Overweight and Obesity

Social Media Tools

Take advantage of these free, easy-to-use communication tools to help support your overweight and obesity prevention and control efforts.

Badges and Buttons

Badges are small graphic images that include a message and link to a web page. Buttons are graphic elements that include an image, a short call-to-action message, and a link for more information. They are created to be shared, and include HTML code that allows you to post them on a website.

Copy the code below for this "30 ways in 30 Ways in 30 Days to Stretch Your Fruit and Vegetable Budget" button (219x251): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/resources/index.html?s_cid=bb-dnpao-obweb-003#Fruit" title="30 ways in 30 days to stretch your fruit and vegetable budget."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/images/fruitsVeggiesBudget_badge.jpg" style="width:219px; height:251px; border:0px;" alt="30 ways in 30 days to stretch your fruit and vegetable budget." /></a>
Copy the code below for this "September is Fruits & Veggies- More Matters Month." button (180x150): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/fruitsvegetables/index.html?s_cid=bb-dnpao-obweb-009" title="September is Fruits & Veggies- More Matters month. Find out how many you should be eating each day."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/images/fruitsVegsAwarenessMonth_badge_sm.jpg" style="width:180px; height:150px; border:0px;" alt="September is Fruits & Veggies- More Matters month. Find out how many you should be eating each day." /></a>	Copy the code below for this "September is Fruits & Veggies- More Matters Month." button (300x250): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/fruitsvegetables/index.html?s_cid=bb-dnpao-obweb-004" title="September is Fruits & Veggies- More Matters Month. Find out how many you should be eating each day."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/images/fruitsVegsAwarenessMonth_badge.jpg" style="width:300px; height:250px; border:0px;" alt="September is Fruits & Veggies- More Matters Month. Find out how many you should be eating each day." /></a>
Copy the code below for this "National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month" button (180x150): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html?s_cid=bb-dnpao-obweb-005" title="September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Health Risks Now and Later. Join the conversation. Spread the word. Take action."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/images/childObesityAwareness_sm_badge.jpg" style="width:180px; height:150px; border:0px;" alt="September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Health Risks Now and Later. Join the conversation. Spread the word. Take action." /></a>	Copy the code below for this "National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month" button (300x250): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html?s_cid=bb-dnpao-obweb-006" title="September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Health Risks Now and Later. Join the conversation. Spread the word. Take action."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/images/childObesityAwareness_lg_badge.jpg" style="width:300px; height:250px; border:0px;" alt="September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Health Risks Now and Later. Join the conversation. Spread the word. Take action." /></a>
Copy the code below for this "September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. 12.5 million U.S. Children are obese. Join the conversation. Spread the word. Take action." button (180x150): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html?s_cid=bb-dnpao-obweb-007" title="September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Health risks now and later. Join the conversation. Spread the word. Take action."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/images/childObesityAwareness_lunch_sm_badge.jpg" style="width:180px; height:150px; border:0px;" alt="September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Health risks now and later. Join the conversation. Spread the word. Take action." /></a>	Copy the code below for this "National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month" button (300x250): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html?s_cid=bb-dnpao-obweb-008" title="September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Health risks now and later. Join the conversation. Spread the word. Take action."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/images/childObesityAwareness_lunch_lg_badge.jpg" style="width:300px; height:250px; border:0px;" alt="September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Health risks now and later. Join the conversation. Spread the word. Take action." /></a>
Copy the code below for this "Let's move. Salad Bars to Schools" button (180x150): <a href="http://www.saladbars2schools.org" title="Let's move. Salad Bars to Schools"><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/dnpao/hw/hw-saladbar-180x150.jpg" style="width:180px; height:150px; border:0px;" alt="Let's move. Salad Bars to Schools" /></a>	Copy the code below for this "Let's move. Salad Bars to Schools" button (300x250): <a href="http://www.saladbars2schools.org" title="Let's move. Salad Bars to Schools"><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/dnpao/hw/hw-saladbar-300x250.jpg" style="width:300px; height:250px; border:0px;" alt="Let's move. Salad Bars to Schools" /></a>
