“On September 30, 2014, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions held a one-day workshop titled ‘Cross-Sector Responses to Obesity: Models for Change.’ The workshop was designed to explore models of cross-sector work that may reduce the prevalence and consequences of obesity, discuss lessons learned from case studies of cross-sector initiatives, and spur future cross-sector collaboration.

The first half of the workshop examined four considerations important to cross-sector work: health equity, sustainability, leadership, and measurement. The second half of the workshop examined five case studies that represent cross-sector collaboratives at different levels of organization, from the tribal and regional to the county, state, and national levels.

This brief summary of the workshop highlights the salient points that emerged from the presentations and discussions at the workshop.”