Illinois Alliance to Prevent Obesity (IAPO) is a coalition of health organizations interested in policy solutions and programs to reverse the obesity epidemic.
New opportunity to support breastfeeding in Chicago/Cook! Help your organization increase access to lactation support. The Illinois Public Health Institute is offering a staff member to become a Certified Lactation Counselor/Specialist. Due 2/11 Apply: https://t.co/uSb4IQ9M8v
New opportunity to support breastfeeding in Chicago!
Help your organization increase access to lactation support. The @IPHIonline is offering a staff member to become a Certified Lactation Counselor/Specialist.
Due 2/11 Apply: https://t.co/nnWxHsMrVJ
Congratulations to @boonecohealth and @CEDACookCo for receiving the #WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence Gold Award! The award program recognizes local WIC agencies that provide exemplary breastfeeding promotion and support activities. @USDANutrition https://t.co/mHydzP12Y8
Check out the latest data on obesity in IL. IAPO is a multi-sector coalition that works on policy and systems change to ensure equitable opportunities for Illinoisans to eat healthy and be physically active to optimize their health. https://t.co/sBDKNtYDwC
We're excited to share big news: Janna Simon, MPH is the new Director of the Center for Policy and Partnership Initiatives (CPPI) at @IPHIonline. Read the full press release here: https://t.co/E9kAY2VI3u
New recommendations from @CPSTF highlight the benefits of classroom-based interventions to increase physical activity. #TheCommunityGuide https://t.co/qiqKBhfuCZ
It's Black Breastfeeding Week! See how new collaborations and community driven engagement helped advance breastfeeding equity and support in the South and West sides of Chicago! https://t.co/6Mgd0ps9R1 #breastfeedillinois#NBM21
August is National Breastfeeding Month! Through ISPAN, we work with partners across the state to support breastfeeding families. Learn more about our work here: https://t.co/jJSaHFKNWs #breastfeedillinois#NBM21
@GovPritzker just signed a new bill into law requiring Illinois restaurants that serve a packaged "children's meal" to offer a healthy beverage option like milk or water automatically starting January 1, 2022. Get prepared now! Visit https://t.co/yX6V5AuNZj for more information.
You've heard about the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, but have you heard about the Murphysboro Walk of Fame in Illinois? Learn more about this ISPAN project: https://t.co/ORxQ04gCRS #SPAN4Health
🎉Victory🥳After many months of effort from advocates + legislators, the Illinois House and Senate passed a bill mandating that the state cover 100% of the cost of walking + biking infrastructure on state roads, just like they do for cars and trucks🚶♀️👨🦽🚲❤️https://t.co/rFxxLiGXJe
We need your support to ensure that restaurants that serve a packaged “kid’s meal” will include healthy beverages as the drinks that automatically come with the meal. Contact your legislator now and ask them to vote YES on SB 1846: https://t.co/nVkJ8FfSdD
Many of our kids are already consuming 2-3 times the recommended amount of sugar every day. Serving healthy drink options during meals is a small change that restaurants can make to help reduce kids’ sugar intake. Visit https://t.co/ss10Dw2im2 for more information.
Serve Kids Better is currently being considered by the Illinois General Assembly, requiring all restaurants to provide a healthy drink option automatically in kids meals – and we need your help. Contact your legislator to show your support: https://t.co/nVkJ8FxtCd
In year 2 of ISPAN, we impacted over 11,000 families and providers in Illinois. Learn more about our year 2 breastfeeding impacts here: https://t.co/jJSaHFtcxS #SPAN4Health#breastfeedillinois
Sugary drinks can negatively impact our kids’ weight, mood and behavior today, while increasing their risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes later in life – major health issues that disproportionately impact children of color in our communities. Visit https://t.co/ss10DvKGXs.
Learn how new partnerships and community-driven engagement helped advance breastfeeding equity and support in the South and West sides of Chicago! #breastfeedillinois#SPAN4Health https://t.co/6Mgd0pJKIz
It's Every Kid Healthy Week! Check out the @Act4HlthyKids page for suggested activities for each day of the week that follow the daily themes from Mindful Monday to Fitness Friday. https://t.co/M77kkT2dJR