News
October 29, 2019
New RWJF Report: State of Childhood Obesity
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released the first annual State of Childhood Obesity: Helping All Children Grow Up Healthy. The report includes the best available data on national and state … More
September 18, 2019
Leading Health Organizations Support First-Ever Consensus Recommendations to Encourage Young Children’s Consumption of Healthy Drinks
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association Recommend Breast Milk, Infant Formula, Water and Plain Milk for Babies and Kids
(Princeton, NJ) … More
August 2, 2019
Policy Statement on Racism from the American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released its first policy statement on “The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health.” AAP put out the call to action in … More
July 30, 2019
Recent Summer Nutrition Research
While food insecurity is a year-round issue for many low-income families, summer can be a particularly challenging time as the school year ends and with it the food assistance provided … More
June 20, 2019
HER Announces 2019 Call for Proposals Funding
On June 19, 2019, Healthy Eating Research released a call for proposals for research that identifies strategies that advance health equity and sheds light on the drivers of inequities related to … More
March 20, 2019
2019 County Health Rankings
The University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have released the annual County Health Rankings. The County Health Rankings show us where we live matters … More
March 1, 2019
Announcing Nine New Healthy Eating Research Grantees
Healthy Eating Research is proud to announce the funding of nine new research teams funded under our 2018 annual call for proposals. The call for proposals sought studies focused on … More
February 20, 2019
How a Public Health Goal Became a National Law: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) developed a case study that provides insights into policy strategy and advocacy best practices that resulted in passage of the Healthy, … More
January 15, 2019
State Policies on Testing Drinking Water for Lead in U.S. Schools
Currently, there is no uniformity in states’ approaches to create and oversee programs to test for elevated lead in school drinking water. Many students in the U.S. attend public schools … More
December 28, 2018
National and State by State Obesity Rates, Youth Ages 10‑17
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a brief reporting new national and state-by-state obesity rates among 10- to 17-year-olds from the 2016 and 2017 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). … More