Stories from the Field
Want to know what others are doing to improve the health of their communities? Explore our Stories from the Field to see how communities across the Nation are implementing Healthy People 2020.
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Organization Type: State Government Agency
Program Name:
Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Program
Topic Area(s): Nutrition and Weight Status, Physical Activity
Objective(s): NWS-9 
, PA-2.4
, PA-2.4 Date Posted: 11/16/2017
Across the United States, more than 1 in 3 adults have obesity—making it a serious and costly health issue.1 In the state of Delaware, obesity rates rose from 13% in 1992 to 28% in 2007.
Organization Type: Educational Institution
Program Name:
Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) Texas
Program State: Texas
Topic Area(s): Nutrition and Weight Status, Physical Activity
Objective(s): NWS-15.1
Date Posted: 05/29/2012
In this Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators? story, we looked at how The Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) Texas program improved health behavior among children through the promotion of physical activity and healthy food choices.
Organization Type: Local Government Agency
Program Name:
Communities Putting Prevention to Work / Healthy Eating Active Living
Program State: Washington
Topic Area(s): Nutrition and Weight Status, Physical Activity
Objective(s): NWS-10.4
Date Posted: 11/19/2015
In this Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators? story, we looked at how Public Health-Seattle & King County worked to address childhood obesity in its community.
Organization Type: Educational Institution
Program Name:
Sumter County on the Move!
Program State: South Carolina
Topic Area(s): Physical Activity
Objective(s): PA-2.4
Date Posted: 06/19/2014
In this Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators? story, we looked at how University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center implemented Sumter County on the Move! to promote more adult physical activity in its community.
