Resources
Childhood Obesity Resources

These resources provide a wealth of information on the nature, prevalence, and breadth of the childhood obesity epidemic, as well as useful strategies to combat childhood obesity.

Featured: The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

There are an array of research programs at NIH that directly or indirectly address the issue of childhood obesity.  The most targeted among these include the following:

• National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research - The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) brings together three of the nation’s leading research funders – the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), NIH and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) – to address the problem of childhood obesity in America.

• We Can!™ - We Can!™ or "Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition" is a national program designed for families and communities to help children maintain a healthy weight. The program focuses on three important behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time.  Four of the National Institutes of Health have come together to bring you We Can!™
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    
  • National Cancer Institute

Programs:

• What are professional sports teams, athletes, and leagues doing to address childhood obesity?
  

Research:

• Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Adolescents: What Changes are Needed to Promote Healthy Eating Habits? (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
• Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 2003-2004 (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Childhood Obesity State Report Cards (Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health)
• Assessing Recess Growing Concerns About Shrinking Play Time in Schools (Sports4Kids)

Other Useful Links:

• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Childhood Obesity Initiative
• Centers for Disease Control - Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
• Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
• The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
• KaBOOM! Playspace Finder - find parks and other playspaces in neighborhoods across the country..
  

 

 

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