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.

Improving Care for Millions of Americans Living with Chronic Illness

August 15, 2012 | Feature/Story

"There had to be better integration and coordination of care, focusing on both medical and nonmedical needs."

F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012

September 18, 2012 | Report

F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2012 is the 9th edition of the annual report by RWJF and Trust for America’s Health. For the first time, the report forecasts adult obesity rates in each state by 2030 and the likely resulting rise in obesity-related diseases and health care costs.

Health and Economic Burden of the Projected Obesity Trends in the USA and the UK

August 27, 2011 | Journal Article

Recommended The Future Challenge of Obesity  Reversing the Tide of Obesity Where Next for Obesity? Using nationally representative surveys to trend adult obesity prevalence in the United States and the United Kingdom over the next 20 years, these re ...

The Future Challenge of Obesity

August 27, 2011 | Journal Article

The chief scientific adviser to the United Kingdom Government, Foresight Programme, describes how the Lancet series addresses the complexity of obesity, a wide-ranging threat to public health.

Dynamics of Obesity and Chronic Health Conditions Among Children and Youth

February 16, 2010 | Journal Article

A study of the course of obesity, asthma and other chronic childhood ailments over time reveals the dynamic nature of these conditions and underscores the need for continuous, comprehensive health care services for all children.

Health Consequences of Obesity in Youth

March 1, 1998 | Journal Article

Childhood Predictors of Adult Disease

Health e-Technologies: Building the Science of eHealth

May 28, 2010 | Program Result

Health e-Technologies supported research to evaluate the effectiveness of technological applications in improving health behaviors and chronic disease management and in enhancing patient-provider interactions.

Fellowships Bring Student Leaders to Miami for Active-Living-by-Design Meeting

April 1, 2004 | Program Result

The Congress for the New Urbanism sponsored the Active Living by Design Student Fellowship Program to fund student attendance at its tenth anniversary meeting in Miami Beach, Fla., in June 2002.

Articles Tell Readers the Shape They're in, and How to Fix it

August 1, 2004 | Program Result

In 2003, Public Access Journalism produced a five-part newspaper series, available online, entitled The Shape We're In, which examines factors contributing to the rising number of obese and overweight Americans.

Patients Benefit from Interventions to Change Their Behaviors

August 1, 2002 | Program Result

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