WEB RESOURCE GUIDE for PARENTS, SCHOOLS, and COMMUNITIES
Welcome to the Resource Guide for stopping childhood obesity.
Childhood obesity is arguably the most pervasive and serious threat to children's health today and in the future. Its causes are numerous and interrelated: our whole society is complicit and therefore must be part of the solution. As one nurse at a national conferenceon childhood obesity put it, "It's bigger than all of us." Or as Oprah emphasized, on her show devoted to the topic, "no child is fat alone."
Forty years ago, we faced a similar epidemic: tobacco smoking. A grass-roots movement gained momentum, supported by educators, legislators, and community activists, and their multifaceted, long-term campaign dramatically reduced smoking. Such an all-out campaign is not too much to demand in the fight against childhood obesity. The long-term threat to the nation's health and security is even greater.
-- Adapted from the Introduction to Our Overweight Children
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NEWS & UPDATES
- April 23, 2004 - Website relaunched with a new layout and more content.
- March 30, 2004 - Yahoo Groups created titled Our Overweight Kids -- Stop the Epidemic. Subscribe to receive monthly announcements from author and nutritionist Sharron Dalton about the latest in the war against childhood obesity. Sign up to ask questions and to share your ideas.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sharron Dalton is Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. She is the editor of, most recently, Overweight and Weight Management: The Health Professional's Guide to Understanding and Practice (1997).
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