January 15, 2013
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Program Result Report
The Notah Begay III Foundation sponsored research, meetings, and interviews on the incidence, causes, and impact of obesity and type 2 diabetes among Native American youth in New Mexico, and how to address those challenges.
April 11, 2012
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Program Result Report
The Healthy Students, Healthy Minds project of Padres Unidos is working with Denver school board officials to implement a recess-before-lunch policy in all public schools, a schedule that gets kids to eat better and reduces discipline problems.
April 11, 2012
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Program Result Report
Communities Creating Healthy Environments aims to curb childhood obesity in communities of color by using community organizing for social justice to advocate for policy changes color. Read this report on its progress.
October 12, 2011
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Program Result Report
The Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania integrated a senior statistician into the research team at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, to improve quality, coordination and productivity across multiple studies of childhood obesity.
March 18, 2010
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The Diabetes Initiative extended its work to preventing or reducing childhood obesity, within four of its 14 diabetes-focused projects. The pilot projects targeted children ages 3 to 12 at greatest risk for obesity, particularly children in low-income communities.
August 30, 2010
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From 2005 to 2009 the Ad Council in New York formed the Coalition for Healthy Children and developed and directed a communications campaign to encourage children to eat healthy foods and exercise.
January 14, 2009
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The Washington Health Foundation funded three projects in rural areas of Washington State that addressed childhood obesity by changing policy, the environment or individual behavior. RWJF provided a matching grant.
July 14, 2008
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Program Result Report
The state of Mississippi convened the Healthy Mississippi Summit, June 15, 2006, in Jackson, Miss., to focus attention on the primary causes of chronic diseases in Mississippi and to promote a statewide approach to promoting healthy lifestyles.
September 1, 2006
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Program Result Report
MEM Associates worked with subcontractors to design and pilot test a program - called the Maine Obesity Primary Prevention Project - aimed at preventing obesity among pregnant women and children under age 5.
October 1, 2006
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Susan Okie, M.D., wrote a book called Fed Up! Winning the War Against Childhood Obesity. The book provides strategies for protecting children and improving their exercise and eating habits.
