Oklahoma City Mayor and former USCM President Mick Cornett, announcing the launch of the 2017 awards competition. (Photo Credit: The United States Conference of Mayors)
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The Childhood Obesity Prevention Program has grown and expanded, to become the Childhood Obesity Prevention and Environmental Health & Sustainability Awards! Visit our new web page for latest updates, including important dates and deadlines: https://www.usmayors.org/programs/abfha-awards |
Resources and Information
About the Childhood Obesity Prevention Program (PDF)
Resources For Mayors:
- Sample Op-Ed (English)
- Sample Op-Ed (Spanish)
- Sample PSA Script (English)
- Sample PSA Script (Spanish)
- Sample Social Media Messaging (English)
- Sample Social Media Messaging (Spanish)
- Mayors Guide to Fighting Childhood Obesity
Resources For Everyone:
Six Cities Share $745,000 in Grants Through the 2021 Childhood Obesity Prevention and Environmental Health and Sustainability Awards
Partnership Invests $4.3 million overall in Mayors and Cities since 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America (ABFHA) announced today $745,000 in
Albuquerque, Augusta and Oakland Park Win Top 2020 Childhood Obesity Prevention Awards
Cities Share $445,000 in Grants to Encourage Children’s Healthy Weight & Lifestyle Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) announced the winners for the 2020 Childhood Obesity Prevention Awards during the USCM’s 88th
Six Cities Share $445,000 in Grants to Support Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
Partnership with Beverage Industry Invests $3.1 Million Overall in Programs that Encourage Healthy Weight and Healthy Lifestyles among Children WASHINGTON, D.C. —The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) today announced the winners of the 2019
Six Cities Share $445,000 In Grants To Support Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
Partnership Invests in Promising Programs to Encourage Kids’ Healthy Weight & Lifestyle WASHINGTON, DC — Today The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) announced the winners of the 2018 Childhood Obesity Prevention Awards during the
Six Cities Share $445,000 in Grants to Support Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
WASHINGTON, DC. — Today The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) announced the winners of the 2017 Childhood Obesity Prevention Awards during the organization’s 85th Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. The awards went to cities
The partnership has three core components
1. GRANTS. Over the course of this six-year partnership, USCM, ABA and ABFHA will award more than $2.6 million to more than 35 cities across the country
2. PUBLIC AWARENESS. In addition to the awards program, the partnership includes a signifi cant public awareness component. For example, at USCM’s 2016 Winter Meeting, USCM recruited 65 Mayors from cities across the country to record radio public service announcements (PSAs), in both English and Spanish, on how parents and others can help reverse the trend of childhood obesity. As part of this effort, USCM and ABA also created an extensive array of resources, such as sample op-eds and social media content, that mayors and others can use to raise awareness of childhood obesity in their communities.
3. BEST PRACTICES. The third component of the partnership is connecting mayors with innovative, cost-effective program strategies to successfully reduce childhood obesity in their cities. These best practices highlight the innovative, sustainable and/or adaptable aspects of the Childhood Obesity Prevention Award-winning programs, and also provide insights into the history and development of each initiative
Previous Award Winners
Large City
2018
1st Place: Boston, MA
2nd Place: Houston, TX
2017
1st Place: Las Vegas, NV
2nd Place: Phoenix, AZ
2016
1st Place: New Orleans, LA
2nd Place: Baltimore, MD
2015
1st Place: Jacksonville, FL
2nd Place: Seattle, WA
2014
1st Place: Denver, CO
2nd Place: Dallas, TX
2012
1st Place: Louisville, KY
2nd Place: Houston, TX
Medium City
2018
1st Place: Knoxville, TN
2nd Place: Providence, RI
2017
1st Place: Columbia, SC
2nd Place: Gresham, OR
2016
1st Place: Fontana, CA
2nd Place: Columbia, SC
2015
1st Place: New Haven, CT
2nd Place: Green Bay, WI
2014
1st Place: Waterbury, CT
2nd Place: Little Rock, AR
2012
1st Place Medium City Allentown, Penn.
2nd Place Medium City Las Cruces, N.M.
Small City
2018
1st Place: Perris, CA
2nd Place: Port Arthur, TX
2017
1st Place: Waterloo, IA
2nd Place: Huntington, WV
2016
1st Place: Everett, MA
2nd Place: Plainfield, NJ
2015
1st Place: Lima, OH
2nd Place: North Miami, FL
2014
1st Place: York, PA
2nd Place: Monrovia, CA
2012
1st Place: Lima, OH
2nd Place: Patterson, LA