Childhood Obesity Program Area

RWJF is committed to tackling one of the most urgent threats to the health of our children and families—childhood obesity. Our goal is to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

Understanding the Economics of Obesity

May 2, 2013 | Story

Health economist John Cawley, PhD, examines obesity from all angles: costs, consequences, and cures.

F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012

September 18, 2012 | Report

This is the 9th edition of the annual report by RWJF and Trust for America’s Health. For the first time, the report forecasts adult obesity rates in each state by 2030 and the likely resulting rise in obesity-related diseases and health care costs.

New Study Shows Importance of Calculating Full Cost Savings of Obesity Prevention

March 21, 2012 | News Release

Highlighting obesity-related medical expenses, economists recommend 25-year window for scoring legislative proposals.

New Report Shows Importance of Calculating Full Cost Savings of Obesity Prevention

March 21, 2012 | News Release/Story

Highlighting obesity-related medical expenses, economists recommend 25-year window for scoring legislative proposals.

Can Tag Help Schools Teach?

March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief

Strengthening recess transforms the school climate, paving the way for less bullying and more focus on learning, according to new evaluation findings from Mathematica Policy Research and Stanford University.

Assessing the Economics of Obesity and Obesity Interventions

March 1, 2012 | Report

A longer time frame is needed to more accurately estimate the cost-effectiveness of proven interventions to combat obesity.

Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities

February 17, 2012 | Program Results Report

In Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities, partnerships in 49 communities nationwide are changing local policies and revamping the physical environment to foster healthy living and prevent childhood obesity.

Changing Policies and the Physical Environment So Children and Families Can Eat Well and Move More

February 14, 2012 | Story

A profile of Sarah Strunk, MHA, director of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities.

Expanding New Jersey's Supermarkets

February 1, 2012 | Report

Recommendations of New Jersey Food Marketing Task Force members on how state officials working with partners in the private sector can increase the availability of healthy affordable foods in communities throughout N.J.

Program Practices and Demographic Factors Associated with Federal Funding for the Safe Routes to School Program in the United States

January 1, 2012 | Journal Article

The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program provided $612 million to implement programs encouraging healthy opportunities to travel to school. This article examines the implementation of the program among states.