Childhood Obesity News Releases
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Statement Regarding Release of "In It for Good: 2012" Annual Progress Report by Partnership for a Healthier America
March 7, 2013 | Commentary
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey sees "pockets of progress toward reversing the childhood obesity epidemic," but says more needs to be done.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Helps the Y Expand Efforts to Reduce Childhood Obesity
February 6, 2013 | News Release
The Y received a two-year, $7.8 million grant to expand Statewide Pioneering Healthier Communities initiative.
Poll Finds Big Gap Between Parents and Experts: Parents Less Likely to Recognize Children as Overweight or Obese
February 25, 2013 | News Release
A new poll released today shows a large a gap between parents’ perceptions of their children’s weight and expert definitions.
Daily P.E. Could Increase Youth Physical Activity by 23 Minutes per Day, According to New Study
January 17, 2013 | News Release
Requiring daily physical education in school could help young people be active for 23 minutes per day, according to a new study.
Adapting Physical Activity Interventions to Prevent Obesity in Culturally Diverse Populations
July 1, 2009 | Commentary
To address obesity in culturally diverse populations, interventions should include "real-world" practices that are adapted to cultural needs, values and resources, according to Terry L. Bazzarre, Ph.D., a former senior program director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Alliance for a Healthier Generation Names Healthiest School in America
June 15, 2010 | News Release/Video
West New York, New Jersey's Memorial High School earns first-ever Gold National Recognition Award from Alliance's Healthy Schools Program.
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.
Commentary on Active Living
February 1, 2009 | Commentary
This commentary highlights the need for a shift in health promotion research, from identifying priorities to implementing them. Pekka Puska, M.D., Ph.D., argues that health researchers must drive social change by implementing theory-based policies to diffuse health innovations.
Active Living Research and Public Health
February 1, 2009 | Commentary
The Centers for Disease Control is committed to collaborating with the Active Living Research program and other programs related to improving activity levels on a population scale. Although promising areas for change are coming into focus, significant improvements in how much physical activity Americans engage in have yet to be made.
Study Shows Overwhelming Parent Support for Healthier Schools
October 28, 2009 | News Release
Survey for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation finds most parents willing to help schools improve food offerings and increase physical activity.