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.

Teens Purchase Fewer Sugary Drinks After Seeing In-Store Calorie Signage

December 14, 2011 | News Release

Study shows providing calorie information as a physical activity equivalent may be most effective.

School Budgets, Student Health to Benefit from Higher Nutrition Standards

June 26, 2012 | News Release

Updated standards for snacks, drinks sold in school likely to have positive impact, study finds.

Beverage Companies Market Unhealthy, Sugary Drinks to Children and Teens

October 31, 2011 | News Release

Fourteen major companies market nearly 600 different products.

Task Force Targets 'Food Deserts'

July 25, 2011 | News Release

Nuevo Informe de Yale Revela Mercadeo Inaudito de Bebidas Azucaradas a los Jovenes a Pesar de las Promesas de la Industria

January 1, 2011 | News Release

Young people are being exposed to a substantial amount of marketing for sugary drinks, such as full-calorie soda, sports drinks, energy drinks, and fruit drinks, according to a new study from the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.

Despite Industry Promises, Yale Study Finds Unprecedented Marketing of Sugary Drinks to Youth

January 1, 2011 | News Release

Young people are being exposed to a substantial amount of marketing for sugary drinks, such as full-calorie soda, sports drinks, energy drinks, and fruit drinks, according to a new study from the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.

Fast Food Restaurants Dish Up Unhealthy Marketing to Youth

November 8, 2010 | News Release

Unprecedented new report on fast-food nutrition and marketing examines actions of 12 of the nation's largest chains.