Overweight and Obesity in America's Children: Causes, Consequences, Solutions

Amy B. Jordan is director of the Media and the Developing Child sector of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, where she oversees research on children's media policy. Her studies have examined the implementation and public reception of the educational television mandate known as the Three-Hour Rule, the V-Chip legislation, the American Academy of Pediatrics' media use recommendations and the industry's efforts to self-regulate food marketing to children. Dr. Jordan has published the findings of her research in dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and has edited special issues of academic journals, including the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and The Bulletin. Dr. Jordan is the recipient of the International Communication Association's Best Applied/Policy Research Award and the National Communication Association's Stanley L. Saxon Applied Research Award.

Preface - Amy B. Jordan Section One: Home, School, and Community Childhood Overweight and the Relationship between Parent Behaviors, Parenting Style, and Family Functioning - Kyung Rhee Children's Healthy Weight and the School Environment - Laura C. Leviton Childhood Overweight and the Built Environment: Making Technology Part of the Solution Rather Than Part of the Problem - Amy Hillier Childhood Obesity Prevention: Successful Community-Based Efforts - Laure DeMattia and Shannon Lee Denney Section Two: Media and Culture The Effects of Food Marketing on Children's Preferences: Testing the Moderating Roles of Age and Gender - Ariel Chernin Children, Television Viewing, and Weight Status: Summary and Recommendations from an Expert Panel Meeting - Amy B. Jordan and Thomas N. Robinson Calories for Sale: Food Marketing to Children in the Twenty-First Century - Susan Linn and Courtney L. Novosat Section Three: Public Policy Efforts First Amendment Implications of Restricting Food and Beverage Marketing in Schools - Samantha K. Graff Assessing the Feasibility and Impact of Federal Childhood Obesity Policies - Victoria L. Brescoll, Rogan Kersh, and Kelly D. Brownell Generation O: Addressing Childhood Overweight before It's Too Late - Laura M. Segal and Emily A. Gadola Section Four: Comments Mobilizing to Defeat the Childhood Obesity Epidemic - Tom Harkin Confronting Childhood Obesity - Sam Brownback What Can We Do to Control Childhood Obesity? - William H. Dietz and Thomas N. Robinson Section Five: Quick Read Synopsis Overweight and Obesity in America's Children: Causes, Consequences, Solutions