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October 31, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Over the past few years, many cities and states have considered taxing sodas and other sugary beverages. At the American Public Health Association meeting, Judy Jou, a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, discussed a ...
September 18, 2012 | News Release
The number of obese adults, along with related disease rates and health care costs, are on course to increase dramatically in every state in the country over the next 20 years, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012.
September 18, 2012
The number of obese adults, along with related disease rates and health care costs, are on course to increase dramatically in every state in the country over the next 20 years, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012.
September 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
In recent years, the national childhood obesity rate has leveled off. However, some cities and states have reported modest declines in their rates, following peaks in the early 2000s.
August 16, 2012 | Story
Emily Turnure relates how the program approaches the fight against childhood obesity.
August 13, 2012 | Story
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America's Health examine trends in state-by-state obesity rates and rankings.
August 13, 2012 | News Release
New analysis ranks states, finds 12 states exceed 30 percent for obesity.
May 10, 2012 | Story
Leaders report signs of progress, call for collaboration and more intensive efforts to address disparities.
May 8, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new report from the Institute of Medicine, Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, released today in conjunction with the Weight of the Nation Conference, finds that progress in stemming the obesity epidemic has been too slow, and that obesit ...
May 8, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Model practices were the focus of a session, “Building Partnerships for Healthy Places,” on the first day of the Weight of the Nation conference. Bringing diverse groups together to improve community health was a common element of each of the presen ...