MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SMOOTHIE BICYCLES APPLICATION GRIC 2017.PDF

Created: 02/09/2017
Last updated: 02/10/2017
General information
Organization Maricopa County Department of Public Health
Contact First name Cheryl
Contact Last name Rentscheler
Contact e-mail cherylrentscheler@mail.maricopa.gov
Contact phone number 602-506-6886
Address
Street 4041 N Central Ave, Ste 1400
City Phoenix
State Az
ZIP Code 85012
From what tribe is the organization requesting the grant?
Gila River Indian Community
Total grant amount request
5,300.00
The Gila River Indian Community offers multi-year awards. If your organization is
requesting a multi-year grant for this project or program from the Gila River Indian
Community, enter the amount to be requested each year.
Amount
Year 1 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only) 5,300.00
Year 2 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 3 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 4 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 5 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
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Cover Sheet
Municipality Information
1. Date of Application: 2/24/2017 (NOTE: Click or use up/down arrow keys to move among
fields)
2. Name of City, Town or County: Maricopa County
3. Mayor (City or Town) or Board of Supervisor’s Chairman (County): Denny Barney, Chairman,
Maricopa County
4. Mailing Address: 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor
5. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85003
6. Acknowledgement of Submission by Authorized Municipality Representative:
Typed Name/Title: Melody Henderson, Administrative Coordinator Signature:
Applicant Information
7. Department/Organization Name: Office of School Health and Wellness Initiatives
8. Is this a 501c non-profit Organization? No Yes If yes, attach IRS Determination Letter
9. Application Contact Person: Christine Hicks Title: Community Dietitian Supervisor
10. Phone Number: 602-506-9330
11. Mailing Address: 4041 N. Central Ave, Suite 700
12. City: Phoenix State: Arizona Zip Code: 85012
13. Email Address: christinehicks@mail.maricopa.gov Website Address:
www.maricopaschoolwellness.org
Project Information
14. Project Name: Smoothie Bike
15. Purpose of Grant: To purchase two (2) smoothie bikes to provide nutrition education and food
demonstrations to school-aged students and families.
16. Priority Funding Area Healthcare
17. Annual amount requested $5233.44
18. Number of years that funding is 1 year
requested
19. Total amount requested (annual $5233.44
amount x number of years)
20. Has your organization received past Yes, 2012 Mobil STD Svcs - $150,000
funding from GRIC? If yes, list each year
and amount
21. Geographic area served Maricopa County
For Office Use Only:
Data Entry Receipt Evaluation
Outcome  Approval Recommended/Amount $  Denial

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Narrative
Please structure your proposal to provide the following information in the order indicated. Provide the narrative
in paragraph form in the text field provided. Please be thorough but strive for brevity.
1. Briefly describe the organization’s history, mission and goals.
Maricopa County Department of Public Health’s (MCDPH) mission is to protect and promote the
health and well-being of the citizens of Maricopa County. MCDPH works to prevent chronic
diseases by addressing the associated health concerns including poor nutrition, inadequate
physical activity, and tobacco use. We strive to meet the Healthy People 2020 goals including
access to health services, decrease in cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, education in
exercise, nutrition, and weight management; food safety; increase in immunizations; maternal
infant and child health; accident prevention and safety, decrease in substance abuse, teen and
adolescent health, and safe transportation.
2. If the applying organization is non-municipal or a non-profit 501c, please describe your relationship with
Arizona municipalities including past and present support, whether it be through partnerships,
collaborations, in-kind contributions, grants, tax-based funding or other. Describe the supporting
municipality’s role in this project. If the applying organization is a municipality governmental sub-
division please enter the text “Not applicable.”
Not applicable.
3. Describe the proposed project and planned goals and activities.
Upon receiving the funding from the Gila River Indian Community grant, the Office of School
Health and Wellness Initiatives will purchase two (2) smoothie bikes to provide nutrition
education and food demonstrations to school-aged students and families. These bikes
incorporate physical activity by having the user pedal, creating the power that blends the
smoothie. They can be used at any special events such as health fairs, and family nights or in
place of classroom celebrations that often include less-nutritious foods. Our goals for use
include targeting the following school districts that share a border or are in close proximity to the
Gila River Indian Reservation: Gila Crossing Community School, Kyrene Elementary School
District, Laveen Elementary School District, Tempe Elementary School District, and Tolleson
Elementary School District.
4. Describe how the proposed project satisfies one or more of the priority funding areas identified by the
Gila River Indian Community.
The Smoothie Bike project would satisfy the education portion of the priority areas by assisting
school districts local wellness policy demands. Each school is required to maintain a Local
Wellness Policy to promote student wellness, while preventing and reducing childhood obesity.

