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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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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.

Active Living Research

August 28, 2013 | Program Results Report

Active Living Research is an ongoing program to identify environmental factors and policies that can substantially increase levels of physical activity and to provide policy-makers with evidence about how to create more activity-friendly communities.

ChildObesity180 Announces $1 Million in Grants to Revolutionize School Physical Activity

February 28, 2013

First Lady Michelle Obama is encouraging schools to apply for grants through her “Let’s Move! Active Schools” campaign.

Do Short Physical Activity Breaks in Classrooms Work?

February 28, 2013 | Issue Brief

With budget pressures increasing and cuts being made to physical education, schools are finding ways to help kids be active in class. This brief summarizes research regarding how classroom breaks can help young people be active and healthy.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Helps the Y Expand Efforts to Reduce Childhood Obesity

February 6, 2013 | News Release

The Y received a two-year, $7.8 million grant to expand Statewide Pioneering Healthier Communities initiative.

Students Help Design and Build Dream Playground

Children can accumulate up to 40% of their total daily physical activity during recess Providing recess during the school day helps increase physical activity and improve academic performance among children. Children at high risk for obesity are lea ...

Gender Differences in Self-Report Physical Activity and Park and Recreation Facility Use Among Latinos in Wake County, North Carolina

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Public parks and recreational facilities offer Latinos a viable option for physical activity (PA).

Reaching the Goal of 60 Minutes of Physical Activity for Children

February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief

National experts recommend that children get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day, but many children do not. This brief describes school and community strategies that can help kids be active.

Communicating About Physical Activity

April 1, 2013 | Book

Part VII of Advances in Communication Research to Reduce Childhood Obesity offers current strategies at the community, government, and industry levels to turn back the childhood obesity epidemic.

A New Front for Retired Admirals and Generals: Childhood Obesity

October 3, 2012 | Program Results Report

MISSION: READINESS (retired high-ranking members of the military) advocated to reverse childhood obesity by focusing on the threat it poses to national security through meetings and letters to policy-makers, reports, and media coverage.

Obesity and Health Risk of Children in the Mississippi Delta

October 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Elementary school-age children in the Mississippi Delta have a troubling distinction: a large percentage of them are overweight or obese, based on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratios. Assessing the impact of health policies, this study suggests, requires consistent measures of multiple weight-related outcomes, including BMI and waist-to-height ratio.

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