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.

Toolkit and Training Help Raise Awareness and Educate Communities on Combating Childhood Obesity in Schools and Neighborhoods

October 8, 2010 | Program Result Report

The The Institute for the Advancement of Multicultural and Minority Medicine developed a toolkit and provided training to help raise awareness and educate communities on combating childhood obesity.

Lessons Learned

September 1, 2005 | Report/Program Result Report

This Grants Results Special Report examines 25 projects funded by RWJF to promote walking, biking and other activities and offers 12 lessons learned.

Timely Health Messages Boost Stair Use in Boston Subway by 4.3 Percent

June 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

From January 2002 to October 2003, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created a new automated technology for counting stair users.

Targeting Overweight Kids and Their Parents in Vineland, N.J.

November 4, 2011 | Program Result Report

South Jersey Healthcare implemented Success Through Exercise, Physical Fitness and Sharing Information for Kids, a 12-week course that helps overweight children and their parents in low-income and minority communities combat obesity.

Creating a Moment for Active Living via a Media Campaign

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This article shares findings from Activate Omaha, and assesses whether residents thought Omaha was a place to lead an active lifestyle; what opportunities and plans they had to be more active; and their awareness of the campaign.

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.

A Three-Time Friend of the Foundation

June 18, 2012 | Story

Pamela Federline started fresh out of college on the Infant Health and Development Program, moved on to the Generalist Physician Initiative, and from there to the Covering Kids Initiative. That made for many happy memories.

Improving Research on Childhood Obesity

October 12, 2011 | Program Result Report

The Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania integrated a senior statistician into the research team at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, to improve quality, coordination and productivity across multiple studies of childhood obesity.

An Advocacy Academy for Southerners Concerned With Preventing Childhood Obesity

May 22, 2013 | Program Result Report

Consultants from Tandeka LLC developed and led a pilot training program that prepares advocates to spearhead public-policy advocacy campaigns, particularly ones that promote childhood obesity prevention policies.

Web-Based Health Information Does Not Help People Live Healthier Lives

May 1, 2005 | Program Result Report

Pro-Change Behavior Systems, a research and development health behavior change firm, examined how well health behavior change Web sites help users change their health habits and how individuals use those sites.