Preventing Obesity Among Preschool Children
October 1, 2011 | Report
This research synthesis by two Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national programs highlights strategies for preventing obesity among preschool children.
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Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies
June 23, 2011 | Report
New report outlines evidence-based strategies for promoting physical activity and healthy eating among children younger than age 5.
Addressing Childhood Obesity by Studying Preschool Children
May 31, 2011 | Story
Studying what preschoolers in child care centers in California are eating and drinking - and the quality of food and beverages served.
Barriers to Obesity Prevention in Head Start
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
As the nation's largest federally-funded early childhood education program, Head Start has enormous potential to reach a population of children at high risk for obesity.
Study Shows Head Start Programs Surpass Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Requirements
December 6, 2009 | News Release
Programs obtaining meals through school districts report fewer healthy eating practices.
Early Relationships are the Crucible that Determines School Readiness
September 1, 2001 | Program Result
WellChild, the Foundation of Health for Life, Boston, held a conference in 1999 to explore strategies to reduce the gap between research on children's social and emotional competence and school readiness and actual policy and practice. (WellChild is now the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation, Inc. For Expanding Healthcare Access.)
Free To Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities
January 24, 2012 | Program Result
Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities tested an innovative approach to two closely related public health problems - substance abuse and child abuse.
Evaluation of Free to Grow
May 9, 2011 | Journal Article
This article describes the independent evaluation conducted of Free to Grow (FTG) based at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Researcers compared 14 FTG sites with 14 matched Head Start agencies and communities without the program.
Free To Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities
National Program
Program to support selected Head Start agencies to adapt and evaluate innovative substance abuse prevention models that aim to strengthen a young child's environment, specifically the family and community.
Changing WIC Changes What Children Eat
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Changes in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Healthy Lifestyle Initiative saw improved health for young children participating in the New York State (NYS) WIC program: breastfeeding mothers and mothers waiting to feed infants solid foods increased; screen time and overall overweight and obesity decreased among children in NYS under four years of age.