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This supplement issue of Health Promotion Practice (HPP), “Reducing Chronic Disease through Physical Activity and Nutrition: Public Health Practice in the Field” (https://journals.sage pub.com/toc/hppa/23/1_suppl) has a focus on publishing practice wisdom from the field of nutrition, physical activity, and obesity programs. Publishing the practitioner’s perspective facilitates reducing gaps in literature, enhancing education of partners and decision makers, increasing knowledge translations, and improving the evidence base for addressing public health challenges. Practice wisdom draws upon public health practitioners’ experiences and expertise in developing, improving, or adapting practices to implement public health intervention programs (Chen et al., 2011; Dunet et al., 2013). HPP publication allows for a broader, more enduring dissemination of practice wisdom while building upon prior progress. The practice wisdom in this issue comes specifically from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (www.cdc.gov), Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) (www.cdc.gov/ nccdphp/dnpao/index.html) cooperative agreement recipients: State Physical Activity and Nutrition Program (www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/ span-1807/index.html) (SPAN, DP18-1807), Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (www.cdc.gov/ nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/reach/index.htm) (REACH, DP18-1813), and the High Obesity Program (www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/ reach/index.htm) (HOP, DP18-1809). The specific aims 1116090HPPXXX10.1177/15248399221116090HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICEO’Toole et al. / STATE AND LOCAL CHRONIC DISEASE PROGRAM PIVOT TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS research-article2022