ABOUT IMPACT PROGRAMS RESOURCES PARTNERS GLOBAL CONTACT BLOG RESOURCES Explore HWCF Media Resources, Case Studies, News and Videos Explore HWCF Resources 1. Choose a Category News Case Studies Media Resources Video Archive 2. Filter Results Newest First Oldest First 3. Click Below HEALTHY WEIGHT COMMITMENT FOUNDATION AND DISCOVERY EDUCATION AWARD MORE THAN $240,000 IN PRIZES TO DESERVING SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE AS PART OF HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVE For the first time, Elementary School in Texas Awarded Grand Prize Giveaway for a School Serving the Military Community Silver Spring, Md. (May 10, 2017) – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), a broad-based not-for-profit organization whose focus is the reduction of childhood obesity, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, today announced the winners of the 2017 Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes and Smart from the Start Awards, annually offered incentive programs from the Together Counts™ program. READ MORE New Data Shows Food and Beverage Company Health & Wellness Initiatives Reached More than 11 Million Americans in 2016 Scope and Impact Verified by City University of New York School of Public Health (Washington, D.C.) The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) today released new data showing the eleven food and beverage companies participating in the Commitment to Healthy Communities (CHC) program invested more than $30 million in community-based health and wellness initiatives that reached more than 11 million Americans in 2016. The CHC data was reviewed and confirmed by the City University of New York School of Public Health (CUNY). READ MORE Latin American Commitment to a Healthy Future and Movement by Healthy Life Announce Partnership Promoting Healthy Habits in Mexico. Jointly-Developed Health & Wellness School Curriculum Platform to Launch September 20th. (Mexico City, Mexico) Today, at an event with the Mexican Minister of Health José Narro Robles, the Latin American Commitment to a Healthy Future announced the execution of a collaboration agreement with Movement by Healthy Life (MOVISA), a Mexican non-profit organization created to promote nutritional guidance and physical activity to help children and adults establish a healthy lifestyle and an appropriate body weight. READ MORE New Multi-Sector Initiative, “Latin American Commitment to a Healthy Future”, Launches At World Economic Forum on Latin America Robust Organization To Promote Healthy Habits for School Children and their Families in Latin America, Working with Discovery Education on Health & Wellness Curriculum. MEDELLIN, Colombia, June 17, 2016 - Representatives of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) today joined educators, government officials and the private sector to announce the formation of the "Latin American Commitment to a Healthy Future". READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education Award More Than $150,000 in Prizes to Deserving Schools Nationwide as Part of Healthy Living Initiative Elementary Schools in Virginia and Washington Win $30,000 in Grants and New Playground Equipment from Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes to Enhance School and Community Wellness-- Tennessee Pre-K/Elementary School Rewarded with $20,000 for Creating Innovative Program Designed to Combat Childhood Obesity from Smart from the Start Awards -- READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Calorie Commitment Initiative Earns Healthier Future Award from the Partnership for a Healthier America (Washington, D.C.) The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) announced the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) has awarded the HWCF with its Healthier Future Award for removing 6.4 trillion calories from the United States food supply as part of the food and beverage industry’s effort to address obesity rates among children and adults. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Continues its Commitment to Battle Childhood Obesity March 22, 2016 Greater Focus on Grassroots Impact Through Innovative Partnerships. (Washington, D.C.) The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) today announced its continued commitment to battle childhood obesity through grassroots partnerships, health and wellness curriculum and new members of the organization’s Board of Directors. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Announces Leadership Change February 26, 2016 President Lisa Gable to Depart, HWCF Veteran, Becky Johnson, Named New Head of Foundation. (Washington, D.C) The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) today announced Lisa Gable, HWCF President, has accepted a new position and will leave the organization at the end of February. Becky Johnson, HWCF Vice President, will assume the helm of the Foundation effective March 1st. READ MORE Lisa Gable, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation President, Named “Top Woman in PR” by PR News January 19, 2016 (Washington, D.C.) Lisa Gable, President of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, has been named a Top Woman in PR for 2015 by PR News. She will receive her award at an awards luncheon in New York City on January 26th. READ MORE 15 Union alumni to be honored at Nov. 6 banquet JACKSON, Tenn. – Oct. 26, 2015 – Union University will recognize 15 alumni for outstanding achievements in their respective fields Nov. 6 at the Meritorious Service Awards Banquet during Homecoming weekend. While Union in years past has typically presented three-to-five alumni awards during Homecoming, this year’s slate of recipients has been expanded significantly to allow the university to acknowledge more alumni for their work and service in different professions. READ MORE CUNY School of Public Health Selected to Evaluate Community Impact by Food Industry-led Hunger and Obesity Effort May 6, 2015 NEW YORK – The City University of New York School of Public Health. (CUNY SPH) has been selected to provide evaluation and external validation of community programs that encourage active, healthy lifestyles, which are sponsored by major food and beverage companies. