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Infographic: A Clear Call for Healthy Snacks at School
This infographic illustrates that schools that offer healthier snacks can help students consume fewer calories and reduce unwanted weight gain. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - December 9, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: news

Inspiring Parents to Demand Communities Where All Children Can Grow Up at a Healthy Weight
This message guide was created to inform RWJF’s strategy on how to build demand for solutions to childhood obesity, including the research it funded with key audiences that can apply the insights and tools to their community. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - December 1, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: news

RWJF Statement on Obesity Rate Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey offers a statement about obesity data released on by the CDC on November 12, which illustrates that the nation continues to struggle with an obesity crisis—but it also reveals an important sign of progress. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - November 13, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: news

Unhealthy Snack Food Advertising to Children Increased Despite Industry Pledges to Self-Regulate
Children saw substantially more television advertising for unhealthy snack foods in the past five years, according to a new study, Snack FACTS, by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - November 2, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: news

Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles in Rural South Carolina
In 2012, RWJF named Debbie Chatman Bryant an RWJF Community Health Leader for helping residents in rural South Carolina get the health care they need. She was recognized for expanding outreach and using lay navigators to reduce barriers to care. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - October 16, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Childhood Obesity Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Local or community-based Black (incl. African American) South Carolina (SC) SA Source Type: news

Leaps and Bounds: The Many Rewards of Physical Activity
When we expand the availability of physical activity in schools and communities across the nation, we are not just helping to reverse America's childhood obesity epidemic—we’re also providing children a strong foundation for learning and health. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - September 23, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Childhood Obesity National Source Type: news

New Report Finds 23 of 25 States with Highest Rates of Obesity are in the South and Midwest
The 2015 annual report, The State of Obesity, shows that United States adult obesity rates remained mostly steady―but high―this past year. Rates increased in Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Utah and remained stable in other states. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - September 21, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Childhood Obesity Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Colorado (CO) M Hawaii (HI) P Kansas (KS) WNC Massachusetts (MA) NE Missouri (MO) WNC Montana (MT) M Ohio (OH) ENC Pennsylvania (PA) MA Source Type: news

Building Healthy, Safe, and Nurturing Schools
Promoting good health for kids early in life and in their learning environments can provide all children with the foundation they need to achieve their potential—now and throughout their lifetimes. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - September 8, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Jennifer Ngandu Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: news

Serving Healthy School Meals
New report from Mathematica Policy Research and The Pew Charitable Trust shows two-thirds of school authorities said they needed training to create healthier school menus as updated nutrition standards from the USDA took effect. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - August 18, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Pew Charitable Trusts Tags: Childhood Obesity National American Indian (incl. Alaska Native) Rural Source Type: news

How Food Marketing Can Help Kids Want What’s Good For Them
If we want to ensure that all children are able to grow up at a healthy weight, companies can play a role by continuing to reduce marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages and increase promotion of healthy choices. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - August 11, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Victoria Brown Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: news

Black and Hispanic Youth Disproportionately Targeted With Advertising for Unhealthy Food and Beverages
Report finds that food companies disproportionately target their TV advertising for fast food, candy, sugary drink and snack brands to black and Hispanic consumers. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - August 11, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Childhood Obesity National Source Type: news

The FDA's Menu-Labeling Rule
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandated that many chain restaurants and other “similar” food establishments list the calorie count of the food they sell. The requirement will take effect nationwide in December 2015. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - July 13, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Goldman TR Tags: Childhood Obesity International Source Type: news

Infographic: Students and Parents Support Healthier School Meals
Research shows students and parents support healthier school meals. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - July 6, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: news

New Report: Shifts in the Supermarket Aisles as Demand for Low-Calorie Options Grows
Research shows that supermarkets are responding to the growing demand for lower-calorie options, and that healthier options are good for their bottom line. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - June 16, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Victoria Brown Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: news

Making the Grade: An Assessment of the Healthy Weight Commitment
Members of the food and beverage industry are taking steps to ensure that their investments towards the Healthy Weight Commitment really make a difference. (Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF - Obesity and Childhood Obesity - June 15, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Ginny Ehrlich Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: news