About Us

About this Site

Partners in Action is a companion Web site for the Washington State Nutrition & Physical Activity Plan. The site is a collaborative effort of the Washington State Department of Health, the University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition and Partners of the Plan throughout Washington.

Background

During the launch of the Washington State Plan in 2003, partners expressed a strong desire to learn about what others were doing to put the plan in action. To meet this need, the Partners in Action Web site featuring a quarterly newsletter was developed. Since the first issue was published in Spring 2004, more than 700 stakeholders identified themselves as "partners of the plan" and 175 articles about their activities and progress were shared on the Web site.

New Partners in Action Web Site

The 2008 update of the Washington State Nutrition & Physical Activity Plan provided an ideal opportunity to refresh the site's look and content. As you explore the new site, you will find many new features including:

• The 2008 Washington State Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan - now available in PDF and Web-based formats
• Easier access to new and archived featured programs and resources
• An improved search tool
• More links to related information and resources

Learn More

• 2008 Washington State Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan
• Become a Partner of the Plan

This Web site was supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number U58/DP001491 from the U.S. 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 CDC.

 

Contact Us

Healthy Eating, Active Living Program
Washington State Department of Health

• Web site: www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/NutritionPA/
• Program Manager: Amy Ellings, MPH
• Healthy Communities: Carla Huyck
• Nutrition: TBA
• Physical Activity: James Kissee
• Worksite Wellness: TBA

Center for Public Health Nutrition
University of Washington

• Web site: www.cphn.org
• Assistant Director: Donna Johnson, PhD, RD
• Communications Coordinator: Karen Luetjen