Leadership for Healthy Communities, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has released a new tool to help advocates and public health officials educate their policymaker colleagues about policies to prevent childhood obesity.

The Action Strategies Workshop Curriculum includes the following:

• The Action Strategies Workshop Curriculum (PDF)
• Module 1. Childhood Obesity & the Role of Policymakers (PPT)
• Module 2. Considering Policy Approaches By Issue Area (PPT)
• Module 3. Considering Policy Approaches When on A Budget (PPT)
• Module 4. Considering Policy Approaches as Policy Co-benefits (PPT)
• Module 5. Developing an Action Plan (PPT)
• Action Planning Worksheet (DOC)
• Childhood Obesity Facts and Figures (DOC)
• Evaluation Form (DOC)

You can read more about the toolkit here.  Please contact Leadership for Healthy Communities at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information or assistance.