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The Campaign to End Obesity is dedicated to reversing America’s costliest disease. Right now, 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 5 children struggle with obesity. Taxpayers, governments and businesses spend billions on obesity-related conditions each year, including an estimated $147 billion in medical costs.
Ending this epidemic requires change – in individuals, institutions and communities. The Campaign convenes leaders from industry, academia, public health and associations to advocate with one voice for federal policies to reverse the obesity epidemic and promote healthy weight in children and adults.
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Breakfast with Champions
| Many Members of Congress are champions in the effort to reverse obesity. See our full list of Campaign champions. |
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Childhood Obesity: How We Can Help
The Campaign has partnered with Discovery Health to raise awareness of childhood obesity.
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USDA Announces Funding to Expand School Community Gardens and Garden-Based Learning Opportunities
USDA, 8.25.10
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will establish a People's Garden School Pilot Program to develop and run community gardens at eligible high-poverty schools; teach students involved in the gardens about agriculture production practices, diet, and nutrition; and evaluate the learning outcomes. |
Report links school meals with higher attendance
House Committee on Education and Labor, 8.23.10
As schools return from their summer break, many students will again have their only chance at a healthy meal all day. And those meals are key according to a new report by Georgetown University Assistant Professor of Public Policy Peter Hinrichs. |
FDA Offers Guidance on Food-Labeling Law
Wall Street Journal, 8.24.10
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed guidelines to help restaurants comply with new food-labeling requirements. The guidelines will help the companies understand what information they need to post on their menus as part of health-care legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama, according to a press release from the FDA. |
Restaurant chains, vending machines will have to post calories
Los Angeles Times, 8.25.10
In an effort to tackle national obesity, the FDA's draft guidelines require any businesses with more than 20 locations to post the calorie information in the same size type as the menu item or price. |
Obesity: Drink till you drop: A magic elixir is shown to promote weight loss
The Economist, 8.26.10
Consume more water and you will become much healthier, goes an old wives’ tale. Drink a glass of water before meals and you will eat less, goes another. Such prescriptions seem sensible, but they have little rigorous science to back them up. Until now. |
An Apple a Day, Doctor's Orders
New York Times, 8.12.10
Doctors at three health centers in Massachusetts have begun advising patients to eat “prescription produce” from local farmers’ markets, in an effort to fight obesity in children of low-income families. Now they will give coupons amounting to $1 a day for each member of a patient’s family to promote healthy meals. |
At lunchtime, we need to help our kids get fresh
The Oregonian, 8.14.10
The child nutrition reauthorization act, passed this month by the Senate and working its way through the House, renews about 10 national programs for five years, feeds tens of millions of children (and quite a few adults) and will cost many billions of dollars, including an increase of $5 billion to $8 billion. But when Susan Barker looks at it, she sees 6 cents…. Barker, in charge of nutrition services for the Beaverton school district, sees that as a harvest. |
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Campaign to End Obesity Hails Senate Passage of Child Nutrition ReauthorizationIn a landmark achievement for more than 32 million children who depend on federal food programs, Senator Blanch Lincoln's (D-Arkansas) Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act passed the Senate today. The Campaign to End Obesity hailed Senate Leadership and Senator Lincoln for their tenacity in advancing this strong step toward increasing the nutritional quality of all foods served on school campuses and improving the long-term health of America's children. Campaign to End Obesity Praises Inclusion of BMI in Rules for Electronic
Health Record Incentive ProgramThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released final guidance for what qualifies for incentive payments as “meaningful users” of electronic health record (EHR) technology. Included in this final rule were criteria that would encourage health care professionals to track and monitor Body Mass Index (BMI) of all patients over the age of two, along with other “vital” information – a step the Campaign has long supported. Campaign to End Obesity Hails Passage of Child Nutrition Reauthorization in Committee & Urges Swift Floor ActionOn Tuesday, the Campaign to End Obesity met with leaders in the House and Senate to urge swift passage of the Child Nutrition Reauthorization, needed legislation to turn the tide on one of America’s costliest disease and improve the health of all Americans. The bipartisan legislation reflects many of the Campaign’s priorities by improving the nutritional quality of all food provided on school campuses year-round, including foods sold outside of the cafeteria. Currently, over 32 million children rely on the federal child nutrition programs. Campaign to End Obesity Meets with Hill Leaders to Urge Swift Passage of Child Nutrition ReauthorizationOn Tuesday, the Campaign to End Obesity met with leaders in the House and Senate to urge swift passage of the Child Nutrition Reauthorization, needed legislation to turn the tide on one of America’s costliest disease and improve the health of all Americans. The bipartisan legislation reflects many of the Campaign’s priorities by improving the nutritional quality of all food provided on school campuses year-round, including foods sold outside of the cafeteria. Currently, over 32 million children rely on the federal child nutrition programs. As Congressional Hearing Debates “Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act,” Campaign to End Obesity Urges Swift Passage The Campaign to End Obesity urged members of House Education and Labor Committee to commit to policy steps that are needed to turn the tide on one of America's costliest disease. During a full Committee hearing, Members of Congress considered the "Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act," H.R. 5504, bipartisan legislation to improve the nutritional quality of meals in school and child care settings. The bill reflects several Campaign priorities by proposing to expand access to healthy meals year-round in schools, child care, and community-based settings. Currently, over 32 million children rely on the federal child nutrition programs. Statement for the Record: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor Hearing on “HR 5504, Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act”
National Physical Activity Plan Launches
Campaign Praises House Introduction of Bipartisan Child Nutrition Measure The Campaign to End Obesity applauds the introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of H.R. 5504, the "Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act of 2010." The measure, introduced by Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) and the bipartisan leadership of the Health Families and Communities Subcommittee - Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and Todd Platts (R-PA) - reauthorizes several major federal food programs, including the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Campaign Applauds Bipartisan Majority Support for Senate Passage of Child Nutrition Bill
The Campaign to End Obesity commends the public stance of a bipartisan majority of Senators who recently urged Senate leaders to pass critical Child Nutrition legislation. In a recent letter to Senate leaders, 53 Senators, led by the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee, “urge swift passage” of the Health, Hunger-Free Kids Acts. The Campaign to End Obesity applauds this strong, bipartisan push to enact the Child Nutrition bill and joins these Senators in urging speedy passage of the measure.
