Recently, we listened to the first in a series of webinars held by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on Making Schools the Model for Healthier Environments. In a presentation called “Seizing the Moment: Efforts Underway to Improve Our Schools,” Jim Gerstein of Gerstein | Agne Strategic...
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The New York Times, September 10, 2009
No one disputes that the $2.3 trillion we devote to the health care industry is often spent unwisely, but the fact that the United States spends twice as much per person as most European countries on health care can be substantially explained, as a study released last month says, by our being fatter.
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Center for Disease Control (CDC) Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States July 2009
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Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report: Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity September 2009
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ACFN congratulates Michelle Obama on the successful launch of Let’s Move and, for identifying childhood obesity to be her legacy as the First Lady of the United States. In her role as First Lady and as mom to Sasha and Malia, Mrs. Obama has the ability to lead by example and...
“By making small efforts to ratchet down some of the lifestyle factors that have contributed to excessive energy intake and the declining rates of physical activity, we can be successful in reducing obesity rates,” – James Hill, PhD
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