Choose to Change - The West Virginia Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Project

Objective:Comprehensive program for capacity-building and catalyzing change to prevent young child obesity. Description: US-Affiliated Pacific Land Grant Colleges and local partners used community-based processes and settings to conduct a randomized, controlled environmental intervention and childhood obesity prevalence survey, implement degree-providing scholarship and training, and disseminate and integrate findings into regional infrastructures. Evaluation:Data systemsmonitor and evaluate intervention, survey and training activities, and provide data for outreach and policy development. Conclusions and Implications: Multi-level, multisectorial alignment of CHL program actions with local community programs, resources, and attributes is vital for sustainable childhood obesity prevention. Funding: USDA Grant #2011-68001-30335