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The Healthy Weight Collaborative: Using Learning Collaboratives to Enhance Community-Based Prevention Initiatives Addressing Childhood Obesity
This report from the field describes the design, implementation, and early evaluation results of the Healthy Weight Collaborative.
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San Diego Healthy Weight Collaborative: a systems approach to address childhood obesity
A collaborative approach to identify opportunities for interactions between multiple systems is an important model for childhood obesity prevention.
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Next Steps in Obesity Prevention: Applying the Systems Approach
Roundtable discussion moderated by Terry Huang on a recent article by Nader et al. on a systems science approach to early childhood obesity intervention.
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Joining Forces for Healthier Communities
Progress report from the Collaborate for Healthy Weight project.
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The Healthy Weight Collaborative: Quality Improvement Methods Promoting Healthy Weight
Promoting healthy weight requires innovative approaches and a concerted response across all sectors of society.
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Educating Health Care Professionals in Advocacy for Childhood Obesity Prevention in Their Communities: Integrating Public Health and Primary Care in the Be Our Voice Project
The Be Our Voice training provides an opportunity to integrate primary care providers into public health, community-based advocacy.
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Collaborate for Healthy Weight
Interview with Charles J. Homer on the Collaborate for Healthy Weight project.
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Policies to Support Obesity Prevention for Children: A Focus on of Early Childhood Policies
Policies at many levels may help to shape environments that promote healthy weight and prevent obesity.
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Building Healthier Communities
Stories about healthcare professionals who advocated for policy changes to fight childhood obesity.
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Fighting childhood obesity: Resources to help the community pediatrician curb this epidemic
Although the obesity epidemic has stabilized in the past few years, prevalence rates remain unacceptably high, particularly among Hispanic boys, non-Hispanic black girls, and low-income preschool-aged children.
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