Weight Management Risk Communication

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Strategy One	Addressing the Obesity Debate: A Consumer Point of View Reports from focus groups and ethnographic studies regarding consumer attitudes about weight management and health and messages to promote healthy weight management. (more) Publication Month: October 2004	Nov 29, 2004
	Task Force on Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Better Health Information for Better Nutrition This page provides information and related documents for FDA's Better Health Information for Better Nutrition initiative to combat obesity and make nutrition information available to consumers. (more)	Jul 15, 2003
	Diabetes Action Now	Diabetes Action Now Booklet Booklet that communicates information regarding diabetes, including what diabetes is, deaths from diabetes worldwide, prevalence of diabetes, at-risk populations, and prevention. (more) Publication Year: 2004	May 11, 2004
	Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM This website provides information about and materials from the Eat Smart. Play Hard. campaign to improve the health of America's children through healthy eating and exercise. (more)	Jan 7, 2004
	Rouse, Tina I.; Davis, Debra P.	Exploring a Vision: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health: a Workshop Summary Summary of this workshop held June 9, 2003 by the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National Academies' Division on Earth and Life Studies. The summary presents issues and points discussed at the workshop. Chapters include "Government Initiatives on Food and Health," "Integrative Research Infrastructure for Food, Agriculture, and Health," "Challenges Faced and Met in Research on Food and Health," "Breakout Group Discussions," and more. The agenda and speaker biographies are included as appendices. (more) Event Date: Monday, June 9, 2003 Publication Year: 2004	Jun 10, 2004
	Center for Media and Public Affairs	Food for Thought IV: Reporting of Diet, Nutrition and Food Safety: 2001 vs. 1999 vs. 1997 vs. 1995 This report analyzes trends in media coverage of diet, nutrition, and food safety issues. Appendices include "Functional Foods," "Food Biotechnology," "Food Safety and Foodborne Illness," "Weight Mangement & Obesity," "Food Allergens," "Dietary Fats," and "Methodology". (more) Publication Month: January 2002	Jun 19, 2003
	International Food Information Council Foundation/Center for Media and Public Affairs	Food For Thought VI: Reporting of Diet, Nutrition, and Food Safety: 1995-2005 Report of a study on the reporting of news related to food and nutrition. The study, conducted every two years since 1995, examines sources from a variety of media with regards to food-related news. This report discusses trends related to the amount of coverage, context provided, topics, sources cited, food attributes discussed, and harms and benefits. Appendices include "Obesity, Weight Management & Physical Activity," "Functional Foods," "Dietary Fats," "Food Safety and Foodborne Illness," and "Methodology". (more) Deadline: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Publication Month: December 2005	Jan 24, 2006
	McGinnis, J. Michael; Gootman, Jennifer Appleton; Kraak, Vivica I., Eds.	Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity? Report and recommendations regarding food marketing to children and youth, the effects of marketing on diet and health, related public policy issues, and more. Appendices include "Literature Review," "Evidence Table Codebook," "Summary Evidence Table," "Children and Youth Marketing and Advertising Regulations and Guidelines in Selected Countries," and more. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 Publication Year: 2006	Dec 14, 2005
	Division of Data Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Healthy People . . . tracking the Nation's health This page provides data, documentation, and publications from Healthy People 2010 and Healthy People 2000. Focus groups for Healthy People 2010 include Food Safety, Cancer, Environmental Health, Health Communication, Nutrition, and more. To access data for Healthy People 2010, follow the link for DATA2010; you may log on to CDC WONDER as an anonymous user. (more)	Jul 17, 2002
		The Impact of the Low-Carb Craze on Attitudes About Eating and Weight Loss: A National Opinion Survey Conducted for The Partnership for Essential Nutrition: An Executive Summary Summary of findings from a telephone survey of Americans on opinions and dietary behaviors related to low-carbohydrate diets, low-carb claims on foods, and related weight management issues. (more)	Jun 23, 2004

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