Copy the code below for this "Rethink your drink." button (180x150): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood?s_cid=healthyweight-001-bb" title="Rethink your drink. Find healthier drinks that quench your thirst."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/dnpao/hw/hw-drink01-180x150.jpg" style="width:180px; height:150px; border:0px;" alt="Rethink your drink. Find healthier drinks that quench your thirst." /></a>	Copy the code below for this "Rethink your drink." button (300x250): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood?s_cid=healthyweight-002-bb" title="Rethink your drink. Find healthier drinks that quench your thirst."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/dnpao/hw/hw-drink01-300x250.jpg" style="width:300px; height:250px; border:0px;" alt="Rethink your drink. Find healthier drinks that quench your thirst." /></a>
Copy the code below for this "Rethink your drink." button (180x150): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood?s_cid=healthyweight-003-bb" title="Rethink your drink. Find healthier drinks that quench your thirst."><img src=""http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/dnpao/hw/hw-drink02-180x150.jpg" style="width:180px; height:150px; border:0px;" alt="Rethink your drink. Find healthier drinks that quench your thirst." /></a>	Copy the code below for this "Rethink your drink." button (300x250): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood?s_cid=healthyweight-004-bb" title="Rethink your drink. Find healthier drinks that quench your thirst."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/dnpao/hw/hw-drink02-300x250.jpg" style="width:300px; height:250px; border:0px;" alt="Rethink your drink. Find healthier drinks that quench your thirst." /></a>
Copy the code below for this "CDC Vital Signs™ – Learn Vital Information about Breastfeeding and Childhood Obesity." button (180x150): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/BreastFeeding/?s_cid=vitalsigns_079" title="CDC Vital Signs™ – Learn Vital Information about Breastfeeding and Childhood Obesity. Read Vital Signs™…"><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/vitalsigns/breastfeeding_180x150.gif" style="width:180px; height:150px; border:0px;" alt="CDC Vital Signs™ – Learn Vital Information about Breastfeeding and Childhood Obesity. Read Vital Signs™…" /></a>	Copy the code below for this "Breastfeeding helps protect against childhood obesity." button (180x150): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/BreastFeeding/?s_cid=vitalsigns_081" title="Breastfeeding helps protect against childhood obesity. Learn How. CDC Vital Signs™: www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns"><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/vitalsigns/breastfeeding_facebook_180x150.jpg" style="width:180px; height:150px; border:0px;" alt="Breastfeeding helps protect against childhood obesity. Learn How. CDC Vital Signs™: www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns" /></a>
Copy the code below for this "1 in 3 mothers stop breastfeeding without hospital support." button (152x172): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/BreastFeeding/?s_cid=vitalsigns_082" title="1 in 3 mothers stop breastfeeding without hospital support. CDC Vital Signs™: www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns"><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/vitalsigns/breastfeeding_datastats_150x172.jpg" style="width:150px; height:172px; border:0px;" alt="1 in 3 mothers stop breastfeeding without hospital support. CDC Vital Signs™: www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns" /></a>	Copy the code below for this "1 in 3 mothers stop breastfeeding without hospital support." button (170x196): <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/BreastFeeding/?s_cid=vitalsigns_083" title="1 in 3 mothers stop breastfeeding without hospital support. CDC Vital Signs™: www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns"><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/vitalsigns/breastfeeding_datastats_170x196.jpg" style="width:170px; height:196px; border:0px;" alt="1 in 3 mothers stop breastfeeding without hospital support. CDC Vital Signs™: www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns" /></a>
Copy the code below for this "Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play." button (180x150): <a href="https://www.presidentschallenge.org/informed/news.shtml" title="Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/dnpao/hw/hw-wdop-180x150.jpg" style="width:180px; height:150px; border:0px;" alt="Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play." /></a>	Copy the code below for this "Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play." button (300x250): <a href="https://www.presidentschallenge.org/informed/news.shtml" title="Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/dnpao/hw/hw-wdop-300x250.jpg" style="width:300px; height:250px; border:0px;" alt="Help your children play! Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play." /></a>
To add this button to your page, copy the HTML code below and paste it into the BODY section of your page: <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/leanworks"> <img border="0" src="http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/DNPAO/images/LEAN_Works_282x234.jpg" alt="CDC's LEAN Works! A free resource for worksites from CDC" width="282" height="234"></a>

Content Syndication

Content syndication is an application that enables partner organizations to display current CDC health content and allows visitors to the public health partner’s website access to CDC content without leaving the partner website.

