Obesity Program Links

About the Program

• Who we are
• What it takes to reduce obesity
• What we are currently doing
  
• How we are getting kids moving

Key Program Efforts

• Play Every Day campaign
• Healthy Futures Challenge
• Alaska Food Policy Council
  • Farmers' Market QUEST Program

Building Partnerships

• Alaskans Taking on Childhood Obesity (ATCO)

• Events
  
• Publications
• Physical Activity and Nutrition Training

How many sodas does the average Alaska teen
drink per day?

Is obesity really on the rise
in Alaska?

What are the economic costs
of obesity in Alaska?

For answers to these and many more important questions read the Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Alaska, Summary Report:
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Alaskans Taking on Childhood Obesity (ATCO) Taskforce

About ATCO

Alaskans Taking on Childhood Obesity (ATCO) is an interagency taskforce of leaders in the health and education fields who are committed to preventing childhood obesity in Alaska. ATCO is chaired by the State of Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ward Hurlburt. The Alaska Obesity Prevention and Control Program staff provides facilitation support and physical activity and nutrition expertise to the taskforce.

About ATCO

The ATCO Charge

Recommended Strategy

Scope of the Problem

Footnotes

ATCO Contact

For more information
or to join the
Alaskans Taking on Childhood
Obesity Taskforce
contact:

Andrea Fenaughty, PhD.
CDPHP Epidemiologist
Alaska DHSS
Division of Public Health
(907) 269-8025