Chronic disease prevention continues to be inadequate, overall and in achieving health
equity, in spite of the many evidence-based practices and policies (EBPPs) available to …

You have in your hands, or at your fingertips, the first edition of the American Academy of
Pediatrics clinical practice guideline for evaluation and management of children and …

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of childhood obesity interventions and conduct a
taxonomy of intervention components that are most effective in changing obesity-related …

The objective of this technical report is to provide clinicians with evidence-based, actionable
information upon which to make assessment and treatment decisions for children and …

Abstract Background/Objectives Overweight and obesity (OWOB) is a global epidemic.
Adults and adolescents from low-income households are at higher risk to be OWOB. This …

BACKGROUND: Our primary aim was to evaluate the effects of 2 family-based obesity
management interventions compared with a control group on BMI in low-income …

Adolescents affected by overweight or obesity report similar quality of life to adolescents with
cancer. While weight management is important for physiological outcomes, it is unclear …

Multicomponent and multisectoral community‐based interventions (CBIs) have proven
potential in preventing overweight and obesity in children. Synthesizing evidence on the …

Objective To evaluate behavior modification of diet and parent feeding practices in
childhood obesity interventions. Design Secondary analysis of randomized, controlled trial …

Background. Childhood obesity is a complex public health challenge that requires
innovative, sustainable solutions. Positive deviance, inspired by the science of complexity, is …