Obesity and Overweight:

Philanthropic Initiatives and Reports

Annie E. Casey Foundation, Heart to Corazon: A Family Workshop, Healthy Eating and Fitness.  Designed to promote improved nutrition for families.

The California Endowment: Survey of Californians about The Problem of Childhood Obesity.  The California Endowment also supports the California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program (CANfit) to improve health outcomes for low-income minority youth ages 10-14.

Grantmakers in Health, Multifaceted Strategies for Addressing Childhood Obesity (report). 

Kaiser Family Foundation

• Survey of Childhood Obesity (San Francisco Bay Area)
• The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity

MetroWest Community Health Foundation (Massachusettes): Obesity Initiative

Nemours Foundation (links to articles and resources on obesity)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Childhood Obesity Initiative.  Foundation funds projects that (1) build evidence on what works to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity; (2) testing innovative approaches; (3) educating leaders and investing in advocacy strategies; and (4) strategies and programs for screening and counseling to prevent and manage childhood obesity.  Can link to other aspects of the initiative from this site.

Trust for American’s Health, F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America. Site allows reader to click on state and read state-specific information on obesity.

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