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The 2003 California Dietary Practices Survey (CDPS) monitors dietary trends among California adults and tracts their progress towards meeting the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2000), Healthy People 2010 objectives, and the California Daily Food Guide (1990). This data cover consumption of fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads, high fiber cereals, beans, milk, cheese, and high fat, low nutrient foods. CDPS also obtains information on related knowledge and behaviors, out-of-home eating, food security, Food Stamps program participation, access to fruits and vegetables and physical activity in worksites and home neighborhoods. |
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The 2005 California Children’s Healthy Eating and Exercise Practices Survey (CalCHEEPS) data tables provide detailed information about California children’s fruit and vegetable consumption, physical and sedentary activity, high calorie, low nutrient food consumption, knowledge and awareness of the Power Play! Campaign, and factors that influence these behaviors including out-of-home eating, school environment, poverty status, and weight status. For more information regarding the CalCHEEPS data tables, contact Angie Jo Keihner, MS at Angie.Keihner@cdph.ca.gov. |
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2005 Regional Summary Report for the Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS) & Social Marketing Activities as Reported by the Local and Regional Semi-Annual Activity Report (SAAR) |
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The 2000 California Teen Eating, Exercise and Nutrition Survey (CalTEENS) data tables provide detailed information about California adolescent eating and physical activity behaviors. The CalTEENS covers dietary intake and practices, physical and sedentary activity, factors that influence these behaviors including out-of-home eating, social norms, school environment, weight status, weight loss practices, as well as knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs associated with eating and exercise. |
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The Economic Costs of Physical Inactivity, Obesity, and Overweight in California Adults: Heath Care, Workers’ Compensation, and Lost Productivity
This topline report, released by the California Department of Health Services, examines the link between physical inactivity, obesity, and overweight as it relates to heath care, workers’ compensation, and lost productivity. The findings highlight the rapid increase in costs related to physical inactivity, obesity, and overweight among California adults and identifies the potential for significant cost savings. For the topline report, click
here. For the full technical report, click
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Does 5-a-day Pay? by Karen M. Jetter, James A. Chalfant and Daniel A.
Sumner.
This Agricultural Issues Center brief
reports results from a larger study developed for
DHS and the California Nutrition Network. The brief examines the
potential gains to growers should California
consumers adopt the 5-a-day recommendation for
fruits and vegetables, the 7-a-day recommendation
and the 7-a-day specific commodity subgroup
recommendations for a cancer prevention diet.
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Online SAAR Form: 
The instructions, FAQ and a
PDF version are available at the link below.
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CA
County Food Assistance Binder, 2003
It contains a variety of data including Excel files on rankings for each county within California relating to food security, hunger, use of federal food assistance programs, and body weight status of low-income children.
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CalCHEEPS Report
This report provides a new analysis of the 1999 California Children’s Healthy
Eating and Exercise Practices Survey and offers a snapshot of a typical school day for 9- to
11-year-old children. The report identifies useful methods for improving the impact of nutrition
education and physical activity interventions among children. These findings can help parents,
schools, and community stakeholders respond to the growing concern about low fruit and vegetable
consumption, lack of regular physical activity and the rise in overweight among children.
Click here to download
the report. |
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African American 5 a Day Research Briefs
The California African American 5 a Day Campaign conducted festival
surveys of African Americans statewide to identify the shopping habits and out-of-home
eating practices related to fruit and vegetable consumption. Two research briefs were
created to summarize the significant findings.
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California Nutrition Network - GIS Map Viewer
The California Nutrition Network mapping application is an interactive,
internet-based Geographic Information System (GIS) that allows users to view and query mapped nutrition
data at many geographic levels. The application contains a rich set of updated nutrition and other health
related data, including CNN Nutrition grantees: LIAs and Special Projects, such as Food Security and
African-American 5 a Day projects; lead agencies for CNN regions; identification of high-risk (50% F/RP)
schools; retail outlets for grocery stores and eating out; Census 2000 demographics; and percent of
individuals living < 130% and < 185% of the federal poverty level. It builds on a foundation first
developed by Project LEAN in 1997.
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Goals
- Provide valuable state-specific
health statistics and data through its statewide surveys.
- Develop and maintain an effective
evaluation system to use in planning and evaluating
all projects overseen, managed, or funded by CPNS.
- Provide research support to carry
out evaluations of specific CPNS special projects.
- Monitor extramural research projects
that examine promising areas for technology transfer
in nutrition, social marketing, and physical activity.
Another
function of the Research and Evaluation Unit is to provide
support to staff, partners, and other professionals
on research questions about the relationship between
fruit and vegetable consumption and chronic disease,
determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption, and
other related information.
Contact
Research & Evaluation Unit
Department of Health Services,
Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section
1616 Capitol Avenue
PO Box 942732, MS 7204
Sacramento, CA 94234-7320
research@dhs.ca.gov
(916) 449-5400 |
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