Current web pages available for content syndication:

eCards

e-Cards are electronic greeting cards that you can send to friends, family and co-workers. Simply select an e-Card, type in an email address and name, and send a greeting that encourages healthy eating and active living.

Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Healthy Kids	Worldwide Day of Play Healthy Kids
Healthy Drink Options Healthy Kids	Healthy Drink Options Healthy Kids
Let’s Move Salads to Schools Healthy Kids	Want a healthy body AND a healthy budget? Fruit and Vegetable Budget Tips

Mobile Web Pages

mHealth or mobile health is a term used to describe the practice of using mobile technologies—mobile phones, text messaging services, or applications—to support public health and medicine.

Current web pages available for mobile devices:

Healthy Weight

Podcasts

Listen to or download these podcasts to learn more about the obesity epidemic, physical activity and the food systems.

Obesity

Childhood Obesity – Prevention Begins with Breastfeeding
This podcast is based on the August, 2011 CDC Vital Signs report. Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the US. Breastfeeding can help prevent obesity, but one in three moms stop without hospital support.

The Obesity Epidemic – What Can Be Done? (1:21)
This podcast is based on the August, 2010 CDC Vital Signs report which promotes policies and programs in the community and at school and work that make the healthy choice the easy choice to reduce obesity.

The Obesity Epidemic – What Can Be Done? PSA (:60)
This 60 second PSA is based on the August 2010 CDC Vital Signs report which provides information on obesity and what you can do to help fight the epidemic.

The Obesity Epidemic
Learn about obesity and the community initiatives taking place to prevent and reduce this epidemic.

Childhood Obesity – Prevention Begins with Breastfeeding PSA (:60)
This 60 second Public Service Announcement (PSA) is based on the August, 2011 CDC Vital Signs report. Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the US. Breastfeeding can help prevent obesity, but one in three moms stop without hospital support.

Obesity and Women (3:57)
This women's health podcast focuses on obesity in women and girls. It discusses obesity-related health risks and includes tips to help achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

Physical Activity

Keep Your Kids Moving
A recent CDC study found that only about one in 10 high school students is getting enough exercise.

Keep Your Kids Moving (A Cup of Health with CDC)
If you think your child spends too much time playing video games or watching TV, you’re probably right. A recent CDC study found that only about one in 10 high school-aged students is getting enough exercise.

Food Systems

Feeding Health: Michael Pollan on Improving Public Health through the Food Systems
In this podcast, author Michael Pollan discusses his March 2009 visit to CDC and offers his thoughts on the intersection between the government, the food systems, and public health.

Videos

Watch, share or download these videos to learn more about the obesity epidemic, and reaching and maintaining a healthy weight.

Overweight and Obesity

The Obesity Epidemic
This video explains the many factors that have contributed to the obesity epidemic, and showcases several community initiatives taking place to prevent and reduce obesity.

Healthy Weight

Finding a Balance
The key to reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is FINDING A BALANCE in your lifestyle that includes healthy eating and regular physical activity.

Widgets

A widget is an application that can be used by partners to display featured health content directly on their desktop, website or social media site. Widgets can also be shared with friends.

Adult BMI (Body Mass Index) Calculator
Add this widget to your Web site to let anyone calculate their BMI. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. This calculator provides BMI and the corresponding weight category. Use this calculator for adults, 20 years old and older.

CDC's State-Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases

Copy This Code for BMI for Adults Widget:

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