National and International Experts on Childhood Obesity

Contacts:

International Obesity Taskforce:
http://www.iaso.org/iotf/

This organization has a vision of reducing the obesity burden on a global level and elevating inequalities in children and adults through policy and environment changes. They focus on leadership, knowledge exchange, projects, training and advocacy. This is a research lead organization and have a focus of convincing world leaders that this is an epidemic, which requires action to be taken. Another concern of this organization is the marketing towards children in regard to food. The exposure of children to unhealthy foods and beverages has become a major focus of policy change (The StanMark project).

International association for the study of obesity. (2012, July). Marketing to children. Retrieved from http://www.iaso.org/policy/marketing-children/

An interesting video on a family who lost their child due to obesity:

Childhood Obesity: A call for parents to lose custody
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/childhood-obesity-call-parents-lose-custody/story?id=14068280#.UAWuYWj3DoB

Collaborate for Healthy Weight:
http://www.collaborateforhealthyweight.org/
This organization is a national initiative mobilizes public health professionals, primary care providers and leaders of community organizations to work together in improving methods to reverse the obesity epidemic.

Collaborate for healthy weight. (n.d.). Stronger partnerships. healthier futures. Retrieved from http://www.collaborateforhealthyweight.org/


National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality: The Obesity National Advisory Council
http://www.nichq.org/who_we_are/people/obesity_national_advisory_council.html


This is a group of national experts working together in improving childhood obesity. They come from diverse backgrounds and have a wide range of skills in order to help fight this epidemic. Their commitment is towards the prevention side of obesity through education and implementation. 


World Health Organization:
http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood/en/

This is an international organization that is working to prevent childhood obesity on a global scale and has a focus on noncommunicable diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at a younger age. They view childhood obesity as one the most serious pubic health problems of the 21st century and is continuing to increase at an disturbing rate. 

World health Organization. (2012). Childhood overweight and obesity. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood/en/