publications

BMSG's issue series

Policy recommendations to the White House task force on obesity [pdf]

Monday, April 26, 2010

These comments were submitted on behalf of the California Convergence to the White House Interagency Task Force on Obesity to inform it’s recommendations for the First Lady’s Let’s Move campaign to eliminate childhood obesity in a generation. The comments emphasize the policies across the four pillars of the Let’s Move campaign that will create healthy food and activity environments, focusing on a multi-sector, community-based approach to inform progress.

Attention, Walmart shoppers: Healthy snacks in aisles 7 and 21

Friday, January 01, 2010

Middle-schoolers in the Northern California town of Anderson were fed up with the amount of junk food in the check-out stands of their local grocery stores, mini-mart and gas stations. In this case study, we show how the youth, with guidance from the Healthy Eating Active Communities initiative, became savvy about the effects of such junk on their health and took action to make healthy foods and beverages more visible in their community.

Podcast: News frames of health issues

Friday, August 28, 2009

BMSG Director Lori Dorfman talks to Kelly Brownell, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, about how the news frames public health issues. Knowing how a particular issue is portrayed in the media allows advocates to anticipate their opposition’s arguments and gives them a starting point for having conversations with policymakers about potential solutions.

Moving from them to us: Challenges in reframing violence among youth

Saturday, August 01, 2009

This report explores how youth and violence have been framed in the news, how the issue of race complicates depictions of youth and violence, and how public attitudes about government can inhibit public support for violence prevention. It also includes recommended next steps for reframing violence among youth for UNITY, a national effort addressing the root causes of violence. The Appendix describes the methods for the literature review of research on news coverage included in the paper.

Moving from them to us: Challenges in reframing violence among youth — appendix [pdf]

Saturday, August 01, 2009

This appendix contains details on the methods for the literature review BMSG conducted to update the 2001 report from Building Blocks for Youth, Off Balance: Youth, Race, and Crime in the News. After sifting through hundreds of research studies that touched on either youth, race, or crime, we found 37 that were directly relevant to this inquiry. Most upheld the original findings from Off Balance, indicating that news coverage continues to distort youth, race, and crime.

Promoting physical activity and healthy eating: Convergence in framing the role of industry [pdf]

Thursday, July 02, 2009

This commentary addresses a little explored aspect of prevention, namely, how public health practitioners conceptualize the roles of industries whose business interests may be at odds with physical activity and eating nutrient-rich foods. Many public health advocates have framed obesity as a battle with the food industry, which can alienate potential fitness industry partners. Creating healthy environments requires reframing expectations of all industries that influence physical activity and inactivity.

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