Rural obesity and weight control resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/obesity The U.S. Department of Agriculture joined First Lady Michelle Obama yesterday in announcing the innovative Apps for Healthy Kids competition, where contestants will compete for $40,000 in prizes to develop new tools to help raise a generation of healthier kids. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13270 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:19:38 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13270 This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) focuses on two categories of activities: Obesity prevention through improved nutrition and increased physical activity, and Tobacco prevention and control. -- Office of Public Health and Science, HHS http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2343 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:14:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2343 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a funding opportunity for national public or private non-profit organizations to apply for $10 million in cooperative agreements to help communities decrease smoking and obesity, increase physical activity and improve nutrition. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13238 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:04:57 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13238 Daily Yonder article tells of a renowned family physician has taken aim at starch propaganda, says it's time to reinvent the dinner plate. http://www.dailyyonder.com/four-food-groups/2010/03/04/2623 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:03:37 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/four-food-groups/2010/03/04/2623 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has enlisted the help of more than a dozen Olympic athletes to combat the challenge of childhood obesity by providing the American public with tips to maintain a healthy lifestyle. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13215 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:13:10 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13215 Richmond VA May 17, 2010 http://www.preventionconnections.org/savedate2.shtml Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:40:28 CST http://www.preventionconnections.org/savedate2.shtml USDA officials today highlighted one of its newest web-based mapping tool, Your Food Environment Atlas, which will enable researchers, policy makers, and the public to find information on a range of factors that affect access to healthy, affordable food, and will allow users to map the data by county. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13169 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:25:04 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13169 Funding for research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2305 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:57:25 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2305 Examines what rural communities can do to reverse trends showing rural people, on average, eat less nutritious food, get less physical activity, and are more often obese than their urban counterparts. Presents policy examples involving grocery stores, localgovernments, schools, churches, and libraries that could help people lead longer, healthier lives. -- Center for Rural Affairs http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Healthy-Communities-Healthy-People.pdf Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:30:52 CST http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Healthy-Communities-Healthy-People.pdf Summarizes report on strategies that local governments can take to help combat and prevent obesity among children and adolescents. -- Institute of Medicine http://rwjf.org/files/research/20090901iombrief.pdf Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:50:43 CST http://rwjf.org/files/research/20090901iombrief.pdf First in a series of publications dedicated to providing brief, succinct information on childhood obesity prevention specifically for policy makers. Includes statistics and examples of successful programs specific to rural America. -- Institute of Medicine http://rwjf.org/files/research/20090901iomreport.pdf Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:41:38 CST http://rwjf.org/files/research/20090901iomreport.pdf Shows the prevalence of obesity among low-income, preschool-aged children by state, territory, Indian tribal organization, and race/ethnicity. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5828.pdf Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:23:30 CST http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5828.pdf Funding for projects that bring together public and private support to construct walking trails as a means to increase physical activity among Kansans. -- Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1368 Thu, 28 May 2009 12:40:33 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1368 Targeted grants in five areas: Health of Women, Children & Families, Obesity Awareness & Prevention, Patient/Doctor Communications & Health Literacy, Disparities in Health Care, and Connection Between a Healthy Mind & Body. -- CIGNA Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2127 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:30:18 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2127 Examines trends in the relationship between WIC participation and weight status by updating the results of Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs and Obesity. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EB13/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:23:14 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EB13/ Provides an overview of childhood obesity in the U.S. with a special emphasis on children at greatest risk: African-American, Latino, Native American, Asian-American andPacific Islander children living in low-income communities. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/programareas/ChildhoodObesityFramingDoc.pdf Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:01:04 CST http://www.rwjf.org/programareas/ChildhoodObesityFramingDoc.pdf Resources and information about achieving and maintaining a healthy weight as part of an ongoing lifestyle. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/healthyweight/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:33:50 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/healthyweight/ Addresses the obesity epidemic in America, with an urban and rural comparison. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/Balance122006.pdf Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:57:49 CST http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/Balance122006.pdf Brief overview obesity and overweight, physical activity, and weight-related behaviors among rural and urban children. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_KF_ObesityChartbook.pdf Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:48:35 CST http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_KF_ObesityChartbook.pdf Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of obesity, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000082/ Wed, 02 May 2007 13:22:52 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000082/ Provides national and state-level data on children related to overweight, physical activity, and family and neighborhood factors that influence physical activity. Based on findings from the National Survey of Children's Health. -- Health Resources and Services Administration ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/mchb/overweight/overweight.pdf Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/mchb/overweight/overweight.pdf Describes the results of a study examining the link between obesity and the environmental factors in rural communities. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/46439.php Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/46439.php Identifies how rural America is affected by the obesity epidemic, including its affect on medical bills, insurance premiums, and worker productivity. -- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City http://www.kansascityfed.org/RegionalAffairs/mainstreet/MSE_02_06.pdf Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.kansascityfed.org/RegionalAffairs/mainstreet/MSE_02_06.pdf Active Living Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports research to identify promising policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=678 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=678 ADA is the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being. ADA members are the nation's food and nutrition experts, translating the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living. http://www.eatright.org/ Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.eatright.org/ Presents overview of possible relationship between food stamp participation and obesity. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/February06/Features/feature4.htm Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/February06/Features/feature4.htm Compilation of innovative approaches to collaboration and creative health-promoting activities that resulted from local health department school partnerships. -- National Association of County and City Health Officials http://www.naccho.org/toolbox/tool.cfm?id=549 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.naccho.org/toolbox/tool.cfm?id=549 Lists effective and innovative public health practices, searchable by state and topic. -- National Association of County and City Health Officials http://www.naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/database/index.cfm Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/database/index.cfm Overview of overweight and obesity issues. Addresses topics including obesity trends, health consequences, economic consequences and more. Includes links to a variety of resources on obesity. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/ Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/