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Group-Based Incentives for Weight Loss Produce Better Results

April 22, 2013 | Story

RWJF Scholar identifies most effective incentive programs for employee weight loss.

Sustained Body Mass Index Changes One and Two Years Post MATCH

October 18, 2011 | Journal Article

Educators and health promotion proponents can partner to achieve health and educational goals simultaneously.

News Media Framing of Childhood Obesity in the United States from 2000 to 2009

July 1, 2011 | Journal Article

An analysis of news coverage of childhood obesity suggests attention to the topic has already waned, and that media framing of the issue and its causes, which can influence public opinion, shifted over time and varied by media type.

Healthy Eating is a Community Event in Guam

November 22, 2011 | Story

Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.

Joining Scholarship and Action on Behalf of Black Mothers and Daughters

December 26, 2010 | Story

According to Johnson Dias, the presence of poverty, racism and crime is a daily disaster in these neighborhoods. "Public safety here is a heath issue," she says. "You can't keep your child physically active if you are concerned your child might die."

Parental Confidence in Making Overweight-Related Behavior Changes

July 1, 2009 | Journal Article

The objective of this study was to identify parent, child, and clinician characteristics associated with higher parental confidence in their ability to make overweight-related behavior changes for their family.

Factors Associated with BMI, Weight Perceptions and Trying to Lose Weight in African-American Smokers

January 1, 2005 | Journal Article

The high proportion of African Americans who are overweight and obese is well known, placing them at a high risk for numerous health problems, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Little is known, however, about the relationship o ...

Community Partnerships Engage People in Active Living

February 22, 2010 | Story

To encourage more people to walk, Isanti County Active Living also created Walk the Town maps for Cambridge, Isanti and Braham, which provide walking routes, the distance, steps and time for each route, and tips for walking.

AMA Surveys Adults on Health Habits But Drops Plan for Health Index

April 1, 2001 | Program Result

The American Medical Association and its subcontractor, the Gallup Organization, designed, implemented and disseminated two national telephone surveys on the public's health habits, one of young adults and the other of adults conducted by Gallup.

2006 International Conference Identifies Strategies for Addressing the Obesity Epidemic

December 1, 2007 | Program Result

The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity convened its 2006 annual meeting in Boston, July 13-16, 2006.

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