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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MicheLee Puppets and the Fight Against Child Obesity
January 1, 2010 | Book
MicheLee Puppets travel throughout Florida, providing an entertaining—even rollicking—show for the state's schoolchildren. The puppets highlight ways that elementary schoolchildren can eat more nutritious food and be healthier.
Correlates of Park-Based Physical Activity Among Children in Diverse Communities
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Type of park activity area—court, field, playground, shelter or open space—predicts level of physical activity in children.
Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places to Play in Communities of Color
National Program
To build state and national momentum to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity through strategic investment in those communities most affected.
Get Active Orlando
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Get Active Orlando (GAO), a community partnership focused on increasing active living in one lower-income neighborhood in Orlando, FL, succeeded in both its long-term infrastructure-related and its short-term lifestyle-related goals, according to an assessment by representatives of GAO and the city.
Rebecca Project for Human Rights Expands Advocacy
May 3, 2011 | Program Result Report
From 2005 to 2010, the Washington-based Rebecca Project for Human Rights expanded its efforts to advocate on behalf of low-income families suffering from the impact of a parent's substance abuse.
Jacksonville, Fla.
January 11, 2010 | Story
Community is among 50 sites making critical changes through national initiative to prevent obesity.
Lake Worth-Greenacres-Palm Springs, Fla.
January 11, 2010 | Story
Community is among 50 making critical changes through national initiative to prevent obesity.
Fitness with Partnerships
January 1, 2010 | Story
The residents of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida have taken an active role in the development of major public health projects. The city is using a broad strategy, leveraging all of its resources to improve the health of its citizens.
New Logo and Trail Signs Identify 2,600-Mile East Coast Greenway Urban Walking and Biking Trail
March 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The East Coast Greenway Alliance created a logo and trail signs to promote the use of the East Cost Greenway, a 2,600-mile urban walking and biking trail that will link cities and towns from Maine to Florida.
A Study of Leisure Time Physical Activity in Public Parks in Diverse Communities
February 6, 2008 | Story
"I am learning a new field with new tools for research and new theoretical approaches," he says. "And I'm meeting new people and forming new partnerships — definitely."