The State of Obesity: BETTER POLICIES FOR A HEALTHIER AMERICA 2024 SPECIAL FEATURE: The Food Environment and Systems ISSUE REPORT SEPTEMBER 2024 Acknowledgments Trust for America’s Health is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public health policy, research, and advocacy organization that promotes optimal health for every person and community and makes the prevention of illness and injury a national priority. [...] D., MPH Chair of the TFAH Board of Directors Director and Professor Secretary of Health Former Director, U. [...] Health Affairs Leavitt Partners Vice Chair of the TFAH Board of Directors The University of Texas System Clinical Associate Professor TFAH LEADERSHIP STAFF Octavio Martinez Jr., M. [...] D., FACP Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, President and CEO Treasurer of the TFAH Board of Directors The University of Texas at Austin Tekisha Dwan Everette, Ph. [...] RUSH BMO Institute for Health Equity, Rush Chief Operating Officer Secretary of the TFAH Board of Directors University Systems for Health Co-Founder Eduardo Sanchez, M.
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments 2
- The State of 3
- Obesity 3
- Table of Contents 3
- The State of 5
- Obesity 5
- Introduction 5
- The State of 10
- Obesity 10
- SPECIAL FEATURE The Food Environment and Systems 10
- A. CHANGING FOOD SUPPLY AND ULTRA-PROCESSED 11
- FOODS 11
- B. LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY ACCESS 12
- C. ADVERTISING AS A COMMERCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH 13
- D. POLICY PROGRESS AND OPPORTUNITIES 14
- QA with Erin McAleer Project Bread Boston Massachusetts 18
- The State of 21
- Obesity 21
- Section II Obesity-Related Data and Trends 21
- A. TRENDS IN ADULT OBESITY 21
- B. TRENDS IN YOUTH OBESITY 29
- The State of 34
- Obesity 34
- Obesity-Related Policies and Programs 34
- A. ECONOMICS OF WHAT WE EAT AND DRINK 34
- B. NUTRITION ASSISTANCE STANDARDS AND EDUCATION 38
- C. COMMUNITY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS 53
- D. HEALTHCARE COVERAGE AND PROGRAMS 61
- The State of 67
- Obesity 67
- Recommendations 67
- 1. Advance Health Equity by Strategically Dedicating 68
- Federal Resources to Efforts that Reduce Obesity- Related Disparities and Related Conditions. 68
- 2. Decrease Food and Nutrition Insecurity While Improving Nutritional Quality of 70
- Available Foods. 70
- 3. Change the Marketing and Pricing Strategies that Lead to Health Disparities. 72
- 4. Make Physical Activity and the Built Environment Safer and More Accessible for All. 73
- 5. Work with the Healthcare System to Close Disparities and Gaps in 75
- Clinic-to-Community Settings. 75
- The State of 77
- Obesity 77
- Obesity-Related Indicators and Policies By State 77
- References 83
