New Institute of Medicine Report Provides Path for Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention
May 8, 2012 | Story
Report recommends strategies, calls on all sectors of society to take action now.
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The Cost of Obesity and the ROI of Prevention
April 17, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new report, Assessing the Economics of Obesity and Obesity Interventions, by researchers from the Campaign to End Obesity, looks at the costs of the obesity epidemic and the possible array of interventions that could prevent obesity and save the c ...
Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention
April 23, 2010 | Report
The IOM Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making was formed to develop a framework for evidence-informed decision-making in obesity prevention, with a focus on assessing policy, environment and community interventions that influence food, eating and physical activity.
The Lancet Presents New Models for Obesity Research
November 13, 2011 | Story
RWJF's Senior Scientist Instrumental in Development of the Childhood Obesity Modeling Network.
GET A LIFE! Combats Childhood Obesity in the Mississippi Delta
August 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi created and implemented Get a Life!, an initiative to combat childhood obesity by improving access to nutritious food and increasing opportunities for safe physical activities for children in the region.
Action Strategies Toolkit
February 11, 2011 | Toolkit
Leadership for Healthy Communities, a national program of the RWJF, was created to support local and state leaders nationwide in their efforts to promote healthy, active communities and access to affordable healthy foods. The strategies in this toolkit include promising, evidence-based practices that advance these goals and build upon the work in which policy-makers are already engaged.
Childhood Obesity
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Overcoming the childhood obesity epidemic will require changes on the scale of a social movement similar to the shift in attitudes and regulations toward smoking and tobacco.
School Nutrition & BMI Reporting
March 5, 2004 | Report
States continue to press forward in their crusade to curb obesity rates, particularly among children. Similar to past years, the main focus for both federal and state lawmakers remains within the school system. Because overweight children and adoles ...
Governors Get on Board to Help Their States Tackle Childhood Obesity
August 30, 2010 | Program Result Report
RWJF provided four grants to enable the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to enlist governors in tackling the childhood obesity epidemic and encourage state innovation in policies and programs.
How Can Healthier School Snacks and Beverages Improve Student Health and Help School Budgets?
February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
Competitive foods are snack foods and beverages served and sold in schools, in vending machines, a la carte lines and stores. They are not part of the federal school meals program.