Unhealthy Food Ads Dominate Spanish TV Shows for Kids
May 8, 2013 | News Release
More than 84 percent of all foods and beverages advertised to children on Spanish-language television shows are unhealthy, according to a new study.
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Communications Corner
April 26, 2013 | Story
March/April 2013 edition of Leaders' Link
Industry Self-Regulation Permits Junk Food Ads in Programming Popular with Children
March 12, 2013
Loopholes in industry self-regulation allow food companies to continue to reach large numbers of children with advertising for unhealthy products during “tween” programs and popular children’s holiday specials.
Redefining "Child-Directed Advertising" to Reduce Unhealthy Television Food Advertising to Children
March 12, 2013 | Journal Article
Food and beverage companies have pledged to reduce unhealthy marketing to children through the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), but their pledges only apply to certain types of marketing.
Communications Corner
February 20, 2013 | Story
Leaders' Link Newsletter: January/February 2013
Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Adolescents
February 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
This research review summarizes the academic and industry literature on trends in food marketing to children and adolescents, as well as policy initiatives undertaken to address the contribution of marketing practices to the childhood obesity epidem ...
How to Ride the Media Wave
February 5, 2013 | Story
RWJF Scholars offer advice about influencing public discourse and policy through the news media.
Communications Corner
September 6, 2012 | Story
Leaders' Link Newsletter: July/August 2012
Communications Corner
June 25, 2012 | Story
Leaders' Link Newsletter: May/June 2012: How to write a letter to the editor.
What Does Mobile and Digital Marketing Have to Do With Childhood Obesity?
June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Foods and beverages advertised to young people are often high in calories and low in nutritional value and marketing influences what children consume.