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education Award More Than $100,000 in Prizes to Deserving Schools Nationwide as Part of Healthy Living Initiative April 30, 2015 Elementary Schools in Kentucky and North Carolina Win $30,000 in Grants, New Playground Equipment to Enhance School and Community Wellness. Connecticut School Rewarded with $20,000 for Creating Innovative Program Designed to Combat Childhood Obesity. READ MORE We’re Going Back To Counting Calories…And Here’s Why That’s A Good Thing Huffington Post: Business When we are talking about efforts to reduce obesity rates, the calories we buy, and consequently eat, do matter. Obesity is a supply problem: there are simply too many calories looking for too few mouths. Since the 1950s, the number of calories available for daily consumption per person has increased by a whopping 25 percent. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation’s Lisa Gable Named March of Dimes 2014 Heroines of Washington Finalist September 25, 2014 Washington, D.C. Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation is proud to announce that Lisa Gable is a finalist for the 14th Annual Heroines of Washington. The awards program will honor and acknowledge the significant contributions of women in the Washington, D.C. area who exemplify leadership in volunteer community service. READ MORE Statement by Lisa Gable President of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Congratulates the Alliance for a Healthier Generation September 23, 2014 “Today the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the American Beverage Association announced that they have made a commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative to reduce beverage calories consumed in the United States by 20% by 2025. READ MORE Food Industry Leaders Finding Ways to Help Solve Nation’s Obesity Epidemic September 17, 2014 New studies show companies pledging to help reduce obesity have cut trillions of calories from U.S. market and are major contributors to declining caloric purchases among American families. READ MORE Statement by Lisa Gable, President, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation on the Publication of RWJF Evaluation of the Calorie Commitment in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine September 17, 2014 Today, a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has confirmed that the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) companies have removed 6.4 trillion calories from the marketplace, exceeding their May 2010 pledge to First Lady Michelle Obama to remove 1.5 trillion calories from the marketplace by 2015. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education Launch Back-to-School Program Featuring All-New Resources to Empower Students to Fight Childhood Obesity September 9, 2014 Impact Study Reveals Together Counts™ Program Significantly Improves Student Understanding About Importance of Physical Activity, Nutrition and Living a Balanced Lifestyle. Silver Spring, Md. – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), a CEO-led organization driving a national, multi-year effort designed to help reduce childhood obesity. READ MORE Executive Profile Tackling a weighty issue Lisa Gable, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation April 7, 2014 From the Washington Business Journal By: Chloe Johnson Lisa Gable has bounced between public and private enterprises from Washington to Silicon Valle, even serving as the U.S. commissioner general to the 2005 World Expo in Japan. In 2009, she landed at the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, a coalition of the food industry’s biggest heavyweights. READ MORE Food Companies contribute to reducing obesity with 6.4 trillion calories cut per year January 30, 2014 Every day, Americans take in an average of 100 calories more per day than they need. If we reduce that number, we can halt the rise of obesity by 2020. In May 2010, the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation made a commitment to First Lady Michelle Obama and the Partnership for a Healthier America to reduce 1.5 trillion calories from the marketplace by the end of 2015. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Boy Scouts of America Join Forces to Encourage Kids to Lead Healthier, More Active Lifestyles April 2, 2014 Washington D.C. - The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) and the Boy Scouts of America® (BSA) today announced an alliance that will focus on bringing awareness to the issue of childhood obesity. Together, HWCF and the BSA will work to promote solutions that help children achieve a healthy lifestyle through an energy-balanced approach. READ MORE Food and Beverage Companies contribute to reducing obesity with 6.4 trillion calories cut per year: Infographic Every day, Americans take in an average of 100 calories more per day than they need. If we reduce that number, we can halt the rise of obesity by 2020. We aren't done yet. There's more to do. Join us. READ MORE Major Food, Beverage Companies Remove 6.4 Trillion Calories from U.S. Marketplace. January 8, 2014 Independent evaluation finds industry exceeded Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation pledge to remove 1.5 trillion calories by more than 400 percent. Princeton, N.J.—Sixteen of the nation’s leading food and beverage companies sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the United States in 2012 than they did in 2007, according to the findings of an independent evaluation funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and announced today. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation members exceed their calorie reduction goal by 400%: Infographic January 8, 2014 Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation member Companies EXCEEDED their Calorie Reduction Goal by 400%. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education Win Colorado Foundation Nutrition Policy Video Contest November 14, 2013 $1000 award to be gifted to subject of winning video, Sheldon Elementary School in Richmond, CA. Washington, D.C. – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) today announced that their Energy Balance 4 Kids with Play (EB4K) program and Sheldon Elementary in Richmond, California were awarded $1000 for the Nutrition Policy Video Contest from the Colorado Foundation for Health and the Environment. