Participating Institutions

Individuals from many other organizations, agencies, universities and others have helped design the project, share their experiences, assisted in disseminating the survey instrument, and offered their insights.

Advisory Committee

Tamara Baker, Arkansas Department of Health
Aimee Berry, Arkansas Chapter of American Academy Of Pediatrics
Carole Garner, UAMS College of Public Health
Martha Hiett, Arkansas Department of Human Services
Michelle Justus, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Ronald Kahn, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Tom Kimbrell, Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators
Sandra Miller, ComMetrics, Inc.
Rosiland Smith, Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Laura McDowell, Arkansas Department of Education
Ann Patterson, Arkansas Head Start
Rosemary Rodibaugh, University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service
Rhonda Sanders, Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families
Wanda Shockey, Arkansas Department of Education
Steven Strode, University of Arkansas for Medical Services
Stephanie Williams, Arkansas Department of Health

Assisted With Data Collection

American Cancer Society
Arkansas Academy of Family Practice Physicians
Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families
Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators
Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Arkansas Chapter of American Academy Of Pediatrics
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Department of Education, Administration
Arkansas Department of Education, Child Nutrition Unit
Arkansas Department of Education, Coordinated School Health
Arkansas Department of Health, Coordinated School Health
Arkansas Department of Health, Center for Local Public Health
Arkansas Department of Human Services, Child Care & Early Childhood Education
Arkansas Department of Human Services, County Operations
Arkansas Dietetics Association
Arkansas Family & Consumer Sciences Teachers
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, Education & Outreach Division
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, Stream Team Program
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, Fisheries Division
Arkansas Heart Association
Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department, Safe Routes To Schools
Arkansas Hospital Association
Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
Arkansas Municipal League
Arkansas Obesity Prevention Coalition
Arkansas Public Health Association
Arkansas Society of Public Health Educators
Arkansas State University
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Care Foundation, Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation
CATCH
Child Health Advisory Committee
Governor’s Council on Fitness
Hometown Health Coalitions
Human Kinetics Publishers
Indiana University, President’s Physical Fitness Challenge
Kids For Health
Nutrition Advocacy Council
SPARK
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service
University of Arkansas, NORMES
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food & Nutrition Service
Upward Unlimited

Interviews and Focus Group Sites

Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians
Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Community-Focused School-Based Obesity Prevention
Arkansas Children's Hospital, Kids First
Arkansas Department of Education, Child Nutrition Unit
Arkansas Department of Education, Coordinated School Health
Arkansas Department of Health, Coordinated School Health
Arkansas Department of Health, Community Health Nurse Specialists
Arkansas Department of Human Services, Child Care & Early Child Education
Arkansas River Valley Education Cooperative
Beebe Public Schools, After-School Program
Bradley Elementary School
Crossett School District, Anderson Elementary School
Dr. Mark Lovell, Pediatrician
Elkins Public Schools
Fayetteville School District, Vandergriff Elementary
Fayetteville School District Fitness Center
Flippin Elementary School
Fouke Elementary School
Hamburg Elementary School
Hamburg Junior High School
Hamburg Child Nutrition Director
Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center
Hot Springs School District
Kids For Health
Rogers Public Schools, Kirksey Middle School
Rogers Public Schools, Jones Elementary School
Rogers Activity Center
Rogers Public Schools, Crossroads Alternative School
Rogers Public Schools, Matthias Elementary School
Rogers Public Schools, Lingle Middle School
Siloam Springs School District (PE4Life training)
Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative
Springdale School District, J.O. Kelley Middle School
Springdale School District, Harp Elementary School
Springdale School District, District Nurse
Stretch-n-Grow of Northwest Arkansas
Stuttgart School District
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, College of Public Health
UAMS Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Lafayette County
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Marion County
University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service, State Office
Yuuma Group & Chewy Café

Many other individuals and organizations – too numerous to name - have been involved in the review and distribution of this survey... apologies to anyone inadvertently left out.

Project Partner

Arkansas Advocates contracted with ComMetrics, Inc. to assist with survey development, analysis and report preparation. Sandra Miller, ComMetrics, Inc., was the lead researcher and author of Fit Not Fat: Helping Arkansas Children Eat Healthy and Move More, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and Rhonda Sanders, Arkansas Hunger Alliance, formerly Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. Other ComMetrics, Inc. staff who helped with the project include Ben Olson, Pat Crowder, Lydia Duncan and Jennifer Gregory.

Project Funding

This project was funded through a grant from Blue & You Foundation For A Healthier Arkansas and Arkansas Children's Hospital.