The Cook County Department of Public Health and its partner, the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago, were awarded $16 million through the Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) grant program.

• TheCPPWInitiativeaimstoimprovethehealthofAmericansbyreducingchronicdiseaseand

promotingwellness.CCDPHhasbeenfundedtoworkwithcommunitiestoreduceobesityratesby

tacklingpoornutritionandphysicalinactivity.

• Thisawardwilladvancepoliciesandenvironmentsatschool,workandcommunitysettingsthat

supportindividualsandfamiliesinleadinghealthy,activelifestyles.

• CCDPH,whichserves2.3millionpeopleand125municipalities,wasoneofover40health

departmentsselectedtoreceivethisaward.

Obesity is the largest epidemic facing suburban Cook County.

• Duringthepast20years,obesityrateshavedoubledforadultsandtripledforchildren.InSCC,

about63percentofadultsand40percentofchildrenareoverweightorobese.

• Peoplewhoareoverweightorobeseareatincreasedriskofdevelopingchronicdiseases–such

asdiabetes,heartdiseaseandasthma–whichcancauseseriousillnesses,disabilitiesand

prematuredeath.

• Wemustactnowtoturnthetideagainstthegrowingepidemicsofobesityandchronic

disease.AccordingtotheCDC,ifsomething’snotdone,obesitywillsoonsurpass

tobaccoastheleadingcauseofdeath.

Communities Putting Prevention to Work

1010LakeStreet,Suite430,OakPark,Illinois60301

Phone708.524.5156Emailcppw@phimc.org

Websitewww.cookcountypublichealth.orgMaking suburban Cook County a healthier place to live, work and play.

About Communities Putting Prevention to Work

ApartnershipprojectledbytheCookCountyDepartmentofPublicHealthandthePublicHealthInstituteofMetropolitanChicago.

ThegoaloftheCPPWprojectistopromotepolicychangesinschool,workplaceandcommunityenvironmentstosupportindividualsandfamiliesintheireffortstoleadhealthy,activelifestyles.

Itwilldothisby:• Buildingacoalitionofpartnersthatrepresent

varioussectorsinvolvedinplanningforthehealthofacommunity,includinggovernment,urbanplanning,parksandrecreation,agriculture,healthcare,schools,businessesandcommunity-andfaith-basedorganizations.

• Leadinghealthcampaignstoensureresidentsexpect,demandandutilizehealthyoptions.

• Trainingcommunitiestoadvocateforpoliciesthathelpthemcreateanenvironmentwherepeoplecaneathealthierfoodsandbemoreactive.

• Grantstocommunitiesandschoolsinterestedinlayingthegroundworktobecomemodelplacestolive,workandplay.Thisfundingwillsupportstrategiestochangepoliciesinhome,school,workplaceandcommunitysettings.

HOWTHEFUNDINGWILLBEUSED

CommunityNeedingHealthierOptions HealthierCommunity

Unsafeplacesthatpreventpeoplefrombeingabletowalkorbikesafely.

LowlevelsofphysicaleducationforstudentsingradesK-12.

Junkfoodandsugar-loadeddrinksatschools,workplacesandfastfoodchains.

Lackofaccesstoaffordablefruitsandvegetablesandnearbysupermarkets.

ImplementedSafeRoutestoSchoolproject.Improvedsignagenearsidewalks,bikepaths.

Increasedamountofqualityphysicaleducationofferedinschools.

Increasedavailabilityofaffordable,healthyfoods,drinkandportions.

Improvedacesstofreshproduceatfarmersmarketsandsupermarkets.

SAMPLESTRATEGIESFORIMPROVINGHEALTHINYOURCOMMUNITY

For more information, please call the CPPW office at 708-524-5156 or e-mail cppw@phimc.org.