Resources
Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States
Also available in a PDF version (PDF-375k)
This report contains 24 recommended obesity prevention strategies focusing on environmental and policy level change initiatives that can be implemented by local governments and school districts to promote healthy eating and active living.
To assist local governments, states, and policy makers implement the CDC recommended obesity prevention strategies and report on the associated measurements a detailed Implementation and Measurement Guide (PDF-2.5Mb) was developed. The guide includes measurement data protocols, a listing of useful resources, and examples of communities that successfully implemented each obesity prevention strategy.
School-Based Obesity Prevention Strategies for State Policymakers (PDF-95k)
Schools play a critical role in preventing childhood obesity. The Division of Adolescent and School Health recently released a strategy document, School-Based Obesity Prevention Strategies for State Policymakers, designed to assist program coordinators in their efforts to inform and engage governors, state agencies, and state boards of education on how they can help address childhood obesity. This document offers recognized physical activity and healthy eating, strategies, undertaken by states that have shown promise in helping schools address and prevent childhood obesity.
The Surgeon General’s Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation 2010
In her first release to the nation, Dr. Benjamin highlights the alarming trend of overweight and obese Americans, and asks them to join her in a grassroots effort to commit to changes that promote the health and wellness of our families and communities.
Also available: Fact Sheet.
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, 2001
The U.S. Surgeon General calls upon the nation to work together in finding solutions to the problem of obesity and overweight. To read the report, visit the Surgeon General's Web site. Also available: previous fact sheets, reports and press releases
Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
The guidelines present an approach for assessing overweight and obesity and established principles of safe and effective weight loss. (This resource is hosted by the National Institutes of Health.)
Sign up to be a member of the Tennessee obesity Task Force
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