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Policy-Makers Talk About Childhood Obesity and How Their Communities are Tackling the Epidemic They spoke at a summit organized by Leadership for Healthy Communities.	Stories and articles	11/03/2009
Four Mayors and School Superintendent Honored for Exceptional Leadership in Preventing Childhood Obesity Their approaches illustrate a wide variety of policies that can help prevent childhood obesity.	Stories and articles	11/03/2009
Soft Drink Taxes: A Policy Brief (from Exploring the Public Health and Financial Benefits of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages) A policy brief from the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity explores the potential impact of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.	Reports	11/02/2009
Exploring the Public Health and Financial Benefits of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages A collection of research briefs, journal articles and online resources explore the possible health and economic impacts of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.	Reports	11/02/2009
Study Shows Overwhelming Parent Support for Healthier Schools Survey for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation finds most parents willing to help schools improve food offerings and increase physical activity.	News releases	10/28/2009
Poll Shows Strong Parent Support for Healthier Schools The survey signals the breadth of parents' support for changes to make schools healthier places, and their willingness to help make changes happen.	Stories and articles	10/28/2009
Kids Spoon-Fed Marketing and Advertising for Least Healthy Breakfast Cereals Researchers release cereal rankings based on nutrition and marketing exposure.	News releases	10/26/2009
Study Finds Food Companies Aggressively Market Least Healthy Cereals to Children The findings are part of an extensive analysis of children's cereals conducted by researchers at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity.	Issue and policy briefs, Reports	10/26/2009
A Legal Primer for the Obesity Prevention Movement To help policy-makers avoid crossing constitutional boundaries, this article distilled the legal concepts most relevant to formulating policies aimed at preventing obesity: police power; allocation of power among federal, state, and local governments; freedom of... Published In: American Journal of Public Health	Journal articles	10/13/2009
Study Shows a Little Money Buys a Lot of Calories at City Corner Stores Fifty-three percent of kids surveyed visited a corner store daily, five days per week; Chips and candy top the list of items purchased, but efforts are being made to increase healthy options.	News releases	10/12/2009

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