Landscape of Obesity

My fellow Oklahoman, how can we reduce Oklahoma’s obesity rate? 2010NationalObesityRates.pdf

Education and health outcomes: What Do We Know (Free Lecture open to public)

What: Education and Health: What Do We Know When: Wednesday, April 6, 2011 , Noon to 1 p.m.{ Complimentary light lunch served at 11:30 a.m.} Where: College of Public Health , University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 801 N.E. 13th St. Room 150, Oklahoma City , OK Who: Adriana Lleras-Muney, Associate Professor with Tenure, Department [...]

Health Report: F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010

F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010 Source: Trust for America’s Health Adult obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year, and declined only in the District of Columbia (D.C.), according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010, a report from the Trust for America’s Health [...]

HealthCare.gov New Online Tool for Consumers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled a new on-line tool to assist consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage. Called for by the Affordable Care Act, HealthCare.gov <http://www.healthcare.gov/> is the first website to [...]

National Men’s Health Week 2010

June is National Men’s Health Month and today through Sunday is National Men’s Health Week. Signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994, National Men’s Health Week always occurs the week before Father’s Day. The purpose of Men’s Health Week’s is to increase awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment [...]

Health Care Reform and You

Gov Gab provided the following article. If you have questions about the health care bill, I encourage you to read this article and the links provided. Health Care Reform and You

April 8 Lecture on Health Care Reform

Practice and Policy Lecture Series to feature David Cutler, PhD, Economist, Health Care Advisor to President Obama, Former Member of the Council of Economic Advisors, and Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics at Harvard University. Cutler will discuss health reform on April 8 from noon to 1:00 pm. David Cutler has developed an impressive record [...]

Easy Method to Monitor Federal and State Legislation on Food Policy and Obesity

If you are interested in federal and state legislation regarding food policy and obesity, you will want to check out Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The Center recently launched a comprehensive legislative database that tracks legislation related to topics, such as healthy food access, school initiatives, menu labeling and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes. [...]

Oklahoma Resource Survey: Physical Activity and Nutrition Efforts

The Division of Strong & Healthy Oklahoma is conducting a 12-question survey to capture current physical activity and nutrition efforts across the state to be included in the Strong & Healthy Oklahoma Resource Inventory! If you are an Oklahoma based organization that administers programs related to nutrition, physical activity, and/or tobacco, please take part in [...]

Communities Creating Healthy Environments (CCHE) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Purpose: Communities Creating Healthy Environments (CCHE) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that aims to prevent childhood obesity by increasing access to healthy foods and safe places to play in communities of color. The program will advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015 by supporting diverse, [...]