Declining Childhood Obesity Rates

September 1, 2012 | Issue Brief

In recent years, the national childhood obesity rate has leveled off. However, some cities and states have reported modest declines in their rates, following peaks in the early 2000s.

Food Companies' Calorie-Reduction Pledges to Improve U.S. Diet

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Sixteen major food-manufacturing companies, members of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, have pledged to collectively remove 1.5 trillion calories a year from the marketplace by the end of 2015.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Statement Regarding Release of "In It for Good: 2012" Annual Progress Report by Partnership for a Healthier America

March 7, 2013 | Commentary

RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey sees "pockets of progress toward reversing the childhood obesity epidemic," but says more needs to be done.

Rethinking the Obesity Epidemic

May 2, 2013 | Story

Abigail Saguy, PhD, a Scholar in RWJF's Scholar in Health Policy Research program, 2000-02, challenges assumptions regarding the health consequences of obesity and stereotypes about fat people.

Building Infrastructure to Document the U.S. Food Stream

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

This commentary praises the detailed work of the article “Food Companies’ Calorie-Reduction Pledges to Improve U.S. Diet," which describes the independent evaluation of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) pledge to remove 1.5 trillion calories a year from the marketplace by the end of 2015.

A Patchwork of Progress

November 1, 2011 | Report

California making headway in battle against childhood obesity but study shows successes are uneven.

Damage from Obesity is Cumulative—Age Matters

February 26, 2013 | Story

An RWJF-supported study debunks existing research on obesity and mortality. Extra pounds do not help you live longer.

Strategy

RWJF focuses on six policy priorities that evidence suggests will have the greatest and longest-lasting impact on our children.

Challenge

More than one in three young people in the United States is overweight or obese. Learn more about this dramatic health challenge facing our country.

Healthy Eating Research

April 5, 2013 | Program Result

Healthy Eating Research aims to reduce childhood obesity by funding studies to examine policy and environmental approaches with potential to improve children's diets - especially children in the groups at the highest risk for obesity.