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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January 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Brown University conducted an exploratory study of the politics of obesity, analyzing lessons from the politics of past public health issues and the role of political institutions in the politics of obesity.
March 25, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Bicycle Friendly Community Campaign is an awards program of the League of American Bicyclists (incorporated as the League of American Wheelmen) that recognizes municipalities that actively support bicycling.
March 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
New Jersey mayors play a key role in decisions regarding land use planning and design in their communities yet, many lack good information about the connection between community design and public health.
April 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Transportation Research Board and the Institute of Medicine formed a 14-member committee to examine the connection between the built environment and the physical activity levels of the U.S. population.
April 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Hager Sharp, a Washington public relations firm, developed fact sheets and briefing materials, and held a media briefing for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences' second national conference on obesity.
August 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Cooking with Kids is a hands-on food and nutrition education program that operates in 12 elementary schools in Santa Fe, N.M.
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 ...
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Rutgers University, two public interest groups and the CDC examined the linkages between sprawl (urban and suburban development patterns characterized by poor accessibility and lack of public open spaces) and health.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Staff of the Urban Land Institute gathered information to further the development of a business case for creating high-density, mixed use (residential and business), walkable places.
October 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Community Food Security Coalition worked with local groups in Kentucky, Maine and Oklahoma to organize and run workshops aimed at developing a pipeline for healthy farm-fresh products into school cafeterias.