Resource Library

PlayStreets! 2015 North Region Community Partner RFP

For summer 2015, over 150 PlayStreets! events will take place across Chicago, at least 75 of which will occur in the City’s north region. These events will be implemented by community-based organizations in 14 target communities. Gads Hill Center is seeking partners to serve neighborhoods where it has not yet established partnerships for this project.

PlayStreets! 2015 South Region Community Partner RFP

For summer 2015, over 150 PlayStreets! events will take place across Chicago. These events will be implemented by community-based organizations in 14 target communities. Active Trans is seeking South Region partners to serve neighborhoods where it has not yet established partnerships for this project.

Playworks Guide for Incliment Weather

http://www.playworks.org/playbook/what-is-a-great-recess/playground-strategies/recess-rain-and-snow-and

Guide on how to support physical education indoors, including ideas for different spaces

Plenary Presentation – Breastfeeding Makes All the Difference: Breastfeeding’s Role in Overcoming Adversity

Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA describes issues of adversity, such as adverse childhood experiences, race and discrimination, stress and anxiety, and how breastfeeding can play a role in protecting infants and lessening the impact on the mother as well; with introductions from co-host, Michelle Hoersch, HHS, OASH – Region V.

Policy Agenda

The policy agenda contains a list of CLOCC policy priorities from 2011 to 2015.

PolicyLink: Healthy Food Retailing Tool

http://www.policylink.org/site/c.lkIXLbMNJrE/b.5137405/k.6042/%20Healthy_Food_Retailing.htm

National research and action institute advancing economic and social equity. This Healthy Food Retailing Tool describes inequities in access, what causes them, and how to address them. It includes information on retailing opportunities (including improving existing stores); case studies of healthy food retailing projects; and links to additional websites and resources, including policy reports and recommendations.

Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Your Baby’s Health (English)

English guide to pregancy and breastfeeding—part of Breastfeeding Toolkit.

Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Your Baby’s Health (Spanish)

Spanish guide to pregnancy and breastfeeding—part of Breastfeeding Toolkit.

Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance

http://iom.edu/Reports/2004/Preventing-Childhood-Obesity-Health-in-the-Balance.aspx

2004 report by the Institute of Medicine.

Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?

http://iom.edu/Reports/2006/Progress-in-Preventing-Childhood-Obesity--How-Do-We-Measure-Up.aspx

The Institute of Medicine’s 2006 follow-up to Health in the Balance.