Indiana Healthy Weight Initiative
Mission:
To enhance the health and quality of life of Hoosiers by promoting good nutrition, regular physical activity and a healthy weight through policy, environment and lifestyle change.
Vision:
All Hoosiers practice and enjoy a lifestyle of healthy eating and physical activity within an environment that supports health, wellness and vitality.
Our Target Areas:
The Indiana Healthy Weight Initiative has joined national and other states’ efforts to address specific target areas that include:
Increased physical activity
Improved nutrition through increased breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity
Increased consumption of fruits and vegetables
Decreased consumption of high energy-dense foods
Decreased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages
Decreased screen/television time
Each target area is fundamental to the success of Indiana’s efforts to prevent obesity and chronic diseases. These target areas will be the focus of the future state obesity prevention plan. Evidence is available for each target area that supports its positive or negative health impact on people.
The Indiana Healthy Weight Initiative provides support and resources for statewide partners, health professionals, community health champions and interested citizens working to make this vision a reality.
This website is funded in part by Cooperative Agreement Number U58/DP001481-01 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC.
