F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2008, from the Trust for America's Health
Childhood Obesity: Harnessing the Power of Public and Private Partnerships
2007 School Foods Report Card from the Center for Science in the Public Interest
American Heart Association endorses the FIT Kids Act with Senator Harkin and Representatives Kind, Wamp and Inslee
Omaha's bike map featured in Pedal Pushers, an Omaha World-Herald article by Michael O'Connor (4-21-2008)
Omaha is making room for bicycles on the MAT buses, by Tom Shaw, Omaha World-Herald
Young Lives at Risk: Our Overweight Children, a five-part series in the Washington Post, May, 2008
US child obesity may be stabilizing after huge rise: reported in JAMA, May, 2008
Child health equity and children's rights: A new paradigm for pediatrics, Contemporary Pediatrics, May, 2008, co-authored by Dr. Tom Tonniges, featuring Activate Omaha Kids
Childhood Obesity: The Role of Health Policy: a report from the Childhood Obesity Action Network (COAN) that provides recommendations to mount an effective health care response to the epidemic of childhood obesity.
Healthy People 2020: National agenda shifts to risks, roots of disease, American Medical News, June, 2008
Overweight Children: Living Large, TIME Magazine, June 12, 2008 by Alice Park
BALANCE, End-of-Year Report Tracks State Action on Obesity. Policy Makers Nationwide Made a Significant Effort to Address Obesity in 2007, RWJF report, June, 2008.
The Kiplinger.com people have rated Omaha, NE, the third best city in America for work and play based upon the abundance of jobs, cost of living, and recreation opportunities.
Prevention for a Healthier America: Investments in Disease Prevention Yield Significant Savings, Stronger Communities, July, 2008, Trust for America's Health
Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report, U.S. News & World Report, August 19, 2008
America's Health Starts With Healthy Children: How Do States Compare?, a report from RWJF, October, 2008
2008 edition of America's Health Rankings reveals health of Americans has failed to improve for the fourth consequtive year
Child Care as an Untapped Setting for Obesity Prevention by Kaphingst K.M and Story, M. in Preventing Chronic Disease, January, 2009
Your snack now has a naughty number; Hy-Vee is adding a new label that rates the overall nutrition score of certain products. The system ranges from 1-100 with one being the least nutritious and 100 at the most. Omaha World-Herald article by Nichole Aksamit, January 21,2009. Reprinted with permission.
Leading Research Funders Launch Collaborative to Accelerate Nation's Progress in Reducing Childhood Obesity. Read the press release from February 19, 2009.
March, 2009 E-News Alert, Nutrition and Activity for Health Report from the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services, Health Promotion Unit
Lawmakers to Reconsider No Child Left Inside Act, from the RWJF News Digest, March 18, 2009
