Background Childhood obesity remains a serious public health concern. Community-based
childhood obesity treatment interventions have the potential to improve health behaviors …

Background: We developed a multicomponent, family-based intervention for young children
with obesity consisting of parent group sessions, home nursing visits, and multidisciplinary …

Objectives. Successful childhood obesity intervention models that build sustainable
behavioral change are needed, particularly in low-income, ethnic minority communities …

Background Ineffective family interventions for the prevention of childhood obesity have, in
part, been attributed to the challenges of reaching and engaging parents. With a particular …

Background: To date there has been limited success with childhood obesity prevention
interventions. This may be due in part, to the challenge of reaching and engaging parents in …

Background Family-based interventions are efficacious at preventing and controlling
childhood overweight and obesity; however, implementation is often hindered by low parent …

Rural families are disproportionately affected by obesity. Obesity often runs in families and is
impacted by hereditary components, the shared home environment, and parent …

Background: Significant gaps exist in access to evidence-based pediatric weight
management interventions, especially for low-income families who are disproportionately …

Background Child and adolescent obesity trends are rising throughout the world, revealing
treatment difficulties and a lack of consensus about treatment. The family system is broadly …

Sustaining community-based obesity interventions for families represents an ongoing
challenge. Many initially grant-funded initiatives lack a sustainable model to continue. After …