NPLAN is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
This collection of policy fact sheets and resources from the University of Washington help policymakers improve nutrition and physical activity opportunities in the childcare setting.
This site features many resources for parents, educators, and policymakers who want to create healthier school environments. It includes a school wellness policy evaluation tool, information about BMI screening in schools, and a catalogue of nutrition standards for school foods.
This page provides access to extensive information on techniques that marketers use to sell junk food to children. It also has regular updates on food marketing issues in the news.
This site provides access to many soda tax resources, including a tax revenue calculator, polling data, and citations to peer-reviewed literature that establishes the link between soda consumption and obesity.
KaBOOM! is the national non-profit bringing play back into the lives of children.
This site provides access to many soda tax resources, including a tax revenue calculator, polling data, and citations to peer-reviewed literature that establishes the link between soda consumption and obesity.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
is a national organization dedicated to reversing the childhood obesity
epidemic by changing public policies and creating healthier
environments in schools and communities. The center helps to shape and
coordinate the efforts of policy-makers, advocates and community
organizations by identifying and promoting the most promising
obesity-prevention strategies and supporting the nationwide movement to
improve food and physical activity environments.
The Yale Rudd Center is a multidisciplinary research and policy group that focuses on many topics related to childhood obesity prevention policy, including food marketing, menu labeling, and soda taxes.
This site features many resources for parents, educators, and policymakers who want to create healthier school environments. It includes a school wellness policy evaluation tool, information about BMI screening in schools, and a catalogue of nutrition standards for school foods.
This site features many resources for parents, educators, and policymakers who want to create healthier school environments. It includes a school wellness policy evaluation tool, information about BMI screening in schools, and a catalogue of nutrition standards for school foods.
This site features many resources for parents, educators, and policymakers who want to create healthier school environments. It includes a school wellness policy evaluation tool, information about BMI screening in schools, and a catalogue of nutrition standards for school foods.