Below are some resources providing more information on how to take action to promote physical activity and healthy eating habits:
Active Living by Design
National Personal Transportation Survey: 1977, 1990, 1995. Chapel Hill, N.C. Available online at: activelivingbydesign.org/fileadmin/template/documents/albd_primer_low.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guide to Community Preventive Services. Available online at www.thecommunityguide.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
State Programs in Action. Exemplary Work to Prevent Chronic Disease and Promote Health. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2005. Available online at www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/Exemplary
Crawford, P.C., M. Schaeffer, and E. Herzog
Programs to prevent childhood overweight in your community: Final Report, 2005. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2005. Available online at www.fns.usda.gov/oane/MENU/Published/WIC/FILES/FITWICSummary.pdf
Health Policy Tracking Service
Balance: A Report on State Action to Promote Nutrition, Increase Physical Activity and Prevent Obesity, October 2006. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, March 2007. Available online at: rwjf.org/pr/topic.jsp?author=Health%20Policy%20Tracking%20Service
Institute of Medicine
Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?, Institute of Medicine, September 2006. Available online at: www.iom.edu/?id=37007
Institute of Medicine
Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?, Institute of Medicine, December 2005. Available online at: www.iom.edu/CMS/3788/21939/31330.aspx
Koplan, Jeffrey P., Catharyn T. Liverman, and Vivica A. Kraak, eds.
Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance. Institute of Medicine, September 2004. Available online at: www.iom.edu/?id=22623
Leadership for Healthy Communities National Office
Healthy Community Design: Success Stories from State and Local Leaders. December 2004. Available online at: leadershipforhealthycommunities.org/uploads/PDFs/rpt_ALL_Dec2004.pdf
Leadership for Healthy Communities National Office
Leadership Action Strategies. January 2003. Available online at: http://leadershipforhealthycommunities.org/uploads/PDFs/tool_ALL-ActionStrategy_Jan2003.pdf
National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity
“Model School Wellness Polices.” [cited 24 January 2006]. Available online at: www.schoolwellnesspolicies.org
National Governors Association
Call to Action: An Agenda for America’s Governors. February 2006. Available online at: http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0602HEALTHYAMCALL.PDF
National Governors Association, Center for Best Practices
The Obesity Epidemic-How States Can Trim the Fat. June 2002. Available online at: www.nga.org/Files/pdf/OBESITYIB.pdf
Powell, L.M., et al.
“The relationship between physical activity settings and race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status,” Evidence-Based Preventive Medicine 1(2):135-44, 2004. Available online at: www.impacteen.org/journal_pub/abstracts/EVPM_powell2004.htm
Thorpe, Kenneth E., et al
“The Impact of Obesity on Rising Medical Spending,” Health Affairs, web exclusive, October 2004 Available online at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.w4.480
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
American Food Guide Pyramid. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, April 2005. Available online at: www.MyPyramid.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dietary Guidelines for Americans. (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2005. Available online at: http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Surgeon General’s Call to Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001). Available online at: http://surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/