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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.
Out of Balance Report: Q&A with Jessica Donze Black
November 1, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new report released today examines state standards for the types of snacks that can be sold in secondary schools. The report was developed by the Kids’ Safe & Healthful Foods Project, a joint initiative of RWJF and The Pew Charitable Trusts that i ...
Arguments For, and Against, a Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
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 ...
Getting Kids Active: Physical Activity in Schools
October 31, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Get kids active now and often was the message at a session on childhood obesity at the American Public Health Association 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "Students are not getting enough exercise," said Christina Economos as she opened the ses ...
How to Help Parks Help City Residents
October 30, 2012 | New Public Health Post
City parks can be a cost-free venue for people of all ages and backgrounds to be physically active. Two presenters at the American Public Health Association meeting discussed programs to increase physical activity opportunities in city parks during ...
Joint Use: Being Active in Los Angeles
October 29, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A joint use agreement (or shared use agreement) allows school facilities such as playgrounds and fields, to be used by the broader community when school is not in session. Health advocates are working to implement more joint use agreements as a way ...
Working Together to Improve Health: Georges Benjamin Q&A
October 26, 2012 | Story
A Conversation with APHA executive director Georges Benjamin.
Healthy School Lunches: Q&A With Jessica Donze Black
October 9, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The Kids Safe & Healthful Foods Project, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, recently posted a Q&A with their director, Jessica Donze Black. The Q&A about new healthy school lunch nutrition guide ...
Report: "How Obesity Threatens America's Future"
September 20, 2012 | New Public Health Post
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, a ...
Chronicle of Achievements
May 1, 2012 | Story
As we observe our 40th anniversary, our past achievements are a source of pride, but they also inspire us as we move toward greater accomplishments in the future.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Statement Regarding Announcement of the National Prevention Strategy
June 16, 2011 | Commentary/Story
The following is a statement from Risa Lavizzo Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the