American Obesity Association. www.obesity.org/subs/fastfacts/aoafactsheets.shtml
Factsheets for the following topics:
What is Obesity?
Obesity – A Global Epidemic
Obesity in the U.S.
Morbid Obesity
Obesity in Minority Populations
Women and Obesity
Obesity in Youth
Health Effects of Obesity

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Physical Activity and Good Nutrition: Essential Elements to Prevent Chronic Diseases and Obesity 2003. At a Glance Publication provides a synopsis of current trends in obesity and its prevention. www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa

Overweight & Obesity. Detailed information is included at this site on definition, Body Mass Index (BMI), trends, contributing factors, recommendations, programs, questions/answers, and resources. A PowerPoint presentation is also included. www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/index.htm

PowerPoint presentation on the dramatic increase in US obesity rates between 1985 and 2001. US maps of this national trend on the state level can be downloaded as PowerPoint or Acrobat Reader files. www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/maps/

Child Trends Databank
Provides statistics, figures, and graphs that indicate the rapid increase in childhood obesity.
www.childtrendsdatabank.org

Connecticut Department of Public Health
Local health departments listing, WIC Program. www.dph.state.ct.us/Local_health/index.asp

Connecticut State Department of Education
Department of Education provides links and information on Child Nutrition Programs, Coordinated Heatlh, School and District Data. www.state.ct.us/sde/

2-1-1 Infoline
Search CT’s community resources database. Online database of health and human service programs available to obtain information on local and state government entities, nonprofits, support groups, nursing homes, and home health providers. www.211infoline.org

Food and Drug Administration
Prompted by recent statistics showing that more than 60 percent of the U.S. population is overweight, FDA has launched an improved Web site devoted to consumer information on weight loss. The site functions as a gateway to material from the FDA and other federal agencies on topics such as meal planning, setting weight-loss goals, approved treatments, and diet scams. The site also links to information on how to lose weight by adding exercise to your daily routine. www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/obesity.html

Healthy People 2010 Objectives
At this site you may view and download the Healthy People 2010 objectives. Healthy People is a national health promotion and disease prevention initiatives that brings together national, State, local government agencies; nonprofit, business, and communities to improve the health of all Americans, eliminate disparities in health, and improve years and quality of healthy life. www.healthypeople.gov/document/

Healthy Americans
New Report Finds 41 States Have Obesity Levels Over 20 Percent; Trust for America’s Health provides figures and background on how State and Federal Obesity Policies Are Failing. http://healthyamericans.org/newsroom/releases/release102004.pdf

Institute Of Medicine. www.iom.edu
A series of fact sheets providing key facts, findings, and statistics surrounding obesity in the nation and within a variety of settings:
Communities Can Play a Role in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Overview of the IOM’s Childhood Obesity Prevention Study
Childhood Obesity in the United States: Facts and Figures
Industry Can Play a Role in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Schools Can Play a Role in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Parents Can Play a Role in Preventing Childhood Obesity

National Association of Sport and Physical Education
Shape of the Nation Report 2001: Executive summary. Reston, VA. http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/pdf_files/shape_nation.pdf

Trust for America’s Health
F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America. A new report from Trust for America's Health finds that national and state policies are falling far short of obesity control and reduction goals. www.healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, December 2001. www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/calltoaction/CalltoAction.pdf

Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, November 2000. www.health.gov/healthypeople/document/tableofcontents.htm