Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Update from Rachael Leon-Guerro

• W-3005 was one of 8 multi-state projects renewed for FY2017 for the western region out of 18 projects
• Our NIFA rep, Jane Clary, received notification of our meeting but is not responsive – Rachael will explore whether we can request Deidre Chester or Paul Cotton as our NIFA rep
• The FY 18 annual report for W-3005 is due 60 days after our meeting (January 16^th, 2018 is due date to submit our annual report to NIMSS)
• Mid-term review for the W-3005 project will be in 2020
• If you're signed up for the W-3005, you are expected to attend the annual meeting 
• Rachael announced that this is her final meeting, as she will be stepping down in her role as NIFA Administrative Advisor representative for W-3005 due to other commitments at her university; a replacement will be recommended to Sarah Lupis

Achievements of W-2005

Physical activity

• Two publications from W-2005 related to PA (Melinda Manore, D. Larson-Meyer, Anne Lindsay, Nobuko Hongu, Linda Houtkooper. (2017) Dynamic Energy Balance: An Integrated Framework for Discussing Diet and Physical Activity in Obesity Prevention—Is it More than Eating Less and Exercising More? Nutrients9:8, pages 905; plus, one in the ACSM Health & Fitness Journal) – can we build on pub success with this topic?
• Systematic review/meta-analysis opportunity
• This was followed by quite a bit of discussion related to need to promote integrated approach to nutrition and PA among nutrition and other health professionals and how can W-3005 contribute to this

Diet quality

• Systematic review and meta-analysis update … in progress

Parenting

• Systematic review and meta-analysis update … in progress

Review W-3005 Proposal

• Janet and Laura reviewed objectives for W-3005 proposal
• We will focus on 3-5-yr-olds and 6-12-yr-olds (ages 3-12-years-old)
• To answer Objective 1.1., we will conduct a systematic review of systematic reviews/meta-analyses
• We are interested in on “integrated programs” (focused on 2 of the 3 components – diet, PA, parenting)
• We will Divide and Conquer to achieve Objective 1 (sub-question #1 and #2)
  • Extension Programs – Janet, Linda, Annie, Karen, Ingrid, Rafida
  • Research Programs – Laura, Emily, Diane, Scott, Nurgul, Melanie, Enette

Membership procedure, participation, publications, annual meetings etc.

Location of 2018 meeting: Las Vegas, NV

Potential dates: Pls hold these dates for now: Oct 4^th and 5^th and Oct 11^th and 12^th

• Linda Houtkooper will let the group know in the next month or two which of these dates work best for her.

Janet posed the question – considering future retirements, etc., should we invite others to join W-3005?

• Please send rec’s to Janet/Laura

Elections: Laura Hubbs-Tait and Janet Kurzynske were re-elected co-Chairs of W-3005, and Melanie Hingle was re-elected Secretary.

GRADE discussion

Ingrid led a discussion about the elements of program evaluation and some possible rubrics the Extension group can use to evaluate the Extension programs identified by the work group

• CDC has a PSE (policy, systems, environment) approach to program evaluation

Working Groups and Milestones for 2018, commitments and process

• Research Group (Timeline for 2017-2018)

Proposed systematic review of systematic reviews of childhood obesity interventions.

In the next 3 months, Melanie and Scott will organize the methods of the review of reviews and work with the UA health sciences librarian to conduct the search. Laura, Enette and Diane will develop the templates of the tables we will use to organize our results. Nurgul is Communications Committee Chair. She has set up a free Zoom account for our working group. (We could use this for the bigger group call as well.)

Timeline:

• Develop methods (Nov-Dec 2017)
• Begin library research (prior to Dec 31 2017)
• Conference call (Jan 2018) to discuss findings
• Data analysis (Feb-May 2018)
• Conference call (with larger group) to integrate findings (Summer 2018)
• Writing (June-Sept 2018)
• Submission (Oct 1 2018)

• Extension Group

Ingrid Adams will lead this group.

Goal:

1. Identify programs/curriculum/interventions – develop a method to find programs
2. Evaluate programs – develop a rubric of evaluating programs looking at what has been used
3. Develop a list of programs that have strong evidence base [*goal for 2019*]

Cooperative Extensions developed programs, programs they use, and then other potential programs appropriate for use, commercially produced maybe later.

Impact on Ages 3-12

Activities/Timeline

1. Method to search for programs – Karen, Janet: Talk in January as small group
2. Rubric for grading – Ingrid, Linda, Rafida, Anne: Talk in January as a small group
3. February conference call with entire group
4. February – June work in groups
5. Summer – entire group conference call
6. Karen will set conference calls
7. Ingrid will set up dropbox

Adjourn – 2pm PST

First meeting of the W3005.  No accomplishments to report. 

First meeting of W3005. No publications to report.