Influence of Licensed Characters on Children's Taste and Snack Preferences
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The child obesity epidemic in the U.S. has coincided with greater budgets within the food industry for marketing products to children.
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Consumer Awareness of Fast-Food Calorie Information in New York City After Implementation of a Menu Labeling Regulation
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study of consumer awareness of calorie information in New York City fast-food chains found that prominently posting calorie information in restaurants increases the number of people who report seeing the information and using it in their food choices.
Population Health Rankings as Policy Indicators and Performance Measures
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Population health rankings can be used by various actors for different purposes. This article examines those potential uses and concludes that the chief promise of population health rankings lies in two areas.
Trends in Exposure to Television Food Advertisements Among Children and Adolescents in the United States
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this study, researchers examined changes in children's and adolescents' total exposure to food advertising.
Accountability Metrics and Paying for Performance in Education and Health Care
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article summarizes accountability, performance metrics, and reward systems in education for possible use in health care.
Personal Responsibility and Obesity
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Government at all levels can use policy and regulation to help make the healthy choice the easy choice to prevent obesity and support individuals' efforts to lead healthy lives.
A Summary Measure of Health Inequalities for a Pay-for-Population Health Performance System
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A system that rewards population health must be able to measure and track health inequalities.
Championing End-of-Life Care Policy Change
June 1, 2003 | Issue Brief
Montraditional activities and processes that enabled the coalitions to engage their publics and to change policy and culture in their communities and states.
Calorie Labeling and Food Choices
October 6, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined the influence of menu calorie labels on fast food choices in the wake of New York City's labeling mandate.
Database Searches Can Uncover Health Outcomes of Social Policies, University of Pennsylvania Study Finds
October 6, 2009 | Program Result Report
Researchers worked to evaluate the usefulness of electronic database searches in identifying the population health outcomes of social policies in education, social welfare and criminal justice.