Healthy Eating Research Special Solicitation

Healthy Eating Research Special Solicitation Deadline: January 07, 2015, 3:00 p.m. ET Childhood obesity is one of the most serious threats to the health of our nation. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), through its commitment to reversing the childhood obesity epidemic, has provided national leadership in efforts to achieve a healthy weight for all of our nation’s children, especially in lower-income communities and communities of color. This landmark work continues today as part of its vision to build a national Culture of Health that will enable all Americans to live longer and healthier lives, now and for generations to come. Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity is an RWJF national program. The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among groups at highest risk for obesity: Black, Latino, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander children, and children who live in lower-income communities. Findings are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic and help all children achieve a healthy weight. This call for proposals (CFP) focuses on childhood obesity prevention efforts in two settings: Healthy Food Retail Early Care and Education Total Awards Approximately $425,000 will be awarded under this CFP. Awards up to 12 months and up to ...
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