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42 <br />4. Describe Progress to Date: is <br />There are two events and several ongoing activities scheduled to address the chronic disease <br />objectives to modify selected risk behaviors of poor nutrition and lack of exercise. La Fiesta del <br />Pueblo and Festifall walk are two large -scale community -wide events with an expected <br />participation rate of 300 people (each). Committees are in the process of planning the events. In <br />addition, the background activities (e.g. identifying the existing programs and identifying the <br />reasons for the lack of public participation in those programs) are being conducted by staff and <br />committee members. It is important to note that the coordinator position is vacant pending a . <br />decision by Orange County government. <br />Current ongoing activities include nutrition classes in the Senior nutrition sites, nutrition (5 a <br />day) program in the schools, regularly scheduled fitness activities for Teen in Power in Northern <br />Orange (soon to be expanded) and the Senior Pacers walking club. <br />Also, baseline data was established by the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey reviewed <br />in. the Community Health Assessment. <br />• <br />• <br />28 <br />