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About PANAPennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition and Activity (PANA) connects the champions of health and wellness at the local, regional and state level. Eating well and being active isn’t just a personal choice – it’s a choice we encourage in each other by helping to provide access to healthy eating and active living options. This often requires a change in the way we operate or do business – a systems change. By advocating for systems change and training leaders in local communities to organize into “change partnerships,” PANA builds capacity and secures broad support across multiple sectors for expanding access to healthy eating and activity choices. As the originators of the nrgBalance™ movement, PANA works with the Penn State Institute for the Collective Advancement of Activity & Nutrition (ICAAN) to field-test programs, events, and materials that promote healthy eating and active living. Our HistoryEstablished by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and supported by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PANA facilitates the implementation of Pennsylvania’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan to Prevent Obesity and Related Chronic Diseases, published in 2003 by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. PANA officially began operating in January 2003. MissionPennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition and Activity works collectively to make it easier to be healthy in the places we live, learn, work and play by changing environments to support healthier eating and physical activity options. Goals
Contact InformationPennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition & ActivityDept. of Public Health Sciences, A210 Penn State University, College of Medicine 600 Centerview Dr., Suite 2200 Hershey, PA 17033 Phone: 717-531-1440 Fax: 717-531-3922 Email: info@panaonline.org |
