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Childhood Obesity newsroom
| Sep 25, 2007 |
New Studies Show Children Surrounded by Unhealthy Options
School policies, food outlets and TV ads among factors that contribute to childhood obesity. |
| Sep 4, 2007 |
New Study Confirms Vast Majority of Ads Seen by Kids Promote Foods High in Sugar, Fat or Sodium
The overwhelming majority of food-product advertisements seen on television by American children and adolescents are for products of poor nutritional content, according to a major new study published today in Pediatrics. In the most comprehensive effort to... |
| Aug 27, 2007 |
New Report Finds U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow; Mississippi Tops List for Adults, D.C. for Youths
Adult obesity rates rose in 31 states last year, according to the fourth annual F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2007 report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH). Twenty-two states experienced an increase for the second year... |
| Aug 7, 2007 |
Healthy Schools Program Receives $20 Million Expansion Grant
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced today a $20 million expansion of the Healthy Schools Program. The program was created by the Alliance in 2006 to help schools develop and implement policies and practices... |
| Apr 4, 2007 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces $500-Million Commitment to Reverse Childhood Obesity in U.S.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced it will commit at least $500 million over the next five years to tackle one of the most urgent public health threats facing our nation: childhood obesity. This is the largest commitment by any foundation to... |
| Jan 19, 2007 |
Charles D. Ellis Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the election of internationally prominent investment advisor Charles D. Ellis, Ph.D., M.B.A., to its Board of Trustees, effective January 25, 2007. Ellis joins an existing group of 15 board members who... |
| Jan 19, 2007 |
Allan S. Bufferd Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the election of renowned investment advisor and manager Allan S. Bufferd to its Board of Trustees, effective January 25, 2007. Bufferd joins an existing group of 15 board members from a wide array of... |