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International:

  • WHO: childhood overweight and obesity
  • World Obesity Federation (formerly IASO)

National:

  • CDC Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
  • NIH Obesity Research
  • National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR)
  • National Childhood Obesity Foundation
  • The Obesity Society (TOS)
  • NASA Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children: Childhood Obesity Prevention Resources 
  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Research Centers: 

  • Boston Children’s Hospital: Optimal Weight for Life Program
  • Center for Child Obesity
  • Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota: A Children’s Health Blog
  • Global Obesity Prevention Center
  • Penn State: The Center for Childhood Obesity Research
  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center: Childhood Obesity & Diabetes Research Program
  • UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
  • University of Southern California: Childhood Obesity Research Center
  • Women in Government: The Childhood Obesity Policy Resource Center

Campaigns and Initiatives:

  • Action for Healthy Kids
  • Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition
  • CHOICES: Fighting Childhood Obesity
  • Campaign to End Obesity
  • Kid Obesity Organization - We Encourage Healthy Lifestyles‎
  • Let’s Move
  • Obesity Action Coalition
  • OECD Obesity
  • Shape Up America

Message from the Director

Youfa Wang.

Obesity has become a global epidemic. The prevalence of overweight and obesity keeps rising in many countries worldwide, affecting over 30% of adults and many children. 

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