1. Kids Healthy Eating
Community Factors

2. Food Security /
Food Program Participation:
What the Community Says

3. I did not think
my family met
the
requirements

4. Source: California Health Policy Advocates

5. Source: California Health Policy Advocates

6. Source: California Health Policy Advocates

7. Women Infants and
Children (WIC)

8. Access to Healthy Food:
What Young People Say

9. There are no
healthy stores
in my
community
Source: HMP Community Focus Groups 2010

10. Advertisements
make fast food
look good for you
Source: HMP Community Focus Groups 2010

11. Novato officials ban ice cream trucks near schools:
No food vendors within 1,500 feet of campus

12. California Healthy Kids Survey, Marin County 2009-2010

13. USDA Changes School Lunch
Guidelines
Source: USDA Food And Nutrition Service

14. Source: MCOE School Wellness Survey

15. Local Food in Schools

16. Source: Marin Organic 2010 Annual Report

17. School Lunches: A Call For Healthier
Food

18. 63% of child care
facilities report that they
would be very likely to
use a health consultant
Source: Marin Child Care Commission Master Plan

19. Community Gardens

21. Kids Healthy Eating Individual
Factors

22. Source: WIC 2008

23. American Academy of
Pediatrics recommends:
• 6 months of exclusive
breastfeeding
•Breastfeeding and
complimentary foods until at
least 12 months of age
•Continuation of breastfeeding
for as long as mutually desired by
mother and baby

24. Exclusive
breastfeeding
initiation rate:
79.5%

25. Exclusive
breastfeeding
decreases after
initiation in
hospitals

26. Source: 2007-2009 CHIS

27. Almost 1 in 2 youth
have eaten fast food
one or more times in
the past week

28. CHIS 2007-2009

29. And There are
Disparities

30. Middle School Students Eat Healthier than High
School Students in Marin County
33%
5/more Fruit and Vegetables Not Eating
Breakfast
Marin County
26%
High School
Middle School
Tam Union High School
Per Day
14%
Novato
San Rafael
17%
Marin County 28%
10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Source: CHKS Module G: 2009/2010
Percent of Students

31. Healthy eating
varies by grade
level

32. 1 in 3 high
school students
do not eat
breakfast

33. Only 1 in 6 high
school students eat
5/more fruits and
vegetables per day

34. Only 1 in 4 middle
school students eat
5/more fruits and
vegetables per day

35. Kids Healthy Eating Outcomes

36. Source: California Department of Education

37. 1 in 4 students
in Marin County
are overweight
or obese

38. And There are
Disparities

39. 5th, 7th and 9th Grade Students Who Are
A Healthy Weight Varies by Ethnicity
90% 77% 79%
80% 69%
Percent of Students
70%
60% 52% 51%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
All Students African White Latino Asian
American
Ethnicity
(Marin County)
Source: California Department of Education, 2010-2011

40. Healthy weight
varies by
Ethnicity

41. 50% of African
American/Latino
students are at a
healthy weight

42. 75% of
White/Asian
students are at a
healthy weight

43. Marin County 5th, 7th and 9th Grade Students Who Are a
Healthy Weight by School District
100% 90% 82%
80%
Percent of Students
54% 59%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Terra
Dixie
Union
Linda
Ross
Valley
Reed
Rafael
Rafael
Novato
Novato
Larkspur
Kentfield
Bolinas-
Mill
Stinson
Lagunitas
Tamalpais
San
San
High
5th & 7th Grade 9th Grade
School District by Grade
Source: California Department of Education 2010-2011

44. Healthy weight
varies by
school district