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.

What Really Works to Reduce Childhood Obesity? Stakeholders Want Evidence

January 23, 2009 | Program Result Report

Between September 2005 and December 2007, Public Health Informatics Institute staff conducted telephone interviews and met with diverse stakeholders involved with childhood obesity to learn about their needs for information.

Salud America! The RWJF Research Network to Prevent Obesity Among Latino Children

National Program

To stimulate and support investigator-initiated research and build a field of researchers focused on preventing obesity among Latino children.

An Introduction to Salud America!

March 1, 2013 | Journal Article

RWJF's Salud America! research network seeks to fill the gap of scientific data on causes of Latino childhood obesity and address this epidemic in U.S. Latino communities.

Salud America! A National Research Network to Build the Field and Evidence to Prevent Latino Childhood Obesity

March 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Salud America! fills the research void, employing an ecological approach—focused on society, school, family, and the individual—to prevent and reduce childhood obesity among Latino children.

Salud Tiene Sabor

March 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Restaurant owners voluntarily participate in a project to provide menu nutritional information—and influence healthier food choices.

Bridging Research and Policy to Address Childhood Obesity Among Border Hispanics

March 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Research data presented at public meetings help policy-makers better understand issues related to childhood obesity.

Patterns and Predictors of Enactment of State Childhood Obesity Legislation in the United State

October 18, 2012 | Journal Article

This research and practice report identifies characteristics of state-level childhood obesity legislation that influences bill passage rates. Bills introduced by a bipartisan group of legislators were most likely to pass.

Addressing Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity Among Latino Youth

December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

This research brief examines the environmental, socioeconomic and cultural factors that influence nutrition, overweight and obesity among Latino youth.

Physical Activity, Overweight and Obesity Among Latino Youth

December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

This brief summarizes research that examines environmental, socioeconomic and cultural factors related to physical activity and/or obesity among Latino youth to identify solutions for reversing the obesity epidemic.

Influence of Media on Overweight and Obesity Among Latino Youth

December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

This research brief explores the relationships between media marketing and the health behaviors of Latino youth, particularly as these behaviors pertain to overweight and obesity.