North Carolina Healthy Weight Initiative

The North Carolina Healthy Weight Initiative was established in October 2000 with obesity prevention funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This initiative released a plan titled “Moving Our Children Toward a Healthy Weight: Finding the Will and the Way”.  

This is a leadership plan, designed to raise awareness of childhood overweight in North Carolina, stimulate discussion of the issues, and provide recommendations for steps that can be taken by a variety of individuals and entities throughout the state. The plan and additional implementation resources are available at www.nchealthyweight.com.