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Obesity
Being obese increases the risk of developing chronic health problems like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancers (CDC ). The CPSTF has recommendations and findings for intervention approaches to prevent and control obesity, including a set of eight reviews for school-based interventions.
Task Force Findings
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Summary Table
This summary of CPSTF findings to prevent and control obesity can be used as a reference, included in presentations, or shared with colleagues.
Read a separate summary of CPSTF findings for school-based interventions.
Implementation Resources
Implementation Products
CDC’s Health Impact in 5 Years (HI-5) Initiative
HI-5 highlights non-clinical, community-wide approaches that have evidence reporting 1) positive health impacts, 2) results within five years, and 3) cost effectiveness and/or cost savings over the lifetime of the population or earlier. The website features links to implementation resources and success stories that can help communities get started.
Presentations and Promotional Materials
Community Guide In Action: Stories from the Field
CityHealth Gives Local Communities Evidence-Based Tools to Improve Health
Creating Walkable Communities in Rural North Carolina
Walkable Communities: Video – 8:55 
Enhanced Physical Education in Illinois: Improving Health and Reducing Chronic Disease
Evidence-Based Recommendations Get Minnesotans in the Groove
Familias Sanas y Activas: Improving Health among Latinos in San Diego
Healthy Schools Equal Healthy Kids
Investing in Worksite Wellness for Employees
Maryland Businesses Support Worksite Wellness Effort to Combat Chronic Disease
Mobilizing Funding Support to Battle Overweight and Obesity
Putting the Community Guide to Work at Workplaces: Partnering to Reach Employers
Rural Community Works Together to Stay "Fun and Fit"
Using Innovative Technology to Increase Physical Activity
What Works – Fact Sheets
Obesity Prevention and Control
One Pagers
Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Screen Time Among Children
Digital Health Interventions for Adolescents with Overweight or Obesity
Interventions to Increase Availability of Healthier Foods and Beverages in Schools
Interventions to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Schools
Community Guide News
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Adolescents with Overweight or Obesity Benefit from Digital Health Interventions
Interventions to Get Healthier Foods and Beverages in Schools are Cost-Effective
Interventions to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Schools
Interventions to Support Healthier Foods and Beverages in Schools
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