News and Press Releases
Press Releases
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| Date |
Title |
| September 29, 2011 |
CDC takes new steps to combat childhood obesity
Research project will focus on doctors, communities and families to help children make healthy choices
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| April 26, 2011 |
CDC Report Highlights Lack of Healthy Food Environments for Children
More support needed in communities, child care facilities and schools. |
| January 20, 2011 |
Everyone Can Help Make Breastfeeding Easier, Surgeon General Says in "Call to Action" |
| September 14, 2010 |
Three out of Four New Moms Initiate Breastfeeding
However only 43 percent of babies still being breastfed at 6 months of age. |
| August 3, 2010 |
More U.S. Adults Report Being Obese |
| July 7, 2010 |
HHS Awards $10 Million in Prevention and Wellness Grants to 10 National Organizations Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| June 24, 2010 |
CDC Survey Finds Nine in 10 U.S. Adults Consume Too Much Sodium |
| May 25, 2010 |
CDC Report Highlights States' Abilities to Support Physical Activity |
| February 5, 2010 |
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awards more than $119 Million to States and Territories
Part of the Department's Prevention and Wellness Initiative, Funded by theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of of 2009 |
| January 28, 2010 |
HHS Secretary and Surgeon General Join First Lady to Announce Plans to Combat Overweight and Obesity and Support Healthy Choices
Also available as a print-friendly PDF through the Office of the Surgeon General. |
| November 19, 2009 |
Highest Rates of Obesity, Diabetes in the South, Appalachia, and Some Tribal Lands |
| October 1, 2009 |
Obese and Overweight Women Have a Higher Risk of Giving Birth to Baby with Heart Defects |
| September 29, 2009 |
Majority of Americans not Meeting Recommendations for Fruit and Vegetable Consumption -
CDC Issues First State by State Report |
| July 29, 2009 |
CDC Recognizes Innovative Obesity Prevention and Control Initiatives with Weight of the Nation Awards |
| July 23, 2009 |
Obesity Among Low-Income Preschool Aged Children Appears to be Slowing |
| July 16, 2009 |
New Obesity Data Shows Blacks Have the Highest Rates of Obesity |
| July 8, 2009 |
Obesity Among U.S. Adults Continues to Rise |
| June 25, 2009 |
CDC Introduces New Website to Help Employers Combat Obesity and Reduce Health-Related Costs |
