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National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research

CDC & IOM Local Government Recommendation Comparison Table

This side-by-side comparison of CDC’s Community Recommendations and the IoM Recommendations released Sept. 1, 2009, shows how much overlap exists in both groups’ strategies and measures. The IoM Committee did not have access to the CDC measures; this depicts how two independent processes come to the same conclusions, which strengthens both. Note: What the IoM terms a recommended “action step” is what CDC terms a recommended strategy. As a result of this difference in terminology, this document includes the Committee’s broad/overarching strategy and the more specific recommended action step in the table.

Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)/
Pregnancy Surveillance System

National Surveillance Systems

Overweight and Obesity

Health Promotion Research Branch Obesity-Related School Environment Policy Initiative

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), working with expert consultants including staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and through contracts with The MayaTech Corporation, developed the State Physical Education and Recess and School Nutrition Environment Policy Classification Systems and Data for classifying state level physical education and recess and school nutrition environment-related policies. Policies are defined to include both statutory and administrative laws. An initial baseline coding of relevant state policies was conducted for laws in effect as of December 31, 2003. Efforts currently are underway to code 2007 data.

Media Smart Youth

Weight-Control Information Network

Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls

We Can!™

Active Living Research

The Active Education: Physical Education, Physical Activity and Academic Performance Research Brief – summarizes the peer-reviewed research on the relationship between physical activity and academic performance among children and adolescents. (Fall 2007)
The Designing for Active Living Among Children Research Summary provides a synopsis of the current research into the environmental factors and policies related to young people’s physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns, and how these may be linked to obesity. (Fall 2007)
The Designing to Reduce Childhood Obesity Research Summary is a round-up of the scientific studies about the potential to change children's environments in fighting the obesity epidemic. (February 2005)

Active Living Resource Center

Healthy Eating By Design

Lessons from the Field: Promoting Healthy Eating in Schools This compilation of documents highlight the work, accomplishments and lessons learned from 12 partnerships across the country that worked to identify and implement promising healthy eating strategies for children in low-income community or school settings. These case studies include innovative strategies, valuable lessons learned and resources from the portfolio of Healthy Eating by Design pilot projects.
The publication titled Promising Strategies for Creating Healthy Eating and Active Living Environments offers a comprehensive and cross-cutting review of policy, strategy, and program recommendations to realize the vision of healthy people in healthy places.

Leadership for Healthy Communities

Salud America!