Childhood Obesity News Releases
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Study Shows a Little Money Buys a Lot of Calories at City Corner Stores
October 12, 2009 | News Release
Fifty-three percent of kids surveyed visited a corner store daily, five days per week; Chips and candy top the list of items purchased, but efforts are being made to increase healthy options.
Healthy Schools Celebrated
August 6, 2009 | News Release/Video
Alliance for a Healthier Generation honors 114 schools for creating healthier environments for students and staff.
Mediocre Grades for School Wellness Policies
July 28, 2009 | News Release
Landmark study pinpoints the shortcomings, poor enforcement of nutrition and activity guidelines.
Reducing Childhood Obesity Requires Everyone Working Together
March 17, 2009 | Commentary/Story
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A. recently sat down with McKinsey & Company to discuss the Foundation's work on childhood obesity.
Faith-Based Coalitions to Combat Childhood Obesity
January 11, 2009 | News Release
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards $4.8 million to groups nationwide.
Industry Efforts to Improve Nutrition and Marketing for Children's Cereals Yield Mixed Results
News Release
The first Cereal FACTS study was released in 2009, and found that least healthy cereals were those most frequently and aggressively marketed directly to children as young as age 2.
Statement from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Regarding the Release of the Report "Still Too Fat to Fight" from Mission: Readiness
Commentary
The widespread availability of junk food in our schools is a serious problem.
RWJF Comments on Proposed Nutrition Standards for School Snacks Foods and Beverages
Commentary
RWJF comments on USDA's proposed nutrition standards for so-called "competitive foods."