More than two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in America are obese or at risk for obesity. To reverse this epidemic, we must identify the policy and environmental changes that lead to increased physical activity and better nutrition. We also must support the advocacy that will result in widespread adoption of those policies.
Obesity/Childhood Obesity
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What’s With Our National Donut Worship?
June 18, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
How discouraging that, despite the escalating obesity crisis in the U.S. among adults and, even more scarily, children, America seems to be obsessed with donuts.
Faces of Public Health: Susan Yee
May 21, 2013 | New Public Health Post
The Chinatown JUMP program works with eight afterschool programs to incorporate daily physical activity into the curriculum of these academic programs, blending activity with learning. Susan Yee shares program learnings.
Partnering with Freakonomics to Find Unconventional Approaches to Ending Childhood Obesity
March 27, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
The Pioneer portfolio partnered with the co-authors of Freakonomics to convene a conversation on reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity.
Researching the Triggers for Obesity and Diabetes
February 15, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Gary A. Taubes, MSE, MS, is recipient of an RWJF Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, and co-founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative.
RWJF at Weight of the Nation
May 3, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Next week from May 7th through 9th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity will host the Weight of the Nation™ conference in Washington, DC. Hosted just once before in 2009, this year’s e ...
Recommended Reading: Retrofitting for a Heavier America
May 2, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A growing number of facilities are making equipment changes—such as commuter train seats able to withstand up to 400 pounds—to accommodate the needs of overweight and obese Americans, according to a new report from Reuters. Other recent adaptations ...
Recommended Reading: Will Ignoring Kids' Nagging Help Stem the Obesity Epidemic?
August 16, 2011 | New Public Health Post
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examined the “nag factor” in childhood obesity. The researchers explain that the “nag factor” is the tendency of children, who are bombarded with marketing messages fo ...
Vital Signs: Breastfeeding's Benefits Include Protection Against Childhood Obesity
August 2, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Hospitals fall short in providing support for breastfeeding among new mothers, according to the August issue of Vital Signs, a monthly report on key health indicators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC is focusing its attention ...
Study by RWJF Physician Faculty Scholars Alumna Gives Good Marks to Nurse Interventions with Obese Children
April 21, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Elsie Taveras, M.D., M.P.H., an alumna of the 2010 class of RWJF Physician Faculty Scholars, has an article in the April 4, 2011, issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine reporting on early results from a two-year study of interventions ...
February's RWJF Clinical Scholars Health Policy Podcast Focuses on Philadelphia's Fight Against Childhood Obesity
February 15, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
In this month’s RWJF Clinical Scholars Health Policy Podcast former RWJF Clinical Scholar Donald Schwarz, M.D., M.B.A., (University of Pennsylvania, 1985-1987), Philadelphia Health Commissioner and Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity, discusses ...