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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Notah Begay III Foundation (2012)
Story
Addressing the epidemics of childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes impacting Native American children.
An Advocacy Academy for Southerners Concerned With Preventing Childhood Obesity
May 22, 2013 | Program Result Report
Consultants from Tandeka LLC developed and led a pilot training program that prepares advocates to spearhead public-policy advocacy campaigns, particularly ones that promote childhood obesity prevention policies.
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.
News
See news regarding the nation's childhood obesity epidemic and read news coverage of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and our grantees.
Childhood Obesity
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.
Creating a Healthy Concession Stand
May 29, 2013 | Program Result Report
The Food Trust of Philadelphia and the Princeton, N.J., Recreation Department updated the concession menu at the pool complex, reducing calorie counts of popular foods and beverages, and adding healthier choices.
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.
Is Subway Healthier than McDonald’s?
May 6, 2013 | Story
It all depends on who is selecting the meal.
Team Members
Staff and Leadership
Meet the members of the Foundation's childhood obesity team.
Adolescent Purchasing Behavior at McDonald's and Subway
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
Despite being considered "healthy,” adolescents are likely to purchase just as many calories at Subway as at McDonald ’s.