Resources

View Cheryl DePinto's presentation from the June 6, 2007 Obesity Symposium entitled, " More Than Numbers: Overweight & Obesity in Maryland"

The School of the 21st Century is Making a Difference: Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity in Schools

To assist 21st Century and other schools' work on health and nutrition, researchers at 21C and the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, both at Yale University, have reviewed resources from many websites and are presenting a compilation of the best of them for use by 21C schools. These resources are designed to provide educators with opportunities to learn about and implement programs that foster healthy lifestyles.

Click here to download a free copy of these publications.

Healthy States Initiative- Childhood Obesity Toolkit

The Healthy States Initiative is a partnership of The Council of State Governments, the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. For more information on the childhood obesity toolkit and other important public health issues click here, then scroll down.

Healthy States Initiative- Childhood Obesity Fact Sheet

For more information on childhood obesity click here.

Nutrition Standards for foods in Schools: Leading the Way Toward Healthier Youth

In response to growing concerns over obesity, national attention has focused on the need to establish school nutrition standards and limit access to competitive foods. As a result, over the past few years, school nutrition policy initiatives have been put into place at federal, state, and local levels. However, responses of school districts to meeting wellness policy requirements have not been consistent. To read more about this, click here.

Policy in Action: Implementing Your Local School Wellness Policy

This user-friendly guide is designed to serve as a roadmap for implementing school nutrition and physical activity policies, including local wellness policies. The guide includes helpful hand-outs to develop your plan of action for implementing your policy. Click here for more information on this useful guide.

Healthy State's Legislative Report

Policymakers across the country are working to promote healthy eating and physical activity through innovative legislation. Florida SB 772, Indiana SB 111 and Pennsylvania HB 185 were all enacted to develop local school wellness policies with guidance for both nutrition and physical activity policies. Iowa SB 2124 established a nutrition and physical activity community obesity prevention grant program. In total, 44 bills were enacted in 19 states to combat obesity.

Click here for the 2006 report.

The UB Obesity Report Card™: An Overview

Research by Ann Cotten, Kenneth R. Stanton, Zoltan J. Acs and Mary Lovegrove

Sizing up America: The Weight of the Matter

Sizing Up America:
A Public Policy Deliberative Guide

Created by the American Association of Family Consumer Sciences with funding from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation is available for use in conducting public forums for youths and adults. Actions to address obesity can be taken after the forums.

Click here to read more.

For more information, contact Bonnie Braun

Last updated: 07/25/2007