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It will also satisfy the area of healthcare including health promotion, wellness activities,
recreational activities that promote physical activity, and nutrition.
5. Identify the needs/problems to be addressed, target population and number of people to be served by
the project.
The needs/problems to be addressed include the increasing obesity epidemic, lack of nutrition
knowledge, and inadequate physical activity. According to the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, 12.7 million children and adolescents are affected by obesity within the United
States. Due to this rising epidemic, each school is required to meet demands of a local wellness
policy for schools that participate in the USDA meal programs, ensuring that each student’s
health and wellness is a priority. The smoothie bike will meet the demands of the local wellness
policy by providing nutrition education, healthy alternatives to classroom parties, and physical
activity opportunities. We are targeting districts that border, or are within close proximinity, to the
Gila River Indian Reservation including Gila Crossing Community School, Tolleson Elementary
School District, Kyrene Elementary School District, Tempe Elementary School District, Laveen
Elementary School District, and Fowler Elementary School District. A total of at least 41,578
students can be served through this project. The article below is an example of a successful
smoothie bike nutrition and physical activity program:
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/Education/2017/02/16/Students-use-bike-to-make-
smoothies.html
6. Define the project as a new or continuing program.
Maricopa County’s Department of Public Health, Office of School Health and Wellness
Initiatives consists of a team of experts in the field of nutrition and physical activity. Through a
partnership with the Arizona Nutrition Network, our staff provides many services and resources
to teachers, students, and their parents at over 200 schools within Maricopa County. Our team
of Registered Dietitians (RD) work to assist in an integrated school, parent, and community
approach to change the health behaviors of the children of our future. The Smoothie Bike would
be a new initiative within the work that is currently taking place within this school health,
nutrition, and physical activity programs.
7. Provide a brief timeline including start and finish dates. Indicate if the timeline is flexible.
Upon receiving funds, we intend to purchase two smoothie bikes immediately. Once purchased,
they will be piloted in the Summer Food Service Program’s promotional events. The summer

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food service program provides meals to students in the community during the summer months
when school is not in session. The events where the Smoothie Bike would be used will continue
to be used in school events in the fall. There is no finish date, as health promotional events will
continue after purchase.
8. Identify other organizations, partners or funders participating in the project and their roles.
We have received support from the targeted districts mentioned previously. Their role would be
to use the Smoothie Bikes for school-related events such as classroom parties, health fairs, and
parent nights. We also have support from Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
Employees within the Office of School Health and Wellness Initiatives will track data, use, and
maintenance of smoothie bikes.
9. Would you be able to implement the proposed plan if your organization received partial funding for this
project?
No, all funding would be necessary for the purchase of the smoothie bikes.
10. Describe your plan for project sustainability beyond the grant period. If this is a program/project
previously funded by the Gila River Indian Community describe efforts made towards the previously
described sustainability plan.
The smoothie bikes will be marketed to our schools on an ongoing basis for classroom parties
and district wellness initiatives. Marketing will take place via emails, flyers sent to schools, and
in-person meetings. The Registered Dietitian’s within the Office of School Health and Wellness
Initiatives will market to Superintendents, Principals, Food Service Directors, and teachers at
targeted districts.
11. Describe your plan to document progress and results.
Partners that use the smoothie bike in events will be provided with a satisfaction survey to
determine the results of their event and if the school will be interested in using the smoothie bike
again in the future. Questions will include the type of event the smoothie bike was used at, how
many students used the smoothie bike, any issued with smoothie bike that took place, any
feedback for future users.
12. Indicate any application to and/or awards made by a tribe other than the Gila River Indian Community
for state shared revenues for this and any other project for the past five (5) years. If this information is
included in a separate attachment, please indicate that here.
1. Year 2014, Tohono O’ODham Nation Grant, Maricopa County Dept of Public Health, Parent
Ambassadors, $50,000, (not awarded)
2. Year 2012, Tohono O’ODham Nation Grant, Maricopar County Dept of Public Health, Parent
Ambassadors, $50,000, (awarded)

