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September 6, 2012 | Commentary/Journal Article
This commentary by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey and Senior Vice President and Director, Health Group, Jim Marks reflects on the findings from “Obesity and Severe Obesity among Students in the School District o ...
July 1, 2012 | Journal Article
An ideal population health outcome metric should reflect a population's dynamic state of physical, mental and social well-being. On the basis of a review of outcomes metrics currently in use and the availability of data for at least some U.S. counties, this study makes recommendations for population health outcomes.
March 28, 2012 | Journal Article
The lower the household income, the higher the risk of premature death. That's the principal finding of this study, which employed data from the 2010 County Health Rankings. It confirms the impact of income levels on health.
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study evaluates interim progress in schools receiving hands-on training from the Healthy Schools Program, the nation's largest school-based program aimed at preventing childhood obesity.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities partnerships proposed strategies to prevent obesity similar to those newly recommended by the CDC.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The lower the household income, the higher the risk of premature death. That's the principal finding of this study. It confirms the impact of income levels on health.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The articles presented in this collection highlight ideas generated and conclusions reached at the Symposium on Ethical Issues in Interventions for Childhood Obesity.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article focuses on policy options for municipalities that are seeking ways to limit harmful food marketing at the community level.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The effects of obesity on children's physical health are well documented, however the social consequences of obesity are less well described and may not be addressed in intervention programs.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Children with special health care needs account for part of the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity in the general population and can face an elevated risk for obesity.