"Obesity: Can We Stop the Epidemic?"
Year: 2018
Award Level: Silver
Award Winner(s): Harvard University
Award: Circle of Excellence
Category: Writing | Feature Writing
About the entry
Since the 1970s, the U.S. has experienced an unprecedented obesity epidemic that has not reversed course. Today, that epidemic is global. Why has the problem been impervious to change? And what would it take to reverse the trend? "Obesity: Can we stop the epidemic?" explores these questions in depth, examining the issue through different public health lenses—from human biology and health communications to agricultural policy and government regulation.
From the Judges' Report
This story took a highly-covered topic and presented it in a new way. As a result, it impacted our lives and changed our perspective about the subject.