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Project Budget
Budget Period: FY2017-18
For each budget item listed here please provide a narrative description on the following Project Budget Detail
page.
Proposed Budget Expense Amount Amount In Kind Total Budget
(list each budget item) requested from requested or contributions
GRIC secured from
other funders
1. Fender Blender Pro $1950 $0 $0 $1950
2. Fender Blender Pro $1950 $0 $0 $1950
3. Additional Blendtec $160 $0 $0 $160
4. Additional Blendtec $160 $0 $0 $160
5. Shipping $113.44 $0 $0 $113.44
6. Branding $900 $0 $0 $900
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Project Budget Detail
Please provide a narrative description for each of the project budget items listed on the previous page. Include
the dollar figure and how it was derived.
1. Fender Blender Pro: The Fender Blender Pro is the name for the smoothie bike. This item will be provided to
schools to rent out for use at school parties and events, in place of unhealthier althernatives such as pizza or
ice cream parties.
2. Fender Blender Pro: The second Fender Blender Pro will be used within the Office of School Health and
Wellness Initiatives to support our nutrition grant programs.
3. Additional Blendtec: During an event, it is necessary to have an additional Blendtec for event flow purposes.
When one blender is being cleaned and sanitized, the additional Blendtec can be utilized to continue the event
without participants having to wait. This additional Blendtec will be lent out to schools with the first Fender
Blender Pro.
4. Additional Blendtec: This additional Blendtec will be used with the second Fender Blender Pro to enhance
event flow and allow for participants to not have to wait while the used Blendtec is being cleaned and sanitized.
5. Shipping: The two Fender Blender Pro smoothie bikes and the additional blendtec blenders will be required
to be shipped to the Office of School Health and Wellness Initiatives.
6. Branding:The budget related to branding will be used to have the Gila River Indian Community logo and the
Maricopa County Department of Public Health logo on the wheel of each Fender Blender Pro smoothie bike
and additional blenders.
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February 8, 2017
Gila River Indian Community
Communications & Public Affairs Office
P.O. Box 2172
Sacaton, AZ 85147
Dear Ms. Cheryl Pablo,
The Laveen Elementary School District (LESD) Child Nutrition Services (CNS)
Department is pleased to support and partner with Maricopa County Department of
Public Health-Office of School Health and Wellness Initiatives (MCDPH-OSHWI) in
their application for the Gila River Indian Community grant. The LESD CNS
Department has been partnering with MCDPH-ONPA since 2007. Our two offices
have worked in collaboration, leveraging resources to provide nutrition and
wellness programs and services to the students and families of the LESD. Our
combined efforts over the years have made a significant contribution in creating and
sustaining a healthier school environment.
The LESD is committed to providing a school environment that promotes children’s
health, well-being, and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating and physical
activity. The smoothie bicycles will create a fun and interactive opportunity for
students and families to support healthier school snacks as well as nutrition and
physical activity. This education program supports our district wellness policy
goals for nutrition, physical activity and family involvement. We value the health,
safety, and welfare of our students, parents, community and staff. Continuing our
partnership with MCDPH-OSHWI will allow us to make a healthy difference in the
lives of all members of our diverse school community. We give our fullest support to
MCDPH-OSHWI and we look forward to our continued partnership.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Gordon, MPH, BS-NDTR, RS, SNS
Director, Child Nutrition Services

Tempe Elementary School District
1430 W. Elna Rae
Tempe, AZ 85281
February 17, 2017
Gila River Indian Community
Communications & Public Affairs Office
P.O. Box 2172
Sacaton, AZ 85147
Dear Ms. Cheryl Pablo,
The Tempe Elementary School District Child Nutrition Department is pleased to support
Maricopa County Department of Public Health-Office of School Health and Wellness
Initiatives (MCDPH-OSHWI) in their application for the Gila River Indian Community
grant. The Tempe Elementary School District Child Nutrition Department has been
partnering with MCDPH-ONPA since 2001. Our two offices have worked in
collaboration leveraging resources to provide nutrition and wellness programs and
services to the students and families of the Tempe Elementary School District. Our
combined efforts over the years have made a significant contribution in creating and
sustaining a healthier school environment.
The Tempe Elementary School District is committed to providing a school environment
that promotes children’s health, well-being, and ability to learn by supporting healthy
eating and physical activity. The smoothie bicycles will create a fun and interactive
opportunity for students and families to support healthier school snacks as well as
nutrition and physical activity. This education program supports our district wellness
policy goals for nutrition, physical activity and family involvement. We value the health,
safety, and welfare of our students, parents, community and staff. Continuing our
partnership with MCDPH-OSHWI will allow us to make a healthy difference in the lives
of all members of our diverse school community. We give our fullest support to
MCDPH-OSHWI.
Sincerely,
Linda Rider
Director of Nutritional Services