Explore these obesity prevention-related recommendations, reports, and other resources from national and international government agencies, academic institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Background and General Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention –Overweight and Obesity
- Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factor Collaboration – NCD RisC
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation – Global Burden of Disease
- U.S. Department of Agriculture – Weight and Obesity
- European Commission – Nutrition and Physical Activity
- World Health Organization (WHO) –Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
Programs and Campaigns
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN)
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation
- Partnership for a Healthier America
- Lets Move!
- Institute of Medicine and HBO Documentary: Weight of the Nation –Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
- UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health – Active Living by Design
Reports and Recommendations
- Trust for Americas Health- The State of Obesity 2020: Better Policies for a Healthier America (2020)
- Report of the 50th Anniversary of the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health: Honoring the Past, Taking Action for our Future (2020)
- Centers for Disease and Control: The Community Guide – Obesity Task Force Findings
- National Academy of Medicine: Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention (2012)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- The Campaign to End Obesity – Assessing the Economics of Obesity and Obesity Interventions (2012)
- Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion –Healthy People 2020: Nutrition and Weight Status
- World Cancer Research Fund International – Nourishing and Moving Policy Databases
- European Commission –Strategy on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related Health Issues (2007)
Research Projects and Centers
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Childrens Hospital Boston New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center\
- University of Connecticut –UCONN Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Food Price: Food Policy Review and Intervention Cost-Effectiveness
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Nutrition Obesity Research Center
Journals and Books
- International Journal of Obesity
- Obesity: The Journal of the Obesity Society
- Hu, FB. Obesity Epidemiology. Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Gillman, MW. Maternal Obesity. Cambridge University Press, 2012.