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- Childhood Obesity: Most Experts Identified Physical Activity and the Use of Best Practices as Key to Successful Programs
- This paper depicts about a report which describes the key strategies identified by experts as most important to include in programs to prevent or reduce childhood obesity; provides examples of how selected programs implemented the key strategies identified and challenges these programs faced; describes the program elements identified by experts...
- White papers 2005-10-07
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- Senate Hearing on Childhood Obesity Glosses over Parents' Role
- Senate Hearing on Childhood Obesity Glosses over Parents' RoleRE: Senate Hearing on Childhood Obesity Glosses over Parents' RoleThis is pretty much the same answer that politicians come up with all the time. Just look at the Videogame industry. Instead of making parents accountable on how they raise their...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- HHS Partners With Discovery Networks, U.S., and Clinician Groups on New Tools to Help Combat Childhood Obesity
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In response to the growing epidemic of childhood obesity in this country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has developed two DVDs to teach children and their parents about smart eating and physical aWASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In response to...
- Research articles 2004-09-27
- Is the U.S. government making children fat? By asking different questions, a journalist connects farm policies to childhood obesity. (Watchdog).
- When I agreed to write about school lunches for the magazine Mother Jones, conventional wisdom tying junk food to childhood obesity was so rampant that I could have produced a serviceable story with very little research. Reading newspapers and talk When I agreed to...
- Research articles 2003-03-22
- Statement by HHS Sec. Thompson Regarding Institute of MedicineReport on Childhood Obesity
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson regarding the Institute of Medicine report on childhood obesity: WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson regarding the Institute of Medicine report on childhood obesity:
- Research articles 2004-09-30
- Vanderbilt Experts Available for Back-to-School Stories on Childhood Obesity, Bullying, Managing Stress, More.
- Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVIULLE, Tenn., Aug. 12 AScribe Newswire -- Vanderbilt University experts are available for comment on back-to-school stories. Marsha Davis: Tips for helping kids stay healthy and prevent childhood obesity Davis can provide tips for parents, teachers...
- Research articles 2005-08-12
- WSJ.com/Harris Interactive Survey Finds that Most Adults Believe Parents, Schools and Food Industry Can Make Difference in Battling Childhood Obesity
- ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- According to the National Center for Health Statistics, sixteen percent of children and adolescents in the United States were overweight as of 2002, and the prevalence of childhood obesity has been rising steadily over the past two decades1. Most U.S. adults and parents with children under the...
- Research articles 2007-08-30
- GoTrybe.com Joins USDA in Childhood Obesity Battle
- JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- In contact information, contact number should read 423-926-1583 (sted 330-926-1583). The corrected release reads: GOTRYBE.COM JOINS USDA IN CHILDHOOD OBESITY BATTLE GoTrybe.com is being recognized for its efforts in the fight against childhood obesity, and has joined an elite group of businesses that...
- Research articles 2008-10-27
- eDiets.com(R) Targets Childhood Obesity
- eDiets.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIET), a leading online diet and healthy living destination, today announced the launch of its "Learn. Eat. Live!" campaign specifically designed to raise overall awareness regarding childhood obesity and to give parents access to proven, practical tools to help them address childhood obesity in their own homes....
- Research articles 2004-09-08
- Brookings Future of Children Event Announcement: Childhood Obesity
- News Advisory: WHAT: Future of Children Event Announcement: Childhood Obesity WHEN: Tuesday, March 14, 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Falk Auditorium, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036 Over the past three decades, the share of children who are overweight or obese has doubled to nearly...
- Research articles 2006-03-06
- Childhood obesity levelling in France: studies
- GENEVA AFP — Childhood obesity may be levelling in France in contrast to the general trend in Europe where more youngsters are growing fat, according to two new studies presented Thursday. Researchers say they are yet unable to link changes in public health policies to the stabilising trend, but...
- Research articles 2008-05-15
- Parents sue McD, claim its menu marketing fuels juvenile obesity - McDonald's Corp. faces new childhood obesity lawsuit in NY - Legal Beat
- NEW YORK -- McDonald's Corp., already defending itself against charges that its food is unhealthful, has been served with a classaction lawsuit alleging that its menu marketing tactics unfairly target juveniles and contribute to childhood obesity.
- Research articles 2002-09-23
- Louisiana passes bill to study childhood obesity in schools
- The Louisiana Senate is trying to curb childhood obesity. Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco recently signed Senate Bill 871 into law as Act 734, which creates a pilot program to gather obesity data in state schools. The data will aid future grant writing and help educate students on the...
- Research articles 2004-08-02
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Academy of Pediatrics Join Forces to Help Battle Childhood Obesity
- With childhood obesity at epidemic levels, two leading medical organizations, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons AAOS and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), are working together to help overweight and obese children manage their growing waistlines. The AAOS and the AAP have produced a...
- Research articles 2008-06-18
- Technomic Provides Foodservice Perspectives at FTC/HHS Workshop on Childhood Obesity, Marketing Issues
- CHICAGO -- Faced with increasing pressure from legislators, advocacy groups and parents, the Federal Trade Commission, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services, hosted a major two-day workshop to discuss Perspectives on Marketing, Self-Regulation, and Childhood Obesity last week.
- Research articles 2005-07-19
- McDonald's donates funds to study childhood obesity
- OAK BROOK, ILL. -- McDonald's Corp., often accused of contributing to the expanding waistlines of children nationwide, said it would invest $2 million in scientific research toward a solution to childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes, a related disease.
- Research articles 2006-10-02
- Stride Rite and Saucony "Run for Good™" against Childhood Obesity with Launch of Red Laces ™ Program; Will Ring The Closing Bell™ at the NYSE in Celebration
- LEXINGTON, Mass. -- The Stride Rite Corporation (NYSE: SRR) today announced that executives and guests of the company will ring The Closing Bell[TM] today at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the launch of the Saucony Run For Good[TM] Red Laces Program and its commitment to combating childhood obesity.
- Research articles 2006-11-03
- Fed Up: Winning the War against Childhood Obesity
- FED UP: winning the War against Childhood Obesity SUSAN OKIE Today's young people are, on average, the fattest in history, and this eye-opening book seeks to explain why. The generation raised on pizza and french fries is plagued by serious medical conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease,...
- Research articles 2005-05-28
- AMA Issues New Directives to Help Fight Childhood Obesity; Group toDevelop School-Based Initiatives That Promote Nutrition, Exercise
- CHICAGO, June 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Medical Association AMA today issued several new directives to help fight childhood obesity and promote healthier lifestyles in schools across the country. "Children spend the majority of their productive time in the classroom, so we must improve access to healthy food and...
- Research articles 2005-06-22
- Video and Photo: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Ad Council Join NFL to Combat Childhood Obesity
- To: FAMILY EDITORSContact: Ellyn Fisher of the Ad Council, +1-212-984-1964; or Clare Graff for the NFL, +1-212-450-2435; or the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Press Office, +1-202-690-6343 NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services HHS, the Ad Council and the National...
- Research articles 2007-10-09
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