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

Screen capture of 'Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children' webpage
Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children
Resource - Data Bank/repository
Brought to you by CDC National Center for Health Statistics
Cover page for Operational Implementation of the Healthy Communities Study
Operational Implementation of the Healthy Communities Study: How Communities Shape Children's Health
Resource
boy playing in water sprinkler Photo by MI PHAM on Unsplash
Bright Spot: Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH)
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
boy swinging at a park Photo by Myles Tan on Unsplash
Bright Spot: Shape NC
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
Title page for the report
Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States
Resource
Published on 07/24/2009
Cover page of The State of America's Children 2021
The State of America's Children 2021
Resource - Report
Cover page for Obesity: Meal and Fruit and Vegetable Snack Interventions to Increase Healthier Foods and Beverages Provided by Schools
Obesity: Meal and Fruit and Vegetable Snack Interventions to Increase Healthier Foods and Beverages Provided by Schools
Resource
First page of article on community programs and policies
Measuring Community Programs and Policies in the Healthy Communities Study
Resource - Journal Article
Screen grab of Healthy Eating Index webpage
Healthy Eating Index
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by USDA
Cover page of Why Place Matters: Building a Movement
Why Place Matters: Building a Movement for Healthy Communities
Resource - Report
Brought to you by PolicyLink
Cover page for report on childhood obesity prevention
Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategies for Rural Communities
Resource
Brought to you by Nemours Children's Health System
smart phone Photo by Rodion Kutsaev on Unsplash
Bright Spot: Motivating Adolescents with Technology to Choose Health (MATCH)
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
child playing on the beach Photo by Leo Rivas on Unsplash
Bright Spot: SPARK
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
First page of Systems Thinking and Simulation Modeling to Inform Childhood Obesity Policy and Practice journal article
Systems Thinking and Simulation Modeling to Inform Childhood Obesity Policy and Practice
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by SAGE Publications
Screen capture of Children - Healthy People 2030
Children - Healthy People 2030
Resource - Website/webpage
Cover of Childhood Obesity Journal
Childhood Obesity Journal
Resource
Cover page for Food Patterns Equivalents Database Methodology and User Guide
Food Patterns Equivalents Database 2013-14: Methodology and User Guide
Resource - Guide/handbook
screenshot of the front page of the story
To Close the Park Access Gap, Open Ip Schoolyards
Story - Written
Photo of two older adults stretching together
Reversing the Risk of Diabetes
Story - 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
Photo of a dirty, worn stuffed animal, likely Winnie the Pooh
Adverse Childhood Experiences – Trauma in Children Across the Nation
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 12/19/2017

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