Children? adults? state level? local. federal?  Can you narrow it down a bit?  Have you found anything at all to start with? It's a relatively new area, so you may have to go beyond research articles in journals.

Your response is appreciated. I am interested in obesity-related policies for adults, at any level ( federal, state or local). Yes, I have found a few policies.

Thank You

Richardeanea

Dear Richardeanea, it may be difficult to find specific data on obesity-related public health policies for various countries, because such data on national health often are published in nationally but not in internationally scientific journals.

A solution would be to search national databases from Ministries of Health for country-specific health reports. In many European countries there are obesity-related public health policies and periodic National Health Surveys which are public released. Most reports will be free available at the websites of the ministry or of the health organization but often they are also published in scientific journals.

A google search for "public health" and "obesity or adiposity" combined with a certain country will provide you the websites for national health surveys for different countries.

Dear Michael: Your response is appreciated. The question I posed was not specific enough. I am actually exploring obesity-related public policy in the Unites States.

Richardeanae

Do you know the Trust for American's Health 2008 Issue Report, which responds in two sections to state and federal responsibilities and policies? This report may give you some ideas for your work. Otherwise, the search strategy I mentioned in my prior answer could also be applied for a search for information of several U.S. states.

healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2008/Obesity2008Report.pdf

Also, try these website:

http://obesityactionfund.org/page.asp?id=19

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/policy/obesity.html

www.rand.org/content/.../RAND_RGSD324.pdf  This one lists the states with obesity laws

Here's another one:

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nopren/

Hi! You should visit this site: http://www.wcrf.org/int/policy/nourishing-framework/nutrition-labels

Also, if you are looking research papers about obesity-related policies go on pubmed and search terms as nutrition labels, sugar beverares taxes and obesity, etc

Another approach is to look for Public Private Partnership ( 3P ) that EU and other countries are using to fight obesity. Juan Rivera Domarco, INSP Mexico has written on Obesity for this country and put together with a team a mutidiciplinary initiative called ( ANSA ) Acuerdo Nacional de Salud Alimentaria