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.
Childhood Obesity
More than two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in America are obese or at risk for obesity. To reverse this epidemic, we must identify the policy and environmental changes that lead to increased physical activity and better nutrition. We also must support the advocacy that will result in widespread adoption of those policies.
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Signs of Progress on Childhood Obesity
Interactive
After decades of unrelenting increases in rates of childhood obesity, we're finally beginning to see rates decline in some places. This pages includes visual representation of progress across the country, and profiles of places leading the way.
News
See news regarding the nation's childhood obesity epidemic and read news coverage of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and our grantees.
Notah Begay III Foundation Announces Launch of New National Initiative
August 28, 2013 | News Release
The Notah Begay III Foundation launched a new national initiative to expand its efforts to reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes among Native-American children.
Programs and Grants
RWJF focuses on three distinct tactics in its efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic: funding local organizations, advocating for healthier policies, and providing grants to researchers and evaluators.
F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2013
August 16, 2013 | Report
Thirteen states now have adult obesity rates above 30 percent, 41 states have rates of at least 25 percent, and every state is above 20 percent, according to the report.
Childhood Obesity Rates Decline in 18 States, One Territory
Story
A new report on obesity among preschool children enrolled in federal health and nutrition programs shows the nation is making important progress to reverse the epidemic.
Childhood Obesity Is Everybody's Problem
August 9, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
Can we turn back the tide of childhood obesity in America? In a post on LinkedIn, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey cites a new CDC report as reason for hope.
ChildObesity180: Reverse the Trend
August 9, 2013 | Program Results Report
ChildObesity180 brings together top leaders from the business, academic, government, and nonprofit sectors to make a measurable impact on child obesity within a generation.
An Advocacy Academy for Southerners Concerned With Preventing Childhood Obesity
May 22, 2013 | Program Results Report
Consultants from Tandeka LLC developed and led a pilot training program that prepares advocates to spearhead public-policy advocacy campaigns, particularly ones that promote childhood obesity prevention policies.