Obesity: Child Obesity
This guide contains free resources on obesity.
Child Obesity Information
- Resources on Childhood Overwieght & Obesity (American Academy of Pediatrics)Information and resources about childhood obesity.
- Childhood Obesity: A Resource List of Educators & Researchers (PDF)Collection of articles, educational materials, and other information resources on the topic of childhood obesity for educators and researchers.
- KidHealth.org Healthy Weight (Nemours Foundation)Health information on healthy weight for teens.
- NCEMCH Library Knowledge Path: Overweight & Obesity in Children & Adolescents (National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health)A selection of current, high-quality resources about the identification, prevention, management, and treatment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.
- MedlinePlus: Obesity in Children (National Library of Medicine)Authoritative consumer health information and selected links to resources related to childhood obesity.
Programs & Campaigns
- Let's Move - ArchivedComprehensive initiative, launched by the former First Lady, Michelle Obama, dedicated to solving the problem of obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams.
- Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! (National Institute of Health)Interactive after-school education program for young people ages 11 to 13. It is designed to help teach them about the complex media world around them, and how it can affect their health, especially in the areas of nutrition and physical activity.
- VERB Youth Media Campaign (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)National, multicultural, social marketing campaign that encourages young people ages 9-13 years to be physically active every day.
