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Acknowledgements
The Choose Health LA Child Care (CHLA CC) policies and practices evaluation was conducted by the Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) and was supported by a contract with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (REDUCING EARLY CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY - LOS ANGELES REDUCING OBESITY IN CHILD CARE SETTINGS (LA ROCCS), CONTRACT #PH-002373). The project is supported by First 5 LA (the contract between First 5 LA and DPH is entitled the EARLY CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION INITIATIVE, CONTRACT #08379.1). We would like to acknowledge our funders for their continued support. This report was prepared by Dr. Susan Savage and Olivia Pillado with contributions from Donald Jay Gravink, Janet Scully, Helen O’Connor, Zoe Phillips, and Dr. Robert Gilchick (DPH); Ashley Henderson, Andrea Giese, and Jeanie Park (Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles); and David Bloom, Stephanie Cortez, and Vanessa Guerrero (CCRC); and Morgan Pareja, Sallie Yoshida, and Jeremiah Garza (Sarah Samuels Center for Public Health Research and Evaluation). The author would like to thank the Coaches and management at the Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles, Child Care Resource Center, the City of Norwalk, Connections for Children, Crystal Stairs Inc., Drew Child Development Corporation, International Institute of Los Angeles, Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, Options for Learning, Pathways, and Pomona Unified School District for their commitment to increasing the nutrition and physical activity environments of child care settings throughout Los Angeles County. We are indebted to the numerous early care and education professionals for their participation in this project and the work they do with children to help them achieve healthier lifestyles. For questions about this report please contact Olivia Pillado at 818.717.1000, x8101 or [email protected] or Susan Savage at 818.717.1040 or [email protected].