Striking Disparities Persist; Obesity Rates Highest Among Blacks and Southerners WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adult obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year, and declined only in the District of Columbia (D.C.), according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2010, a report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). More than two-thirds of states (38) have adult obesity rates above 25 percent.
NLC Commends First Lady Michelle Obama for Including Cities and Towns in 'Let's Move'
WASHINGTON, June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National League of Cities (NLC) commends First Lady Michelle Obama for her newest initiative to combat childhood obesity, Let's Move Cities and Towns.
Childhood Obesity Institute Symposium at Children’s National Medical Center Zeroes in on the Importance of Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Curb C
More than one hundred pediatricians, researchers, policy experts, and other stakeholders from around the Washington, DC, region, gathered on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Children’s National Medical Center to discuss the importance of community-wide involvement in any program designed to combat childhood obesity.
