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.

Weight Change and Depression Among U.S. Young Women During the Transition to Adulthood

July 9, 2013 | Journal Article

In adolescent females, weight gain and obesity were risk factors for depression onset during the transition to adulthood according to research findings.

Grant Funds Hiking and Biking Trail at Richmond, Va., Home for Chronically Mentally Ill

May 13, 2002 | Program Results Report

Gateway Homes of Greater Richmond (Va.) constructed a three-mile hiking and biking trail on its 30-acre campus and purchased eight mountain bicycles, bicycle helmets, water bottles and first-aid kits.

Personal Responsibility and Obesity

March 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Government at all levels can use policy and regulation to help make the healthy choice the easy choice to prevent obesity and support individuals' efforts to lead healthy lives.

"Science to Impact: The Breadth of Behavioral Medicine" Meeting Focuses on Childhood Obesity

October 29, 2009 | Program Results Report

The Society of Behavioral Medicine hosted its 28th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions entitled "Science to Impact: The Breadth of Behavioral Medicine."

School BMI Assessment Report Shows Arkansas Holding the Line on Childhood Obesity

September 10, 2006 | News Release

Recommended Reading Establishing a Baseline to Evaluate Act 1220 of 2003: An Act of the Arkansas General Assembly to Combat Childhood Obesity Year Two Evaluation: Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Combat Childhood Obesity Arkansas Act 1220 Evaluation The ...

Clinicians Deliver Brief Messages to Prevent Childhood Obesity in Maine Pilot Program

September 1, 2006 | Program Results Report

MEM Associates worked with subcontractors to design and pilot test a program - called the Maine Obesity Primary Prevention Project - aimed at preventing obesity among pregnant women and children under age 5.

Management of Child and Adolescent Obesity

July 1, 2002 | Journal Article

Psychological, Emotional, and Behavioral Assessment

Patients Benefit from Interventions to Change Their Behaviors

August 12, 2002 | Program Results Report

The Center for the Advancement of Health conducted a study of the availability and integration of health behavior change programs in managed care.

Changing Behavior is Difficult but Can Improve Health

August 12, 2002 | Program Results Report

The National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine examined information about the links between behavior and health, the influence of social environment on behaviors, and interventions to improve health by modifying behavior or personal relationships.

Information for Action: School Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity

December 22, 2008 | Program Results Report

In response to dramatic increases in the number of Arkansas children and adolescents who are overweight or at risk for overweight, the Arkansas legislature passed Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Combat Obesity.