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School Stakeholder Interview Project Recommendations

Read the recommendations learned from the School Stakeholder Interview Project.
Topic(s): School-based Health Programs
Content Type: Resource
School Stakeholder Interview Project Final Report

This report outlines the purpose, methods, and results of the School Stakeholder Interview Project.
Topic(s): School-based Health Programs
Content Type: Resource
COVID-19 Food Needs In Travis County 2-1-1 Call Analysis Report - June

9/8/2020 - In early April 2020, the City of Austin Office of Sustainability reached out to Dell Medical School and UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin for assistance in identifying areas where there are unmet food needs in Austin pertaining to COVID-19. This work expands on that report and analyzes June 2020 data.
Topic(s): Nutrition Food Access
Content Type: Resource
COVID-19 Food Needs In Travis County 2-1-1 Call Analysis Report - May

8/12/2020 - In early April 2020, the City of Austin Office of Sustainability reached out to Dell Medical School and UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin for assistance in identifying areas where there are unmet food needs in Austin pertaining to COVID-19. This work expands on that report and analyzes May 2020 data.
Topic(s): Nutrition Food Access
Content Type: Resource
Project Summary and Update: Assessing Community Food Needs in Response to COVID-19

7/8/2020 - The project provides an analysis of United Way/2-1-1 call data performed by UT-SPH professor Dr. Alexandra van den Berg and her graduate assistant, Kathryn Janda.
Topic(s): Nutrition Food Access
Content Type: Resource
COVID-19 Food Needs In Travis County 2-1-1 Call Analysis Summary Report - March/April

7/8/2020 - In early April 2020, the City of Austin Office of Sustainability reached out to Dell Medical School and UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin for assistance in identifying areas where there are unmet food needs in Austin pertaining to COVID-19.
Topic(s): Nutrition Food Access
Content Type: Resource
Child Screen Time Crisis in Texas

9/12/19 - Healthy Children, Healthy State. A one-pager on the child screen time crisis in Texas from the Texas Child Health Status Report Project.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Health Policy
Content Type: Resource
STREETS Healthier Texas Summit Presentation

10/17/2019 - Hitting the STREETS: Evaluating the Health Effects of the City of Austin’s Safe Routes to School Program
Topic(s): Physical Activity Safe TRavel Environments Evaluation in Texas Schoo
Content Type: Resource
Vaping with Flavors

12/17/2020 - Healthy Children, Healthy State. A one-pager on vaping with flavors from the Texas Child Health Status Report Project.
Topic(s): Tobacco and Alcohol Abuse E-cigarettes TATAMS
Content Type: Resource
The SNAP GAP

10/1/17 - The SNAP GAP: Why income-eligible individuals are not enrolling in SNAP
Topic(s): Health Policy
Content Type: Resource
2020 Healthy Food Retail Initiative: Fresh for Less Curbside Delivery Case Study

3/23/2021 - In mid-March, the City of Austin and Travis County instituted a Shelter-in-Place order, which resulted in Farmshare having to pivot their Mobile Market Program, since their markets were strategically placed at locations that were community hubs and were closed due to the order.
Topic(s): Food Access
Content Type: Resource
2015-2016 SPAN Fact Sheets

9/19/17 - Download detailed 2015-2016 SPAN Survey results, sorted into one-page fact sheets by grade (2nd, 4th, 8th, and 11th) and Health Service Region.
Topic(s): Nutrition Physical Activity
Content Type: Resource
Creating a Culture of Bicycling & Walking

7/11/17 - This infographic describes the importance of "Open Streets" events to promote community physical activity with bicycling and walking.
Topic(s): Physical Activity
Content Type: Resource
Child Nutrition Crisis in Texas 2021

6/3/21 - Healthy Children, Healthy State. A one-pager on the child nutrition crisis in Texas from the Texas Child Health Status Report Project using 2019-2020 SPAN data.
Topic(s): Nutrition Health Policy
Content Type: Resource
Center Projects Brochure