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, National PTA and Discovery Education Announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment: Pre-K Smart from the Start Grant Program September 25, 2013 New Program Offers Schools, Parents and the Community $500,000 in Grants, Training and Awards. Silver Spring, Md. –The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), National PTA® and Discovery Education, announced today their Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action, Smart from Start. An early childhood education grant program, Smart from the Start, offers critically important healthy living resources to preschoolers and their families across the nation. READ MORE Dorchester school’s passion for health and wellness wins it a big grant June 3, 2013 By Todd Feathers, Globe Correspondent The students at Russell Elementary School do not have a gymnasium, and their reheated lunches are devoid of leafy greens, but the Dorchester school’s passion for health and wellness has earned it national recognition and a surprise gift from New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. READ MORE Lower-calorie foods and beverages dramatically boosted revenue at 16 food and beverage companies that account for nearly $100 billion in annual sales June 1, 2013 Lower-calorie products are driving a disproportionate share of the sales growth for many of the U.S.’s largest food and beverage companies, according to a newly released Hudson Institute study, Lower-Calorie Foods and Beverages Drive Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Companies’ Sales Growth. READ MORE Food and Beverage Companies Surpass 2015 Goal of Reducing Calories in the U.S. Three Years Ahead of Schedule May 30, 2013 Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Exceeds Goal of Reducing 1.5 Trillion Calories in the Marketplace. WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 30, 2013) – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) today announced that America’s top food and beverage companies have exceeded their goal of reducing 1.5 trillion calories in the marketplace in the United States. READ MORE Lower Calorie Foods Drive Sales: Infographic The Hudson Institute, a nonpartisan policy research organization, recently evaluated the sales of lower calorie foods made by 16 food and beverage company members of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF). READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education Extend Reachin Fight Against Childhood Obesity With Launch of Spanish Version of Popular Together Counts™ Website May 23, 2013 ‘Juntos Contamos’ Provides Spanish Resources to Help More Families Lead Active, Healthy Lives. Additional Pre-K Resources Bring Active Healthy Living Awareness to a Younger Audience. Silver Spring, Md. – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education are reinforcing their commitment to deepen active, healthy lifestyle resources. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education Kick-Off the School Year Offering More Than $150,000 in Prizes for Schools Nationwide September 19, 2012 Together Counts™ Initiative Helps Students Stay Healthy at School and at Home Through Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes, Find Your Balance Challenge and USDA’s HealthierUS Schools Challenge. Playworld Systems, Good Sports and Wyndham Resorts Sign On As Premiere Prizing Partners. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, Discovery Education and Sports Authority Award $50,000 in Prizes to Find Your Balance Challenge Winners May 21, 2012 South Carolina, Arizona and Illinois Schools Selected For Creating Unique Programs Enacting Practical Improvements to Nutrition and Physical Activity. New TogetherCounts.com Website Offers Educators and Families a One-Stop-Shop for Energy Balance Curriculum, Tools and Tips, Games and More. READ MORE First Lady Maureen McDonnell Presents Dupont Elementary School with Healthy Playground Makeover May 4, 2012 Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, Discovery Education, Playworld Systems and Sports Authority to Award School a New Playground and $30,000 Worth of Sporting Equipment. May 4, 2012 (Hopewell, VA) - Today, the First Lady of Virginia, Mrs. Maureen McDonnell, visited Dupont Elementary School to present them with the Grand Prize in the Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes, which includes a brand new playground from Playworld Systems and $30,000 worth of sporting equipment from Sports Authority. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education Recognize Schools Fostering Healthy Environments through USDA’s HealthierUS Schools Challenge April 30, 2012 National program provides cash rewards and needed training to schools promoting nutrition and physical activity. Washington, D.C - The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) and Discovery Education today announced the three winners of their HealthierUS Schools Challenge Sweepstakes. READ MORE Winners of the Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes Announced April 17, 2012 $100,000 in prizes awarded to schools across the country from The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, Discovery Education and partners Sports Authority and Playworld Systems. New This Year, One Grand Prize Designated to Title 1 School. Washington, D.C. - The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) and Discovery Education, in partnership with Sports Authority and Playworld Systems, today announced the winners of the annual Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes. READ MORE Girl Scouts of the USA, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Launch Customized Journeys to Start Young Girls on a Course to Active, Healthy Lifestyles November 14, 2011 WASHINGTON D.C. – In its continuing efforts to encourage healthy physical activity and nutritious eating, the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) has entered into a new partnership with Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) to provide a turnkey customization of three Journey books (the national Girl Scout leadership curriculum) that will offer a focus on health and wellness. READ MORE Students Get Internships to Encourage Family Activities and Family Meals June 1, 2011 Eat, Play, Love – and Help Beat America’s Obesity Problem. WASHINGTON D.C. – The biggest threat posed by obesity in America is to young people. So it makes sense to enlist young people to help meet the challenge. That is exactly what three national organizations concerned about the obesity problem are doing. