Objective To examine the effectiveness of a primary care–based obesity intervention over
the first year (6 intervention contacts) of a planned 2-year study. Design Cluster randomized …

Background Pediatric obesity is a multi-faceted public health concern that can lead to
cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and early mortality. Small changes in diet, physical …

Background Community-based obesity treatment programs have become an important
response to address child obesity; however the majority of these programs are small …

Background: Despite recent declines among young children, obesity remains a public health
burden in the United States, including among Latino/Hispanic children. The determining …

Objectives The study aims to assess the effects of family‐based interventions targeted to
parents only or to parents‐and‐child for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity …

Objective To improve systems of care to advance implementation of the US Preventive
Services Task Force recommendations for childhood obesity treatment (ie, clinicians …

Objectives This study will test the efficacy of motivational interviewing (MI) conducted by
primary care providers and dieticians among children ages 2‐8 years old with a body mass …

Objective To test the hypotheses that an innovative skills-based behavioral family clinic and
home-based intervention (LAUNCH) would reduce body mass index z score (BMIz) …

Although pediatric providers have traditionally assessed and treated childhood obesity and
associated health‐related conditions in the clinic setting, there is a recognized need to …

Effective obesity prevention and treatment interventions targeting children and their families
are needed to help curb the obesity epidemic. Pediatric primary care is a promising setting …