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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Park-Based Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Parks are important to the well-being of children and adolescents they play an important role in increasing physical activity. This study assesses park use and park-based physical activity among children and adolescents, ages 0 to 18 in 2007.
School Sport Participation Under Two School Sport Policies
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Intramural sports offer a promising strategy to increase physical activity among middle school students.
Exploring Walking Differences by Socioeconomic Status Using a Spatial Agent-Based Model
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This simulation suggests that increases in walking that occur when people of lower socioeconomic status feel more positive about activity are difficult to maintain unless the environment is safe. Efforts to increase safety most effectively support walking in mixed-use neighborhoods.
Creating Gardens in 15 North Carolina Counties
September 20, 2009 | Program Result Report
FirstHealth is a nonprofit health system covering 15 counties with a network of hospitals, health and fitness centers, primary and dental care centers, and a hospice and home care program.
Durham, N.C., Teens' Inner-City Organic Garden Feeds Their New Demand for Vegetables
August 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces (SEEDS) in Durham, N.C., expanded Durham Inner-City Gardeners (DIG) - a program that teaches teenagers about organic farming and healthy eating habits.
Series of Neighborhood Events Gets Durham, N.C. Residents Up and Moving
January 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
Project staff at Durham Central Park in Durham, N.C., worked with a coalition of 22 community groups to develop or support events that included physical activities or to interject exercise into events not normally associated with it.
New Logo and Trail Signs Identify 2,600-Mile East Coast Greenway Urban Walking and Biking Trail
March 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The East Coast Greenway Alliance created a logo and trail signs to promote the use of the East Cost Greenway, a 2,600-mile urban walking and biking trail that will link cities and towns from Maine to Florida.