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Childhood Obesity Program Area
RWJF is committed to tackling one of the most urgent threats to the health of our children and families—childhood obesity. Our goal is to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.
Changing Behavior is Difficult but Can Improve Health
August 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine examined information about the links between behavior and health, the influence of social environment on behaviors, and interventions to improve health by modifying behavior or personal relationships.
Information for Action: School Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity
December 22, 2008 | Program Result Report
In response to dramatic increases in the number of Arkansas children and adolescents who are overweight or at risk for overweight, the Arkansas legislature passed Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Combat Obesity.
Experts at Roundtable Ponder how to Promote Healthy Living for Substance-Abusing Teens
April 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
Phoenix House convened a day-long roundtable meeting to discuss ways in which alcohol and drug treatment programs can promote healthy, active living among adolescent clients.
Assessment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in Arkansas
September 1, 2007 | Report
The rate of obesity across the country is rising at an alarming rate and its growth is considered one of the most urgent health care threats facing families in the United States. This report considers the issue in the state of Arkansas where nearly ...
School BMI Assessment Report Shows Arkansas Holding the Line on Childhood Obesity
September 10, 2006 | News Release
Recommended Reading Establishing a Baseline to Evaluate Act 1220 of 2003: An Act of the Arkansas General Assembly to Combat Childhood Obesity Year Two Evaluation: Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Combat Childhood Obesity Arkansas Act 1220 Evaluation The ...
Grant Funds Hiking and Biking Trail at Richmond, Va., Home for Chronically Mentally Ill
May 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Gateway Homes of Greater Richmond (Va.) constructed a three-mile hiking and biking trail on its 30-acre campus and purchased eight mountain bicycles, bicycle helmets, water bottles and first-aid kits.
Patients Benefit from Interventions to Change Their Behaviors
August 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Center for the Advancement of Health conducted a study of the availability and integration of health behavior change programs in managed care.