Childhood Obesity

National Organizations

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJ) funds efforts at the community, state and federal level to change public policies and local environments in ways that promote increased physical activity and improved nutrition for children—both of which are critical to reversing the childhood obesity epidemic. View their section on Childhood Obesity.

Mid-Atlantic Organizations                     

Nemours Health & Prevention Services works with families and community partners to help kids grow up healthy -- and is taking a leading role in childhood obesity prevention.

Make School a Moving Experience helps school staff and afterschool care providers work toward the goal of incorporating 150 minutes of physical activity into the school week for elementary students.

5-2-1 Almost None provides a simple formula for a healthy lifestyle.

Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare - View their Childhood Nutrition and Weight Management Services, Medical Assistance Bulletin, 2007.  Summarizes services for childhood nutrition and weight management that are covered under Medicaid.

The Healthy Corner Store Initiative and The Food Trust -- Committed to improving people's health and eliminating malnutrition by ensuring that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food and nutrition education. Operates low cost, fresh food farmer's markets throughout Philadelphia.

Florida Organizations

Healthy Habits for Life - The Healthy Habits for Life Child Care Resource Kit is a comprehensive tool to help caregivers integrate nutrition and physical activity into child care programs.  

Nemours HealthyQuest is an online resource to find healthy eating or physical activity resources in Central Florida. 

East Central Florida Childhood Obesity Consortium - A regional childhood obesity consortium working to prevent childhood obesity through collaborative community action that fosters necessary social change in the East Central Florida Region. 

Related Articles & Video

New England Journal of Medicine Article: 'Overweight Children and Adolescence' - by William H. Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., and Thomas N. Robinson, M.D., M.P.H. Published in 2005;352:2100-9.