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From sugary drink ads on vending machines to fast food logos on book covers and stadium scoreboards, marketing for unhealthy foods is a frequent sight in schools. Research shows that, despite common misperceptions, these marketing...
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Adverse health effects from the consumption of energy drinks by children, adolescents, and young adults is a growing source of concern. State and local governments and non-governmental organizations can play an important role by raising...
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In a twenty-year period, obesity rates among U.S. infants, toddlers, and preschool aged children have approximately doubled. In 2007-2008, a nationally representative survey found that roughly 10 percent of infants to two years of age...
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Studies show that children and teens consume a disproportionate amount of sugary drinks. This disparity is even more pronounced among African American, Latino, and low-income youth. The beverage industry has a powerful influence on youths'...
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Food banks play a critical role in maintaining and improving the health of the nation’s most vulnerable individuals and families. Following the economic recession of the late 2000s, they have become an important resource for...
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ChangeLab Solutions conducted legal research to update the status of commercial host (dram shop) liability laws in states and the District of Columbia (DC), as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
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Nonprofit hospitals can be powerful allies in helping to create healthier communities. Not only do these hospitals play an important role in treating disease, they also help communities prevent chronic disease through their “community benefits”...
Fact Sheet,
Presentation
The United States is in the grips of a diabetes epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 29 million Americans have diabetes—more than the entire population of Texas. One...
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Communities are becoming increasingly aware that sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) contribute to poor diet and rising obesity rates. Research has also shown a link between SSB consumption and chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease...
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Many cities and counties in California are interested in imposing a tax on products such as soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages – a policy strategy that could discourage consumption of the product and provide a...
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Our model obesity prevention resolution is designed to help communities implement policies to address the obesity epidemic. This fact sheet addresses the question, "Why Adopt an Obesity Prevention Resolution?" and explains how the resolution works...
Fact Sheet
Two counties in California, Santa Clara and San Francisco, recently became the first jurisdictions in the nation to enact legislation breaking the link between toys and unhealthy restaurant meals. Now localities and states around the...
Infographic
Alcohol taxes are an evidence-based strategy to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. ChangeLab Solutions created this infographic to provide an overview of how alcohol taxes work to reduce consumption, as well as of...
Infographic
Regulating alcohol outlet density is an evidence-based strategy to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. ChangeLab Solutions created this infographic to provide an overview of how allowing localities to regulate the density of alcohol...
Infographic
Commercial host liability is an evidence-based strategy to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. ChangeLab Solutions created this infographic to provide an overview of how holding alcohol sellers liable for harms committed by intoxicated...
Interactive Feature
Excessive alcohol use is a public health problem with a variety of consequences, ranging from increased risk of disease to increased health care costs for society. ChangeLab Solutions developed a series of User’s Guides to...
Success Story
When the owner of a convenience store in San Francisco’s low-income Tenderloin neighborhood approached the planning commission to have his liquor license approved, he hoped the commissioners would agree that the small selection of groceries...
Guide,
Infographic
Public health experts have identified sugary drinks as significant contributors to poor diet, decreased community health, and unjust health disparities. Across the country, governments, institutions, and local leaders are stepping up to address sugary drink...