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.

Fruit and Vegetable Availability and Selection

October 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Expansion of WIC foods was associated with small positive externalities on the food environment.

Food Taxes: What Type of Evidence is Available to Inform Policy Development?

March 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This international literature review looks at the kinds of evidence that is available to inform policy-makers on food taxes and health.

Pittsburgh-Area Supermarket a Showplace for Healthier Food Options

November 22, 2011 | Story

Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.

Federal Food Assistance Programs Help Young Children Maintain Healthy Weight, Study Finds

March 8, 2011 | Story

Article on Childhood Obesity Ranked Second Most Influential Study Funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2010.

Growing Healthy Kids

March 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Community gardens provide low-income families with access to healthy local food.

An Analysis of Public Health Policy and Legal Issues Relevant to Mobile Food Vending

November 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Mobile food vendors can deliver nutritious food options, in particular fresh produce, to communities that are suffering high obesity rates.

Policy Solutions to the 'Grocery Gap'

March 1, 2010 | Journal Article

In this article, the authors present the Food Trust's five-step framework for increasing access to fresh, healthy food in various locales.

US-Based Food and Agricultural Value Chains and Their Relevance to Healthy Diets

July 1, 2009 | Journal Article

A Global Value Chain (GVC) analysis examines the structure of food production and consumption systems and identifies leverage points that can bring change at a structural level. This article applies the GVC framework to two food value chains—chicken and tomatoes—to gain insights into the contemporary dynamics of food supply chains and their implications for healthy diets.

Somerville Farmers' Market Makes Healthy Eating Affordable for All

January 27, 2009 | Program Result

The partnership recognized that in order to accomplish its goals, all of its strategies needed to be culturally, linguistically and economically appropriate for community residents.

Workshops Help Three States Coordinate Farm-to-School Programs to Encourage Healthy Eating Habits by Schoolchildren

October 1, 2006 | Program Result

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.