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation launches national family-centered campaign to curb obesity May 9, 2011 Together Counts™ program invites American families to take pledge to work together against obesity. WASHINGTON D.C. – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation – a 160-member organization committed to reducing obesity - especially childhood obesity – today launched a national campaign called the Together Counts™ program that encourages families to eat meals together and engage in physical activities together to help counter obesity and promote good health. READ MORE Towards sustainable food production May 6, 2011 The Prince of Wales, a long-time advocate of local, organic, and sustainable food production, delivered the keynote address at "The Future of Food" conference hosted by Washington Post Live at Georgetown University...Food is now much cheaper than it was and one of the unexpected consequences of this is, perhaps, that we do not value it as once we did. READ MORE Workplace Wellness Website Expands Content to Address Needs of Small and Mid-Size Business April 11, 2011 WASHINGTON D.C. – YourWellnessAdvantage.com, a free workplace wellness resource for small and mid-size businesses from the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, has expanded its online services in response to results from a recent survey of benefits managers. READ MORE “Welcome to the NFL” says Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation March 29, 2011 WASHINGTON D.C. – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation today welcomed the NFL as the Foundation’s 150th member. This new relationship combines a popular and respected sports icon with a national organization of business and public interest organizations in a common commitment to reducing obesity. READ MORE Employers make worker wellness a priority – now, to get employees to follow suit March 4, 2011 By Lisa Gable Our physical and economic health are linked, and that represents a competitive problem for the American economy. Half of an individual’s health status results from their lifestyle – more than genetics and environment combined. But too many Americans lead lifestyles that undermine our health, increasing employer costs and decreasing productivity. READ MORE National Organization Pursues Wellness as a Priority of African-American Community February 16, 2011 By Lisa Gable 1963 was a critical year for African-Americans. Dr. Martin Luther King led the March on Washington. President John F. Kennedy called for a Civil Rights Act. African-American leaders throughout America intensified their organizing efforts aimed at strengthening their community, locally and nationally. READ MORE Statement by the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation on the One Year Anniversary of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! Campaign February 9, 2011 WASHINGTON D.C. – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation today extended its congratulations to First Lady Michelle Obama on the first anniversary of Let’s Move!, her ground-breaking program aimed at eliminating childhood obesity. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation triples membership in first year, launches program in all of its priority areas January 28, 2011 By Lisa Gable It started with 41 food companies, trade associations and non-governmental organizations coming together to help reduce obesity, especially childhood obesity. The result was the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation. The goal of combating obesity is as challenging as it is important. That is why the Foundation has taken a look at what we have achieved and what we plan to achieve in the near future, in our annual report. READ MORE Promoting Healthier Communities: United Way, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation to Work Together to Promote Healthy Lifestyles December 16, 2010 WASHINGTON D.C. – United Way Worldwide (UWW) and the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) today announced a partnership aimed at promoting active, healthy lifestyles to combat growth in the obesity rate, especially among young people. UWW and the HWCF signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a framework for cooperation to reverse increasing obesity levels in the United States. READ MORE ANNIKA Foundation Partners with Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation To Reduce Childhood Obesity November 17, 2010 Orlando, Fla. – The ANNIKA Foundation, whose mission is to teach children the importance of living a healthy, active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition, has partnered with the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), a national CEO-led multi-year initiative launched in October 2009 to help reduce obesity – especially childhood obesity – by 2015. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, ‘nPLAY: New Partnership Launched to Promote Physical Activity Among Young Americans September 27, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) announced today that ‘nPLAY – a coalition of 23 elite athletes from 11 different sports – has joined the Foundation to advance their common goal of supporting physical education and physical activity programs among young people. