Rice sociologist’s paper is candidate for top 5 publications of 2010
Vote for Kimbro’s paper ‘Federal Food Policy and Childhood Obesity’

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Rice sociologist Rachel Kimbro’s study, “Federal Food Policy and Childhood Obesity: A Solution or Part of the Problem?,” has been recognized as one of the most influential research articles funded by the Robert Wood

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Johnson Foundation (RWJF) this year. The study found that food assistance programs might unintentionally contribute to the childhood obesity problem in cities with high food prices. The researchers also determined that subsidized meals at school or daycare are beneficial for children’s weight status, and so expanding access to subsidized meals could be the most effective tool to combat obesity in poor children.

Featured in the RWJF 2010 Year in Research listing, Kimbro’s paper was one of the top 20 articles most frequently viewed in 2010. Voting will determine if it’s one of the top five publications of the year.

To vote for Kimbro’s paper, “Federal Food Policy and Childhood Obesity,” visit http://www.rwjf.org/pr/poll.jsp, click the box next to the title to nominate her paper, preview your selection and vote. Voting ends Dec. 23.

“Federal Food Policy and Childhood Obesity” was published in the March 2010 issue of Health Affairs. Kimbro, assistant professor of sociology, co-wrote it with Elizabeth Rigby of George Washington University. To read the full paper, visit http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=55711.