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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
December 10, 2018
Integrating Healthy Eating into Evidence-Based Home Visiting Models: An Analysis of Programs and Opportunities for Dietetic Practice
Home visiting interventions have been extensively studied and demonstrated to be effective in improving many maternal and child health outcomes. Early childhood nutrition education and obesity prevention has largely not … More
November 15, 2018
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Attitudes and Consumption During the First 1000 Days of Life
Among infants, approximately 14% to 26% consume SSBs during the first year of life, leading to a 2-fold higher odds of obesity at age 6 years compared with counterparts with … More
October 8, 2018
Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) Grant Program Findings
A new report from the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition presents findings from an evaluation for the USDA FINI grant program. The results can inform the future of healthy food … More
September 1, 2018
HER Releases 0‑5 Beverage Consumption Research Agenda
Despite the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ recommendation to limit added sugar intake to less than 10 percent of daily calories for children 2 years and older, almost two thirds … More
August 11, 2018
School Wellness Committees Beneficially Linked to Child BMI and Nutrition
Attending a school with an active wellness committee is associated with having a lower BMI, eating breakfast more frequently, and consuming less sugary drinks, according to a recent study. The … More