… support local and state efforts around obesity prevention. … state and local levels. Their ability
to lead the development of PSE is likely to impact the nation's progress on obesity prevention…

… And, these public policies were primarily enacted at the state and local government levels. …
were first enacted by local governments and eventually diffused to the state level [22, 23]. …

… facilitated pre ention ere ha ing state support (eg, resources, … into successful strategies
state and local practitioners are … of the state–local relationship, especiall in centralized states. …

… Uniquely, state legislators may enact obesity prevention policies tailored to each state's needs
… State-level obesity prevention policies are an important component of these efforts. While …

… across multiple federal, state, and local government agencies and departments in
collaboration with other nonfederal partners responsible for obesity prevention–related activities. …

… Implementation and Measurement Guide, the Institute of Medicine Report on Local Government
Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Action …

… In the course of this work, PHLP has observed that the most promising state and local obesity
prevention policies incorporate certain foundational criteria, namely that they are: policies, …

… Obesity also places enormous financial burdens on governments and individuals and … about
obesity and increased awareness of the need for societal-level action on obesity prevention …

… Here, we argue that local action is critical to creating environments conducive to good
health… state obesity prevention measures, describing the political and legal constraints on local …

… has the most to teach obesity prevention strategists. In particular, local efforts to regulate the
food … the legislative and administrative processes at higher levels of government.Even where …