Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fund
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Evaluation Design
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Kaiser Permanente: demonstrating measurable BMI reduction in your target population

For Kaiser's healthy eating/active living priority, you must show a realistic BMI reduction trajectory (0.3-0.5 BMI units over 2-3 years) with a measurement plan. Overpromising 'significant BMI reduction' signals you don't understand population health.

Dr. Aisha Patel

Health Programs Director

Fresno Unified Health & Wellness Initiative

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The Strategy

Kaiser's HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) funding requires a BMI outcome. The most common rejection is overpromising — proposals that claim 'we will reduce childhood obesity by 15%' in two years. Reviewers know population-level BMI moves slowly; 0.3-0.5 BMI units over 2-3 years is a strong, fundable result. The measurement plan matters as much as the target. You need: (1) a defined denominator (which children, which census tracts), (2) a baseline measurement (within 6 months of grant start), (3)…

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kaiser
heal
bmi
healthy-eating
active-living
evaluation
california

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