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November 27, 2012 | Program Result Report
In 2010, the National Urban League launched an initiative to address childhood obesity through policy and program activities both on the national level and through its local affiliates.
June 26, 2012 | News Release
Updated standards for snacks, drinks sold in school likely to have positive impact, study finds.
November 1, 2011 | Report
California making headway in battle against childhood obesity but study shows successes are uneven.
August 27, 2011 | Journal Article
Recommended The Future Challenge of Obesity Reversing the Tide of Obesity Where Next for Obesity? This first in a series of Lancet articles on global obesity describes the epidemic, its rise concurrently across the globe, and wide variations in prev ...
March 15, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Waaniniigaanzijig Youth Council planned and conducted three annual events as part of Celebrating Fitness.
September 7, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The fittest students are younger students and students in schools categorized as low diversity and high socioeconomic status.
April 20, 2011 | Toolkit
Two new web products provide publicly available data and promote the consistent use of common measures and research methods across childhood obesity prevention and research.
January 20, 2010 | Presentation Material
First Lady Michelle Obama addresses the issue at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington, D.C.
March 22, 2009 | Program Result Report
From December 2006 to January 2008, a research team at the Urban Institute analyzed the relationship between community characteristics and the prevalence of childhood obesity.