Information about obesity among youth

http://www.healthychildren.org/

http://www.nccor.org/

http://www.who.int/topics/obesity/en/

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/obe/obe_whatare.html

http://www.obesity.org/

http://www.aap.org/obesity/about.html

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/

http://www.danoneinstitute.org/our_main_topics/childhood_obesity/childhood_obesity.php

http://letsmove.gov/

http://www.rwjf.org/pr/topic.jsp?topicid=1024

http://www.rwjf.org/childhoodobesity/index.jsp

http://www.americascores.org/#/national/news/4873

National Reports & Policy Briefs

Here are links to national reports and policy briefs have been issued in the past two years that highlight effective state and local policies for obesity prevention:

http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/20090901iombrief.pdf

http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/20090901iomreport.pdf

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5807a1.htm

http://www.leadershipforhealthycommunities.org/content/view/352/154/

http://www.convergencepartnership.org/site/c.fhLOK6PELmF/b.3917601/k.8FCF/Policy_Briefs.htm

http://healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2009/Obesity2009Report.pdf

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/361/16/1599