Matters

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/

The Arizona Department of Health Services is the lead state agency for the Fruits & Veggies – More Matters ® Health Initiative, a collaborative effort between the Produce for Better Health Foundation representing food growers and distributors and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The goal of the program is to promote increased consumption of fruits and vegetables each day, by increasing consumer awareness and providing information on how to change dietary practices to meet this recommendation through health message at schools, food service operations, community events, grocery stores and farmers’ markets, government-sponsored food and nutrition programs and the media.

Arizona Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

The goal of the program is to reduce the burden of diabetes in the state of Arizona. Much of this burden can be prevented with early detection, improved delivery of care, and better education on diabetes self-management. The program targets at-risk populations, persons living with diabetes, and their families.
The program provides opportunities for diabetes training for professionals and community health outreach workers to promote best-practices and standards of care for the treatment of people with diabetes. The program also has a coalition, a 400-member group made up of organizations and individuals interested in diabetes, and the Arizona Diabetes Leadership Council, an 18-member advisory council made up of diabetes experts and leaders from throughout the State. The council and coalition work together to collaborate with partners in the State to develop community interventions, health communications programs, and strategies to make changes in health systems that will improve the care and treatment for people with diabetes; promotes wellness and physical activity for people with or at risk for diabetes; and addresses health disparities through training of professionals and community health outreach workers and outreach activities.

Fit and Fifty HealthCheck Program

http://www.azcancercontrol.gov/

ADHS is implementing a colorectal cancer screening program, Fit and Fifty HealthCheck Program, targeting the uninsured and underinsured. The program will be available in three counties; Maricopa, Pima and Coconino. The services offered include a fecal occult blood test and colonoscopy. Through a request for proposal process three vendors, one per county, have been selected. They will coordinate the services of the patients as they move through the screening process. Who is eligible? To use the Fit and Fifty HealthCheck Program participants need to be Arizona residents, 50 or older, uninsured or underinsured and have an income between 1100% and 250% of the Federal Poverty Level. Men and women are eligible for this program. We believe we will screen 750 Arizonans in the first year of this program.

Tobacco Education

http://www.TobaccoFreeArizona.com

We can build a better Arizona by helping each other to make good life choices. We want to let people know about the risks of tobacco use, make sure Arizonans know help is there if they are thinking of quitting tobacco, and let kids know about tobacco so we can stop them from ever starting! We're committed to the lives of all Arizonans.