3/27/18 - This Center projects brochure gives you short descriptions and overviews on projects housed at the Center.
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Corner Store Report 2020

3/23/2021 - During the last couple of years, the Office of Economic Development and Austin Public Health at the City of Austin have worked to try to build on what was learned in that program and other successful healthy corner store initiatives to re-vamp and re-launch the Healthy Corner Store Program in Austin.
Topic(s): Food Access Health Policy Reports
Content Type: Resource
COVID-19 Food Needs In Travis County 2-1-1 Call Analysis Report - September/October

12/17/2020 - In early April 2020, the City of Austin Office of Sustainability reached out to Dell Medical School and UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin for assistance in identifying areas where there are unmet food needs in Austin pertaining to COVID-19. This work expands on that report and analyzes September and October 2020 data.
Topic(s): Food Access Reports
Content Type: Resource
Nourish Program: Fall 2018 Lunch & Learn Recipes

3/28/19 - Cooking techniques and recipes from the Nourish Program, including knife skills, roasting vegetables, and salad dressings.
Topic(s): Nutrition Nourish
Content Type: Resource
Child Sleep Quality Crisis in Texas

6/29/22 - Healthy Children, Healthy State. A one-pager on the child sleep quality crisis in Texas from the Texas Child Health Status Report Project.
Topic(s): Physical Activity Health Policy
Content Type: Resource
Statewide discussions around SNAP & double up food bucks: Focus groups and regional convenings

Texas, with some of the fastest growing population centers in the country, is experiencing increased pressure on affordable cost of living, hitting low-income residents especially hard when it comes to basic needs like food. To address inequity in access to healthy food, Sustainable Food Center (SFC) has been working in partnership with organizations across the state to launch and support Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB), a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) incentive program, at local farmers’ markets and grocery stores. The overarching goal of this project was to inform recommendations for the DUFB Program enhancement including ways to bolster the program’s reach, delivery and ensure fidelity across multiple geographies.
Topic(s): Food Access Fresh-Austin
Content Type: Resource
Safety-Net Hospital Systems Transformation in the Era of Health Care Reform

2/1/15 - This report provides a review of safety-net systems across the country, identifying their experiences, lessons, and successes in adapting and responding to health care reform.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Health Policy Reports
Content Type: Resource
Snapshot of Medicaid 1115 Waiver and Other State-Based Delivery System Transformations

1/1/15 - The purpose of this review is to provide a snapshot of programs incentivizing delivery system transformation as part of Medicaid 1115 waivers to inform California as well as other states as they work to renew their waivers and related systems transformation programs.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Health Policy Reports
Content Type: Resource
Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention (2012)

5/1/12 - The Institute of Medicine (IOM) evaluated prior obesity prevention strategies and identified recommendations to accelerate progress in obesity prevention. Center faculty, Drs. Steve Kelder and Bill Kohl, sat on the IOM committee that authored the 2012 report.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Nutrition School-based Health Programs Health Policy Obesity Reports
Content Type: Resource
CATCH in IOM report on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention

5/1/12 - This excerpt from the 2012 Institute of Medicine report on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention discusses the evidence base for the CATCH program.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Nutrition Texas CORD School-based Health Programs CATCH Health Policy Obesity Reports
Content Type: Resource
COVID-19 Food Needs In Travis County 2-1-1 Call Analysis Report - August

10/12/2020 - In early April 2020, the City of Austin Office of Sustainability reached out to Dell Medical School and UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin for assistance in identifying areas where there are unmet food needs in Austin pertaining to COVID-19. This work expands on that report and analyzes August 2020 data.
Topic(s): Nutrition Food Access Reports
Content Type: Resource
Child Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption

5/21/20 - Healthy Children, Healthy State. A one-pager on the child sugar-sweetened beverage crisis in Texas from the Texas Child Health Status Report Project.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Nutrition Obesity Reports
Content Type: Resource
Child Breakfast Consumption in Texas 2022

2/9/22 - Healthy Children, Healthy State. A one-pager on the child breakfast consumption crisis in Texas from the Texas Child Health Status Report Project using 2019-2020 SPAN data.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Nutrition Reports
Content Type: Resource
Child Eating Away From Home Report 2021

