Healthy Eating Research Program Overview and Impact

Healthy Eating Research Program, launched in 2005, focuses on preventing childhood obesity by targeting children, adolescents, and families. The program aims to establish a research base on factors influencing healthy eating and body weight in children, build a multidisciplinary research field, and communicate findings effectively to inform policies. With numerous grants funded and research publications, the program addresses food marketing and promotes healthier habits among youth.

• Healthy Eating Research
• Childhood Obesity Prevention
• Food Marketing Grants
• Research Impact
• Policy Informing

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1. Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity RWJF Food Marketing Research Roundtable Mary Story, Ph.D., R.D., Program Director April 5, 2011

2. Healthy Eating Research Program launched in 2005 Target populations include Children and adolescents ages 3 to 18 and their families Lower-income and racial and ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity Goals Establish a research base for policy and environmental factors that influence healthy eating and body weight in children, as well as effective policy and environmental strategies for reversing the childhood obesity epidemic; Build a vibrant, multidisciplinary field of research and a diverse network of researchers; and Ensure that findings are effectively communicated to inform policies and guide the development of effective solutions.

3. Healthy Eating Research 10 calls for proposals (CFPs) released to date 90 HER grants funded to date, totaling over $15 million Information about all funded grants can be found on the program website, at www.healthyeatingresearch.org

4. Food Marketing HER food marketing grants 37 funded to date See Appendix 5 of RWJF Programs and Projects Addressing Food Marketing HER products Publications, research briefs and syntheses, analyses See Appendix 6 of RWJF Programs and Projects Addressing Food Marketing YouTube videos with food marketing grantees to come in year ahead

5. 2008 Research Brief Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Adolescents: What Changes are Needed to Promote Healthy Eating Habits? (October 2008) Available at www.healthyeatingresearch.org, under Publications

6. New Research Synthesis Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Adolescents: An Environment at Odds with Good Health (April 2011) Available at www.healthyeatingresearch.org, under Publications

7. Food Marketing Bibliography HER conducted literature review on food marketing through March 2011 Bibliography will be posted to program website (www.healthyeatingresearch.org) and kept updated See bibliography handout

8. Food Marketing Webinars HER will have funding in the year ahead to host 2 webinars on food marketing Contact HER with topic and speaker ideas

9. RWJF Publications Database(www.rwjf.org/pr/) http://www.rwjf.org/pr/ Current Status RWJF searchable database available now to find RWJF-funded publications and products. Next Steps Collaborate with RWJF to ensure that all grantee and NPO publications are listed and tagged as applicable. Possibly work with RWJF to enhance search capabilities.

10. For More Information Healthy Eating Research, www.healthyeatingresearch.org Email: HealthyEating@umn.edu Phone: 1-800-578-8636