School District Wellness Policies
February 28, 2013 | Report
A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Bridging the Gap program finds that progress to improve school district wellness policies has stalled.
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Child-Directed Marketing Within and Around Fast-Food Restaurants
December 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The fast-food industry spends $660 million to market its products to children and adolescents each year and spends the most on toys for kids’ meals—$360 million for the cost of toys alone. These efforts help fast-food restaurants sell more than 1.2 ...
Sports Participation in Secondary Schools
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Participating in school sports is an important means to increase physical activity among adolescents. This brief examines participation during the school year by secondary school students in interscholastic sports (played against teams from other sc ...
Zoning for Healthy Food Access Varies by Community Income
April 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Zoning and land use laws allow or prohibit different types of food outlets, such as supermarkets, farmers’ markets, fast-food restaurants, and convenience stores, in a community. As such, these laws affect people’s access to healthy affordable foods ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Drafts Guidelines for Schools to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
June 1, 2007 | Program Result
The CDC conducted a review of the scientific literature and produced evidence-based guidelines for school health programs to promote healthy eating and physical activity to prevent obesity among children.
Healthy Schools for Healthy Kids
January 1, 2003 | Report
In response to dramatic and increasing national trends of childhood obesity, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) retained Pyramid Communications to identify opportunities for increasing children's physical activity and healthy eating in school ...
2003 Report to the Nation on how Schools are Responding to Childhood Obesity Epidemic
November 1, 2004 | Program Result
Pyramid Communications, a Seattle-based strategic public affairs organization, produced a report for RWJF on school-based physical activity and healthy eating programs to help curb the nation's childhood obesity epidemic.