New IOM Report Affirms Local Governments’ Role in Creating Healthy Environments

This week, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity.  The report identifies specific actions that local governments can take to improve healthy eating and increase physical activity in communities. 

Highlighted in the report are twelve policies that have the greatest potential for impact, including incentive programs to attract grocery stores to underserved areas, complete streets policies, and joint use.  The report underscores the opportunity for local communities to promote health equity through implementation of these actions.  IOM’s careful examination of these policies and its resulting recommendations adds another layer of consensus to the growing momentum for environmental and policy change efforts across the country. 

In addition to drawing on published literature, Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity builds on years of work from the field and the bold efforts of communities across the country that have pioneered innovative and promising strategies to create healthy food and activity environments.  The release of this report elevates local governments’ and community leaders’ efforts, paving the way for future community action.     

Read more on IOM’s new report…

Many of the policies contained in IOM’s report can be found in Prevention Institute’s Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool (ENACT) along with tools and resources for implementation. 

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