Childhood Obesity
This topic explores the leading causes of childhood obesity in the United States. It encompasses subtopics like: sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity in schools, food insecurity.
Resources & Tools
Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children
Resource - Data Bank/repository
Brought to you by CDC National Center for Health Statistics
Bright Spot: Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH)
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States
Resource
Published on 07/24/2009
Measuring Community Programs and Policies in the Healthy Communities Study
Resource - Journal Article
Why Place Matters: Building a Movement for Healthy Communities
Resource - Report
Brought to you by PolicyLink
Bright Spot: Motivating Adolescents with Technology to Choose Health (MATCH)
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
Systems Thinking and Simulation Modeling to Inform Childhood Obesity Policy and Practice
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by SAGE Publications
Reversing the Risk of Diabetes
Story
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Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 01/05/2017
Obesity and Hunger Are Twin Crises
Story - Written
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 03/21/2017
Adverse Childhood Experiences – Trauma in Children Across the Nation
Story
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Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 12/19/2017
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