Research Tools
Obesity policy databases and websites for policy information
For information on federal legislation filed in the current Congressional session:
- On The Library of Congress’ legislative information site you can search by bill number or keywords for all legislation introduced in the current, as well as past, sessions.
- The National Conference of State Legislatures has a listing of state legislation on childhood obesity policy as of 2006.
- The State Legislation Search Guide facilitates ease of use of all 50 state legislation databases.
Websites of organizations working on food and obesity policy
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- California Center for Public Health Advocacy
- Campaign to End Obesity
- Corporations and Health Watch
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2006
- Financing Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Federal Funding Sources and Other Strategies
- Food Research and Action Center
- Food Without Thought: How U.S. Farm Policy Contributes to Obesity
- Government child obesity efforts lacking, say advertisers
- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
- Institute of Medicine
- International Food Policy Research Institute
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- Menu labeling, trans fat & lawsuit preemption (password required)
- Most Americans Want Public Policies to Prevent Obesity
- NAASO, The Obesity Society
- National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity
- National Summit on Obesity Policy
- Public Health Advocacy Institute
- Public Health Law and Policy
- Public Policy as a Tool in Obesity Prevention: California’s Experience
- Strategic Alliance’s local policy initiatives
- Trust for America’s Health
- The Politics of Obesity: Seven Steps to Government Action Address
- University of Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center
In fighting for good public policies, it’s very important to know who opposes them. The following is a list of websites of the trade associations representing the food and marketing industry. Most have policy pages.
- American Advertising Federation
- American Beverage Association
- American Council on Science and Health
- American Sugar Alliance
- Center for Consumer Freedom
- Grocery Manufacturers Association
- National Council of Chain Restaurants
- National Restaurant Association
- Snack Food Association
- Sugar Association
- Sweetener Users Association
