--- title: Behavior Change Tactics & Strategies | Dina Weldin description: As a Group Management Director at Rescue, Dina manages our nutrition and obesity prevention programs in partnership with public health organizations across the country. --- [![Rescue](https://blog.rescueagency.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Rescue_September2020_Theme/images/logo-text.svg "Rescue")](https://rescueagency.com/) - [Approach](https://rescueagency.com/approach) - [Research](https://rescueagency.com/research) - [Work](https://rescueagency.com/work/case-studies) - [About](https://rescueagency.com/about) - [Contact](https://rescueagency.com/contact) - [Services](https://rescueagency.com/services) - [Ready-Made](https://rescueagency.com/ready-made-campaigns) - [Careers](https://rescueagency.com/careers) - [Team](https://rescueagency.com/team) - [Webinars](https://rescueagency.com/webinars) - [Resources](https://rescueagency.com/blog) Menu [![Rescue](https://blog.rescueagency.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Rescue_September2020_Theme/images/logo.svg "Rescue")](https://rescueagency.com/) Menu [![Rescue](https://blog.rescueagency.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Rescue_September2020_Theme/images/logo-green.svg "Rescue")](https://rescueagency.com/) ![close](https://blog.rescueagency.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Rescue_September2020_Theme/images/close-button.svg) - [Approach](https://rescueagency.com/approach) - [Research](https://rescueagency.com/research) - [Work](https://rescueagency.com/work/case-studies) - [About](https://rescueagency.com/about) - [Contact](https://rescueagency.com/contact) - [Services](https://rescueagency.com/services) - [Ready-Made](https://rescueagency.com/ready-made-campaigns) - [Careers](https://rescueagency.com/careers) - [Team](https://rescueagency.com/team) - [Webinars](https://rescueagency.com/webinars) - [Resources](https://rescueagency.com/blog) Follow us --- - - - - ## Resource Center --- Learn more about our campaigns and strategies. Check out what our team is up to and where they'll be presenting our work. ### Tobacco and Vaping Prevention [Discover More](https://blog.rescueagency.com/blog/tag/vaping-tobacco-control) ## [Celebrating youth-led statewide policy change in new Mexico](https://blog.rescueagency.com/celebrating-youth-led-statewide-policy-change-in-new-mexico) Dina Weldin Sometimes making healthy choices requires more than just knowledge of the health benefits or... [Read](https://blog.rescueagency.com/celebrating-youth-led-statewide-policy-change-in-new-mexico) ## [Youth Engagement Program Featured in CDC Best Practices User Guide](https://blog.rescueagency.com/youth-engagement-cdc-best-practices-guide) Dina Weldin We are incredibly excited that the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) youth engagement... 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[Read](https://blog.rescueagency.com/teen-nutrition-education-new-ads-show-teens-how-food-affects-their-mood) ## [Communicate, Educate, and Inform: How to demystify government services](https://blog.rescueagency.com/pebt-ability-to-promote-governmen-services) Dina Weldin In the summer of 2020, California launched a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfers (P-EBT) program... [Read](https://blog.rescueagency.com/pebt-ability-to-promote-governmen-services) ## [Informing Various Populations About Food Benefits in California](https://blog.rescueagency.com/informing-diverse-populations-about-food-benefits-in-california) Dina Weldin Throughout the pandemic, many Californians experienced workplace hardships through lost jobs or... [Read](https://blog.rescueagency.com/informing-diverse-populations-about-food-benefits-in-california) ## [Promoting Food Benefits for 3 At-Risk Populations](https://blog.rescueagency.com/promoting-food-benefits) Dina Weldin Amongst the uncertainty of the COVID-19 virus, providing access to food benefits became more... [Read](https://blog.rescueagency.com/promoting-food-benefits) ## [Barriers to Healthy Eating and Messages to Reach At-Risk Teens](https://blog.rescueagency.com/research-teen-obesity-prevention-campaigns) Dina Weldin Rates of childhood obesity as measured by the YRBS are on the rise, exacerbated by challenges... [Read](https://blog.rescueagency.com/research-teen-obesity-prevention-campaigns) ## [Y Street Activists Promote New Policy Change](https://blog.rescueagency.com/y-street-activists-new-policy-change) Dina Weldin We’re excited to celebrate a recent policy win by Y Street, the Virginia Foundation for Healthy... [Read](https://blog.rescueagency.com/y-street-activists-new-policy-change) ## [How to Address Food Insecurity and Promote Healthy Living](https://blog.rescueagency.com/food-insecurity-healthy-living) Dina Weldin Many of the same people who struggle with obesity also face food insecurity, or the lack of... [Read](https://blog.rescueagency.com/food-insecurity-healthy-living) ## [How to Persuade Our Communities to Eat Healthier](https://blog.rescueagency.com/persuade-communities-eat-healthier) Dina Weldin Myriad complex factors contribute to why people don’t eat fruits and vegetables or become obese.... [Read](https://blog.rescueagency.com/persuade-communities-eat-healthier) ## [Swap Up: A New Campaign to Prevent Youth Obesity in Oklahoma](https://blog.rescueagency.com/swap-up-a-new-campaign-to-prevent-youth-obesity-in-oklahoma) Dina Weldin Oklahoma has the eighth highest youth obesity rate in the country, with an estimated 150,000... 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