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  • Fighting Obesity and Hunger
    • Overweight and Obesity Definitions
    • Overweight and Obesity in the U.S.
    • Overweight and Obesity State and Local Data
    • Consequences of Adult Overweight and Obesity
    • Consequences of Childhood Overweight and Obesity
    • Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
    • Relationship Between Poverty and Overweight or Obesity
    • Relationship Between Hunger and Overweight or Obesity
    • Why Low-Income and Food Insecure People are Vulnerable to Overweight and Obesity
    • Role of the Federal Nutrition Programs in Combating Overweight and Obesity
    • Additional Resources
  • Addressing Senior Hunger
    • Seniors and SNAP/Food Stamps
    • Improving Participation among Seniors

Additional Resources

The organizations and agencies listed below offer valuable information on their web-sites, including additional resources, links, fact sheets, and reports.

African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network (AACORN)

Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
  • Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)
  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health

Food Environment Atlas (by USDA)

Institute of Medicine Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention

National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR)

National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ)

National Policy and Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN)

PolicyLink

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  • Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
  • County Health Rankings
  • Healthy Eating Research
  • Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities
  • Leadership for Healthy Communities
  • Salud America! (National Latino Childhood Obesity Prevention Research Network)

Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity

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