Latino Church Leaders' Perspectives on Childhood Obesity Prevention

March 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Church leaders express willingness to address obesity and promote health in their congregations.

Fast-Food Menu Offerings Vary in Dietary Quality, But Are Consistently Poor

January 15, 2013 | Journal Article

This study examines the nutritional environment of five U.S. fast-food restaurant chains using the Healthy Eating Index-2005. Full menus scored lower than 50 out of 100 possible points, and no menu or subset of menu received a score higher than 72.

Waaniniigaanzijig Tribal Youth Council - "The Kids Did Everything"

March 15, 2011 | Program Result Report

The Waaniniigaanzijig Youth Council planned and conducted three annual events as part of Celebrating Fitness.

A Patchwork of Progress

November 1, 2011 | Report

California making headway in battle against childhood obesity but study shows successes are uneven.

California Making Headway in Battle Against Childhood Obesity But Study Shows Successes are Uneven

November 9, 2011 | News Release

Study shows statewide rates for overweight and obesity among school-age children may be leveling off, but progress is uneven across counties.

Childhood Obesity in the United States

February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief

Ambitious agenda planned for first year webinar series to begin this month.

Measures Registry

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.

RWJF and The Pew Charitable Trusts Launch Project to Improve School Foods

April 6, 2011 | Story

Show your support for healthy school meals.

Food Stamp Program and Consumption Choices

April 1, 2011 | Book

This study supports findings from earlier studies showing that the Food Stamp Program does not have any statistically significant effect on food consumption. This study examined consumption patterns in families headed by single mothers with a high school education or less.

Where Does the Wage Penalty Bite?