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Enhancing State and Local Capacity to Promote Healthy Weight in Children: Addressing Disparities in the Real World
This report provides practical information that states and community groups can use to implement projects aimed at reducing disparities in childhood overweight. It offers a snapshot of 15 state and local initiatives that are designed to address the issue and includes lessons learned from a discussion with representatives of the 15 projects. The report is divided into four sections, each one of which provides a general overview, elaborates on key themes, relevant examples from state projects, and information about tools that are available for use by interested parties.June 2005» -
State Approaches to Childhood Obesity: A Snapshot of Promising Practices and Lessons Learned
Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in the U.S., with serious health and social consequences for millions of children. Medicaid alone now serves some 4 million obese children. States are growing increasingly concerned about the issue and are focusing energy and resources on addressing it. This report details state efforts to combat this complex and growing problem. State efforts examined as part of this project are aimed at:April 2004
