Special Announcements
3/19/10 - 2010 OBESITY SUMMIT
The Governor’s 2010 California
Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity brought together
leaders and experts from both the public and private sectors
and a diverse group of stakeholders
to discuss the best policies and practices to combat the
state’s obesity crisis. Click
here to learn more and
to download related documents.
3/18/10 - GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE
STATE DATA CENTER
This new tool allows researchers, advocates,
policymakers, journalists and others working on reproductive
health issues at the national or state level to build,
download and print custom tables, graphs and maps of
the most current information available. Web site: http://www.guttmacher.org/datacenter/
7/14/09 - ECONOMIC COSTS
OF OBESITY
The California Center for Public Health Advocacy
just releases a new study on the cost of obesity in California.
The study found that the cost of overweight, obesity, and
physical inactivity had climbed to $41 billion in 2006, nearly
double the amount reported in 2000.
To learn more: www.publichealthadvocacy.org.
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