10/19/21 - Healthy Children, Healthy State. A one-pager on the child eating away from home crisis in Texas from the Texas Child Health Status Report Project using 2019-2020 SPAN data.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Nutrition Health Policy Reports
Content Type: Resource
Child Screen Time Crisis in Texas 2021

6/3/21 - Healthy Children, Healthy State. A one-pager on the child screen time crisis in Texas from the Texas Child Health Status Report Project using 2019-2020 SPAN data.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Health Policy Reports
Content Type: Resource
Child Obesity Crisis in Texas 2021

5/19/21 - Healthy Children, Healthy State. A one-pager on the child obesity crisis in Texas from the Texas Child Health Status Report Project using 2019-2020 SPAN data.
Topic(s): Nutrition Health Policy Obesity Reports
Content Type: Resource
The Final Report of the Community Health Worker COVID-19 Survey: Texas Results & Methodology

January 12, 2021 - The Final Report of the Community Health Worker COVID-19 Survey: Texas Results & Methodology
Topic(s): Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Training Program Health Policy Reports
Content Type: Resource
2019 Healthy Food Access Initiative Evaluation Annual Report

10/19/2020 - The Healthy Food Access Initiative Evaluation study assessed the impact of the Access Initiative on fruit and vegetable purchasing and consumption behaviors of community residents living in low-income areas of Austin.
Topic(s): Nutrition Food Access Reports
Content Type: Resource
COVID-19 Food Needs In Travis County 2-1-1 Call Analysis Report - November

1/13/2020 - In early April 2020, the City of Austin Office of Sustainability reached out to Dell Medical School and UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin for assistance in identifying areas where there are unmet food needs in Austin pertaining to COVID-19. This work expands on that report and analyzes November 2020 data.
Topic(s): Nutrition Food Access Reports
Content Type: Resource
COVID-19 Food Needs In Travis County 2-1-1 Call Analysis Report - July

9/28/2020 - In early April 2020, the City of Austin Office of Sustainability reached out to Dell Medical School and UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin for assistance in identifying areas where there are unmet food needs in Austin pertaining to COVID-19. This work expands on that report and analyzes July 2020 data.
Topic(s): Nutrition Food Access Reports
Content Type: Resource
Child Nutrition Crisis in Texas

5/1/19 - Healthy Children, Healthy State. A one-pager on the child nutrition crisis in Texas from the Texas Child Health Status Report Project.
Topic(s): Nutrition Food Access Obesity Reports
Content Type: Resource
Mobile Market Interview Report 2019

6/27/19 - Access to healthy food is seen as a key determinant for addressing food insecurity. One innovative strategy to improving access to healthy food is by strategically placing mobile markets in under-served communities. The UTHealth School of Public Health team conducted qualitative interviews with groups implementing mobile markets to better understand how they conduct their operations, marketing, community feedback, and evaluation.
Topic(s): Nutrition Food Access Reports
Content Type: Resource
Guidelines for Conduct of Community-based Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic

7/14/2020 - Recommendations and guidance for Principal Investigators (PI), Investigators, and Project Coordinators engaged in community-based research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Community Development Research Tools
Content Type: Resource
Entrenamiento Para Medir Alturas y Pesos

6/1/13 - En este video se demuestra el protocolo adecuado para la realización de medidas de altura y peso.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Nutrition SPAN Survey School-based Health Programs Obesity
Content Type: Resource
COVID-19 Research Screening Checklist

7/14/2020 - Screening checklists for research staff, study participants, and sites or organizations prior to field research.
Topic(s): Family and Child Health Research Tools
Content Type: Resource
SPAN Survey Fact Sheets

9/1/14 - Download detailed 2009-2011 SPAN Survey results, sorted into one-page fact sheets by grade (4th, 8th, and 11th) and Health Service Region.
Topic(s): Nutrition SPAN Survey School-based Health Programs Health Policy Obesity
Content Type: Resource
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