Resources for Partners
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Seed Grants
The CLOCC Quarterly Seed Grant Program is designed to help investigators
and organizations develop programs and research efforts to the point at which they should be able
to obtain funding from outside sources.
Program Implementation
Grants
CLOCC Program Implementation Grants are funding
initiatives that provide quarterly "mini-grants" to develop
and implement programs within the ten community areas where CLOCC has
made a commitment.
Healthy Teacher Network
The Healthy Teacher Network is a group of teachers from across Chicago learning how to promote healthy eating and physical activity in their classroom and school from professionals in the field.
Grant Writing Guide: Grant-Writing Made Easier
This grant writing guide was designed to help organizations who are interested in securing additional
funding for healthy lifestyle/obesity prevention promotion. It focuses on developing skills necessary to better understand the relationship between a funder and the grant recipient and provides tools to help describe
the organization and programs from a funder’s point of view.
Neighborhood Walkability Assessment Tool
The Neighborhood Walkability Assessment Tool is designed to guide residents of a neighborhood as they gather information about walkabilty and safety in their communities. It assesses both the pros and cons of safe walkability and provides action steps that will help residents address barriers in their neighborhoods.
Accelerometer Library
An accelerometer is a small device used for measuring activity levels,
activity patterns, and caloric expenditure of the person wearing it. CLOCC
has 85 of them to lend to our partners for research purposes.
Healthy Early Childhood Toolkit
Resources that have been identified by the Early Childhood Working Group for early childhood providers and teachers.
Working Groups
CLOCC is organized into six Working Groups focusing on different
aspects of childhood obesity prevention. Partners are encouraged to join
one or more of them.
Resource Materials
Downloadable materials that focus on prevention and management of childhood
overweight.
Bibliography
The bibliography is a web-based listing of scholarly articles and reports focused on various aspects of childhood overweight and/or childhood obesity and is updated regularly.
Keynote Presentations
Presentations by national speakers on issues around obesity prevention that were given at CLOCC Quarterly Meetings.
Presentations on Local Programs and Initiatives
Presentations at CLOCC Quarterly Meetings that highlighted projects and programs around Chicago.
Links
Discover some of the best nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle information
on
the web.
