The summit brought together leaders and experts from both
the public and private sectors and a diverse group of stakeholders
to discuss the best policies and practices to combat the
state’s obesity crisis. The moderated discussion with
Governor Schwarzenegger and President Clinton focused on
three topic areas to help create a healthier California:
- Promoting healthy beverages;
- Increasing physical activity;
- Incorporating the idea
of “health
in all policies”
We have posted the following documents from the 2010 summit
(MS Word unless otherwise noted):
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here to download a zip file containing all
available documents.
California’s
obesity epidemic poses a significant
public health and
economic
threat
to the state.
Obesity is a costly
epidemic that can lead to increased
health care costs and diminished
worker productivity.
According
to
the California
Center for Public Health Advocacy,
the annual economic costs associated
with obesity,
overweight
and physical
inactivity
in the state doubled in six years,
from $22 billion in 2000 to $41
billion in 2006.
In
California,
approximately one
in nine children, one in three
teens, and three in five
adults are overweight or obese.
Although recent trends suggest leveling
growth rates of obesity in the
state, overall obesity rates remain disconcertingly
high.
In the last
decade alone, adult
obesity rates have increased
by nearly 10 percent and have more than doubled
since 1990.
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