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The Importance of Childhood Obesity

Northern Virginia Healthy Kids Coalition Video

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New Research: Menus with Calorie Information Lead to Better Food Choices for Children

(SeattleChildrens, 2 min, YouTube video)

Latino Child Obesity

(Institute for Health Promotion Research at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 6 min., youtube video)

Research in Childhood Obesity

( NBC Health video,  3 min.)

Fast Food Restaurants Encourage Childhood Obesity

(Red Orbit, GE video,)

Coping with Childhood Obesity

(NY Times video,  5 min)

Stress and Childhood Obesity

(JNJ health,  2 min., [youtube])

The Weight of the World DVD Extras: Community

(ONF/NFB,  6 min.,)

Pumping Up the Brain

(cbs news,  4 min.,)

Can Exercise Make You Smarter?

(abc news,  4 min.,)

Addressing Childhood Obesity

(The Research Channel, 1 hr, 16 min., )

Healthy Cities, Healthy Lives: The Built Envionment and Public Health

(The Research Channel, 30 min., )

Fighting America's Obesity Epidemic

(FORA.tv, 6 min., [youtube])

Surgeon Generals Past and Present Speak Out

(RWJF, 5 min., [youtube])

Six Key Ingredients to a Healthy Community

(Healthy Shasta, CA, 7:50 min, [youtube])

Benefits of Breastfeeding

(World Health News, eyeroo.com [youtube])

Exploring Lifestyle and Childhood Obesity

(Penn State/Research Channel, 28 min [youtube])

Understanding Childhood Obesity and Nutrition         

(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 10 min

[youtube])

Surviving Abundance: Overweight Kids in Crisis

(WHROTV, 27 min [youtube])

Childhood Obesity and Public Policy

(Standford University, 52 min [youtube])

Marketing Junk Food to Kids

(FORATV/Dr. Marion Nestle, 7 min  [youtube])

Video Education Library

Check here for a growing library of educational videos on the importance of childhood obesity and ways to promote healthy lifestyles for children.  Please Note:  Some videos are taken from a youtube posting and are noted as such.  These may not be accessible for some visitors due to workplace Internet restrictions.

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We Can! Energize Our Families: Parent Program On-line training program

(NHLBI, total training: 2 hours.)

CME: Childhood Obesity: Meals

(howstuffworks/DiscoveryHealth/Kaiser Permanente, 8 min.)

CME: Treating Childhood Obesity: Targets

(howstuffworks/DiscoveryHealth/Kaiser Permanente, 12 min.)

CME: Treating Childhood Obesity:  Top Priority

(howstuffworks/DiscoveryHealth/Kaiser Permanente, 16 min.)

CME: Treating Childhood Obesity: How to Help Kids

(howstuffworks/DiscoveryHealth/Kaiser Permanente,

20 min.)

Discovery Health CME:  CME Childhood Obesity          Interview 1

(howstuffworks/DiscoveryHealth,2 min.)

Discovery Health CME:  CME Childhood Obesity           Interview 2

(howstuffworks/DiscoveryHealth, 4 min.)

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Eliminating Food Deserts One Neighborhood at a Time

(OklahomaHorizonTV, 9 min. youtube video)

Norfolk Youth Sell  Healthy Produce at Farm Market

(Norfolk TV, 4 min. youtube video)

CycleKids --a nonprofit to combat childhood obesity.

(CycleKids, 4 mins, youtube video)

The Impact of Childhood Obesity

(U.S. News & World Report video, 2 min.)

New Policy Brings New Look and Taste Testing and Fresh Lettuce

(pwcs, Learning for Life, video on demand, 11 min.)

30 Minutes A Day: Program Overview

(Playworksed, 6 min., [youtube])

Serving Up Nurtrition Education in Schools

(Farm to School, 4 min., [youtube])

Alliance for a Healthier Generation: Healthy Schools Program

(RWJF, 6 min., [youtube])

Games for Health: Get Fit

(RWJF, 4 min., [youtube])

CANFIT Overview (7 min, [youtube])

Philadelphia Story:  The Food Trust -Building Strong Communities Through Healthy Foods (From the RWJF Channel, 5 min [youtube])

People's Grocery 2008 (11 min [youtube])

Sports4Kids: The Power of Play  (From the RWJF Channel,

5 min [youtube])

Healthy Schools Forum (6 min [youtube]) 

FoodPlay Nutrition Theater Program   (5 min [youtube])

The Injury Free Coalition for Kids-Obesity                    Prevention Programs   (8 min [youtube])

Healthy Eating, Active Communities

(The California Endowment, 2 min [youtube])

Fight Childhood Obesity  

(CATCH, 10 min [youtube])

Jean Burley Moore Presents the Impact of an Obesity Prevention Program in D.C. Charter Schools 

(George Mason University, 9 min [youtube])

"Local Public Health Efforts to Prevent  Childhood Obesity" (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Innovations in Medical Education, 40 min)