CHL'S GOAL IS TO SERVE AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD CAPACITY IN A PARTNERSHIP AMONG 11 JURISDICTIONS OF THE US AFFILIATED PACIFIC - TO PROVIDE TRAINING, RESEARCH AND EXTENSION/OUTREACH TO MAINTAIN AND EXTEND THE CHL NETWORK, EXAMINE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THE MULTILEVEL CHL INTERVENTION AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO BEST PRACTICES IN POLICY, SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACHES FOR PREVENTION OF CHILD OBESITY. CHL ADDRESSES THE USDA NIFA PRIORITY AREAS OF 1) FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH 2) AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY AND 3) AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. CHL SUPPORTS LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT IN AND SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS IN REMOTE UNDERSERVED (ESPSCOR) US JURISDICTIONS OF THE PACIFIC REGION THAT ARE NOT REPRESENTED IN NATIONAL NUTRITION AND HEALTH MONITORING (NHANES). WE AIM TO :1) INSTRUCTION (I): INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EDUCATORS, PRACTITIONERS, AND RESEARCHERS WHO RECEIVE THE TRAINING AND EFFECTIVELY MODEL BEHAVIORS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX PROBLEM OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION THROUGH FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF CHL TRAINING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE CHL SUMMER INSTITUTE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN UNDERSERVED PACIFIC POPULATIONS.2) RESEARCH (R): TEST THE LONG TERM IMPACT (6 YEAR) OF THE CHL INTEGRATED MULTILEVEL POLICY SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FOCUSED COMMUNITY INTERVENTION ON CHILD BEHAVIORS, OBESITY AND RELATED FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES IN UNDERSERVED PACIFIC POPULATIONS.3) EXTENSION (E): FURTHER BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE CHL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR PACIFIC CHILD OBESITY AND RELATED BEHAVIORS AND ENVIRONMENTS, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR PROGRAM AND POLICY GUIDANCE TO PREVENT CHILD OBESITY.