Childhood Obesity Program Area
RWJF is committed to tackling one of the most urgent threats to the health of our children and families—childhood obesity. Our goal is to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.
Childhood Obesity
More than two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in America are obese or at risk for obesity. To reverse this epidemic, we must identify the policy and environmental changes that lead to increased physical activity and better nutrition. We also must support the advocacy that will result in widespread adoption of those policies.
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An Advocacy Academy for Southerners Concerned With Preventing Childhood Obesity
May 22, 2013 | Program Result Report
Consultants from Tandeka LLC developed and led a pilot training program that prepares advocates to spearhead public-policy advocacy campaigns, particularly ones that promote childhood obesity prevention policies.
What’s With Our National Donut Worship?
June 18, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
How discouraging that, despite the escalating obesity crisis in the U.S. among adults and, even more scarily, children, America seems to be obsessed with donuts.
News
See news regarding the nation's childhood obesity epidemic and read news coverage of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and our grantees.
Creating a Healthy Concession Stand
May 29, 2013 | Program Result Report
The Food Trust of Philadelphia and the Princeton, N.J., Recreation Department updated the concession menu at the pool complex, reducing calorie counts of popular foods and beverages, and adding healthier choices.
Team Members
Staff and Leadership
Meet the members of the Foundation's childhood obesity team.
Understanding the Economics of Obesity
May 2, 2013 | Story
Health economist John Cawley, PhD, examines obesity from all angles: costs, consequences, and cures.
Identifying Factors Behind Race- and Gender-Based Inequalities in Obesity and Cancer
May 1, 2013 | Story
As a Health & Society Scholar, Whitney Robinson, PhD, MSPH, used methodologic innovations to study the incidence and causes of obesity in the United States.
Food Companies' Calorie-Reduction Pledges to Improve U.S. Diet
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Sixteen major food-manufacturing companies, members of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, have pledged to collectively remove 1.5 trillion calories a year from the marketplace by the end of 2015.
U.S. Middle and High Schools Improving Some Nutrition Practices, But Sugary Drinks Remain Widely Available
Secondary schools report limited progress in creating healthier environment for students.