Summary for publication Addressing the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity Through School-Based Interventions What Has Been Done and Where Do We Go from Here

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutrient-dense foods, nutrition education, and referral to health care services for low-income pregnant women, postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are at nutritional risk. This study...

Schools are ideal settings for implementing programs to prevent and control childhood obesity. The authors review the evidence on the effectiveness of school-based interventions; offer suggestions for improvements based on the existing evidence, findings from related research, and...

Background on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service-Sponsored School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Report Series