In the three months between November 2003 and March 2004, nearly 1100 intervention programs and 550 organizations that identified themselves as funders completed the survey. Following are some of the highlights and contrasts in the collected data.
Calling Corporate AmericaMore than 80% of organizations that fund childhood obesity-related programs are either non-profit or government, with for-profit businesses and corporations supporting less than 20% of ongoing programs.
The Truth is Out There“Outcomes-based criteria” was the factor named most often as influencing funding decisions, yet nearly half of the programs do not have quantifiable measures of success in place – of those that do, less than 5% have published their program outcomes in professional journals.Let’s Get Together• 94% of organizations that fund childhood obesity-related programs stated they would benefit from participating in discussions on this subject with other funding agencies.• 91% of programs working independently stated their program would benefit from collaborations or partnerships.
The Truth is Out There“Outcomes-based criteria” was the factor named most often as influencing funding decisions, yet nearly half of the programs do not have quantifiable measures of success in place – of those that do, less than 5% have published their program outcomes in professional journals.
Let’s Get Together• 94% of organizations that fund childhood obesity-related programs stated they would benefit from participating in discussions on this subject with other funding agencies.• 91% of programs working independently stated their program would benefit from collaborations or partnerships.
The complete survey and results are available in the SAY Summary Report (pdf).