Childhood Obesity
CCC Public Comment: New York City Board of Health Hearing on Limiting the Size of Sugary Beverages (Amendment to Article 81 of the New York City Health Code)
CCC testified in support establishing a maximum size of 16-fluid ounces for sugary drinks sold in “Food Service Establishments” at a July 24,2012 hearing of the before the New York City Board of Health. The testimony was in support of the Mayor’s propo …
Campaign for Children Impact Brief: Cuts to Child Care and After-School Will Hit NYC’s Neediest Communities the Hardest
CCC is a member of the Campaign for Children, a partnership of the Emergency Coalition to Save Child Care and the NYC Youth Alliance, which was created to prevent the Mayor from cutting child care and after-school from 47,000 children due to lose care …
CCC Statement: Regarding Mayor Bloomberg’s Proposal to Reduce Obesity by Banning the Sale of Sugary Beverages in Containers Over 16 Fluid Ounces
CCC strongly supports Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to establish a maximum size of 16 fluid ounces for sugary drinks sold in food service establishments, such as restaurants, arenas, food carts or movie theaters. Over 40 percent of New York City’s public …
Policy Brief: Options to Improve Access to Nutritious, Affordable Food
Given that increasing the availability of affordable, healthy food in all communities and promoting better food choices could help address childhood obesity, CCC issued a policy brief with proposals to make healthy and affordable food accessible and av …
Focus Group Summary Report: Consumer Attitudes Towards Food and Nutrition in Low-Income Neighborhoods
CCC and Berlin Rosen worked together to conduct qualitative research of how families in two low-income neighborhoods made food choices, so that we could test our food policy recommendations with those whom they were aimed at benefitting. CCC conducted …
