Physical Activity and Nutrition

• Program Overview

Key Initiatives

• Activity-Friendly Routes
• Breastfeeding
• Community​ Nutrition >
  • Farmers' Markets
  • Food Policy Council
  • Healthy Food Initiative
  • School Nutrition
• Early Care and Education
• Healthy Food Initiative
• Play Every Day
• Sugary Drinks
• Schools

Partnerships

• Alliance for Healthy Kids
• Healthy Futures

Publications & Materials

• Burden of Obesity
• Evaluations
• Fact Sheets
• Student Weight Status
• Play Every Day Materials
  • Physical Activity
  • Sugary Drinks

School Health Program

Program Contacts

3601 C Street, Suite 722
Anchorage AK 99503
Fax: (907) 269-5446
pan@alaska.gov

• Karol Fink, MS RD
  Unit Manager
  (907) 269-3457
• Diane Peck, MPH RDN
  Public Health Nutritionist
  (907) 269-8447
• Lauren Kelsey, MPH
  Public Health Specialist
  (907) 269-8165
• Lori Price, MPH
  Public Health Coordinator
  (907) 269-8072
  
• Ann Potempa, MPH
  Play Every Day Coordinator
  (907) 269-3433
  
• Dawn Groth, RN, BSN, MSOEE
  Public Health Specialist
  (907) 334-5966

Community Nutrition

 

Community nutrition activities support and promote farm-to-where-you-are programs, traditional and customary foods, healthy school nutrition environments, and healthy local food systems. Improving nutrition environments help make the healthy choice the easy choice.

Community Nutrition Activities

•    Alaska Food Policy Council
•    Farmers’ Market Nutrition Assistance Programs
•    School Nutrition Environment

Partners

• Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, Child Nutrition Programs 
• Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Family Nutrition Program
• Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Farm to School Program
• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Store Outside Your Door
• University of Alaska Anchorage, Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Dietetics & Nutrition Division
• University of Alaska Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension Service, Food Programs

Related PAN Publications

• Alaska Obesity Fact Sheet: Local Foods (2013)
• Alaska Obesity Fact Sheet: Sugary Drinks (2013)
  

Contact

Webpage updated ​February 2020