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education Announce Energy Balance Curriculum to Combat Childhood Obesity September 21, 2010 Program to reach over 21,000 elementary schools and over 1 million teachers. Washington, DC – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), the CEO-led organization driving a multi-year effort designed to help reduce obesity – especially childhood obesity – by 2015, today announced the launch of a new online curriculum powered by Discovery Education. READ MORE Combating Obesity: Army, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Work Together to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Choices August 30, 2010 WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Army Accessions Command (USAAC) and the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) today announced a partnership aimed at countering the trend toward obesity among young people that could – among other downsides – diminish the pool of qualified young Americans available for military duty. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Announces PGA As 100th Member August 11, 2010 PGA of America extends impact of First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to reduce childhood obesity. WASHINGTON – The “Michelle Obama effect” continued to grow interest and support for efforts to curb obesity as the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) announced today that The PGA of America has become the Foundation’s 100th member. READ MORE The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Joins Morning Show ‘The Balancing Act’ Airing on Lifetime Television July 26, 2010 Air Dates are August 23 and September 27, 2010 (Pompano Beach, FL) — The Balancing Act welcomes the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), a CEO-led organization launched in October 2009. The HWCF is engaged in a national multi-year effort designed to help reduce obesity—especially childhood obesity – by 2015. READ MORE Food and Beverage Manufacturers Pledging to Reduce Annual Calories By 1.5 Trillion By 2015 May 17, 2010 Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Signs Agreement with the Partnership for a Healthier America WASHINGTON D.C. – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) today joined First Lady Michelle Obama and the Partnership for a Healthier America in announcing its new pledge to reduce annual calories by 1.5 trillion by the end of 2015, and sustain that level. READ MORE First Lady Announces Food and Beverage Manufacturer Agreement with Partnership for a Healthier America to Fight Childhood Obesity May 17, 2010 Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Members Pledge Product Changes to Reduce 1.5 Trillion Calories by 2015 Washington, DC – First Lady Michelle Obama today announced that the Partnership for a Healthier America has signed an agreement with The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) whose members are pledging to take actions aimed at reducing 1.5 trillion product calories by the end of 2015. As an interim step to this goal, HWCF will seek to reduce calories by 1 trillion in 2012. READ MORE HWCF Partners With Media Companies in Website Launches May 4, 2010 By CAROL ANGRISANI WASHINGTON — The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation has partnered media companies Discovery Education and the Meredith Corp. for the launch of two websites that address healthy lifestyles in schools and home. A third website focuses on healthy living in the workplace. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Forms Partnership with Discovery Education and Meredith Corporation to Fight Childhood Obesity May 4, 2010 Rising Childhood Obesity Epidemic to Affect 20% of Children in the United States by Year’s End WASHINGTON D.C. – The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) announced today an unprecedented, innovative alliance with leading media companies Discovery Education and Meredith Corporation to help parents, educators, and children address the problem of childhood obesity. READ MORE Good Health is Good Business: New Website Promotes Healthy Workforce Culture May 4, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Small and medium-sized companies seeking to promote a healthy workplace culture and help employees to pursue a healthy lifestyle will get support from a new website brought to you by the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) with its partner the National Business Group on Health. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Introduced October 5, 2009 WASHINGTON - A food and beverage industry coalition formed to battle obesity is set to launch here this morning. Called the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, its objective is to reduce obesity, especially in children aged 6 to 11, by 2015. The foundation is made up of 40 companies including retailers like United Supermarkets, manufacturers including Kellogg Co. and PepsiCo, non-profit organizations and trade associations. Members have committed $20 million to the effort. READ MORE Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Introduced October 5, 2009 by Lorraine Woellert Kellogg Co. Chief Executive Officer David Mackay announced a $20 million anti-obesity campaign to encourage some of the world’s largest food makers to reconsider the way they sell their products. PepsiCo Inc. of Purchase, N.Y.; General Mills Inc. of Golden Valley; Sara Lee Corp. of Downers Grove, Ill.; and other companies said they would make their products more health conscious. READ MORE Coalition Aims to Reduce Obesity October 5, 2009 By CQ Staff Retailers, the food and beverage industry and nonprofits launched on Monday the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, a partnership aimed at fighting obesity. Backers said the idea is to help reduce obesity, especially among children, by promoting the idea of balancing calories expended in physical activity with calories consumed in a healthy diet. READ MORE Brownback Applauds Launch of Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation October 6, 2009 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback today applauded the launch of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation. The foundation will focus on reducing obesity in Kansas and the nation. “I am proud to support the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation,” said Brownback. 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