Campaign Applauds Strong Congressional Vote on Obesity Amendment to the Defense BillThe Campaign to End Obesity today applauded the strong, bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives that recognizes obesity as a threat to the national security of the United States. As part of the House’s work on the Defense Appropriations measure, the House approved by a 341-85 vote a “Sense of the Congress” amendment by Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA), Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-GA), and Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) which recognizes that, “reducing domestic childhood obesity is a matter of national security” and that “Congress should act to reduce childhood obesity and hunger.”
Campaign to End Obesity Honors Five Members of Congress in “Breakfast with Champions” The Campaign to End Obesity recognized five outstanding Members of Congress whose work has been instrumental in moving forward provisions to end the obesity epidemic. In its third annual “Breakfast with Champions,” leaders from academia, business and the health care field convened to acknowledge these key players in health care policy, education policy and food and nutrition policy, among other areas. The event also served to encourage these visionaries’ colleagues to take up needed reforms that will reverse one of America’s costliest medical challenges. Childhood Obesity Task Force Report Reflects Top Priorities of Campaign to End Obesity
Echoing long-held priorities of the Campaign to End Obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama today released the findings of the inter-agency
Childhood Obesity Task Force report. The Campaign to End Obesity immediately hailed the study as both a thorough outline for combating the obesity epidemic among children, as well as further evidence of the need for comprehensive obesity legislation in Congress.
Campaign to End Obesity Teams Up With Reps. Kind, Bono-Mack, Blumenauer and Fudge in Introduction of New Obesity Legislation
On Wednesday, U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Mary Bono-Mack (R-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Marcia Fudge(D-OH), together with the Campaign to End Obesity, the American Heart Association, Grocery Manufacturers Association and YMCA, will unveil the Healthy Communities through Helping to Offer Incentives and Choices to Everyone in Society Act (Healthy CHOICES Act), legislation to comprehensively fight obesity, during an event on Capitol Hill. The legislation will be introduced to the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Campaign to End Obesity Applauds Presidential Proclamation on National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
The Campaign to End Obesity commended President Obama for his executive order proclaiming May 2010 National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. The President called upon all Americans to “take control of their health and wellness by making physical activity, fitness, and sports participation an important part of their daily lives.”
Campaign to End Obesity Urges Senate Leadership to Bring “Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010” to Floor for VoteToday, the Campaign to End Obesity urged Senate Majority Leader Reid and Majority Whip Durbin to update the nutritional standards of foods offered in schools by bringing the “Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010” to the floor for a vote. This historic legislation —unanimously passed by the Senate Agriculture Committee— would reauthorize several major federal food programs, including the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs; the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
Campaign to End Obesity Urges Senate Leadership to Bring “Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010” to Floor for VoteToday, the Campaign to End Obesity urged Senate Majority Leader Reid and Majority Whip Durbin to update the nutritional standards of foods offered in schools by bringing the “Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010” to the floor for a vote. This historic legislation —unanimously passed by the Senate Agriculture Committee— would reauthorize several major federal food programs, including the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs; the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Comprehensive Obesity Legislation Announced to Target America’s Costliest DiseaseThe Campaign to End Obesity, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Health System, unveiled Congressman Ron Kind’s (D-WI) recently authored, bipartisan legislation to comprehensively fight obesity. The Healthy CHOICES Act brings together the leadership of the Campaign to End Obesity with the food industry, the health care industry and government to comprehensively fight the obesity epidemic. White House Takes Major Steps to Combat ObesityThe Campaign to End Obesity today applauded the First Lady’s new initiative combating childhood obesity. Mrs. Obama outlined the details of her campaign at a White House event, where CEO Chairman Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD, was on hand to represent the Campaign. President’s Budget Commits Substantial Investments to Fight Obesity The Campaign to End Obesity today applauded the Administration’s commitment to stem the rates of overweight and obesity in America. Significant funding and support for initiatives to address the obesity epidemic were included in the President’s FY 2011 Budget.
Campaign Applauds New Report by Surgeon General on Need to Fight ObesityThe Campaign to End Obesity today praised the commitment of the U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, First Lady Michelle Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to tackle America’s obesity epidemic. Surgeon General Benjamin released her report The Surgeon General’s Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation, at an event with the First Lady and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
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