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On Capitol Hill, Witnessing the Way Policy Meets Real Families’ Lives

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:52:13 -0500

The Witness to Hunger program armed 40 mothers with video cameras and set them out to document their lives and what it takes to feed a family in tight times. “These women are the experts on what it’s like to deal with the consequences of what our lawmakers decide,” says the program’s creator Marianna Chilton. On June 2, 2009, these experts took on Capitol Hill.

Obesity Action Coalition

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:32:15 -0500

This site offers educational and advocacy information and support to those impacted by obesity.

Operation Frontline

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:30:13 -0500

This program, from Operation Share Our Strength offers interactive and educational tools to support healthy eating on a tight budget—and 2007 evaluations prove it is effective.

Bread for the World: Why Obesity & Hunger Can Co-exist

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:25:21 -0500

Emerging research suggests that hunger, poverty and obesity may be intricately linked, even though they seem paradoxical. Bread for the World has good background and data.

Fact Sheet on The Impact of Rising Food Costs on Low-Income Americans

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:23:28 -0500

It may seem strange to some, but the "hunger and obesity paradox" continues to find scientific backing. Periodically going without food has been linked to obesity, as has relying on cheaper, high-calo

Food Stamp Participation in April 2008 Hits Record Highs; Many Eligible Missed

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:18:53 -0500

This Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) factsheet looks at the record-high numbers of people to accessed food stamps, and why one in three eligible people are still going without the benefit.

Child Nutrition Blog from FRAC

Tue, 27 May 2008 17:07:25 -0500

Check out this blog from the nonprofit Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) for the latest happenings in child nutrition, with easy-to-digest writing about policies, research and what we can all do to help kids eat and live more healthily in and out of school.

Facilities in the Neighborhood Matter to Teen Obesity and Weight

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:19:45 -0500

The headline says it all: "Inequality in the Built Environment Underlies Key Health Disparities in Physical Activity and Obesity." That's the bottom line from a new study in the journal Pediatrics, which finds that areas with higher socio-economic status were significantly more likely than lower-economic and high-minority blocks to have one or more recreational facilities that enable physical activity. This is the first study to look at the disparity in access to recreation sites and the activity and overweight patterns in U.S. teens.

Nutrition & Physical Activity: A Policy Resource Guide

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:17:00 -0600

The purpose of the Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy Resource Guide, developed by the Washington State Department of Health, is to create a comprehensive tool for the prioritization and development of nutrition and physical activity policy options for state, local, regional and private jurisdictions.

Bright Futures

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:19:55 -0500

This national initiative, supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is dedicated to the principle that "every child deserves to be healthy and that optimal health involves

The MedlinePlus Obesity in Children

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:21:33 -0600

This section of The Medline Plus is a comprehensive resource, offering current scientific and medical information for parents and health professionals on this serious childhood health issue.

The MedlinePlus Childhood Nutrition

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:22:16 -0600

The Medline Plus, a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, has a number of sections related to obesity. This section focuses on childhood nutrition, with information for parents and health professionals.

Healthy Schools, Healthy Youth!

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:18:48 -0500

Success stories from schools that have improved student nutrition, free downloadable resources, fact sheets and lot of information on what students are eating and drinking in school are all available from this project of the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

The MedlinePlus Infant and Toddler Nutrition

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:24:46 -0600

Research has shown that the early months and years are important in laying the groundwork for healthy weight in childhood and beyond. This section of The Medline Plus provides current updated informat

Shaping America's Youth

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:16:34 -0500

A searchable database of community programs and efforts to increase physical activity and improve nutrition in our nation's youth is one element of this site. It also functions as a network for progra