Research Being Done on Childhood Obesity

Some quick information:

Link to some great cites:

http://nccor.org/

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/meetings/workshops/child-obesity/index.htm

http://www.childobesity.com/CO_ProfJFK_Links.html

Here is a short video on how obesity is effecting the economy:

John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health was awarded a large sum of money to address the issue of childhood obesity on a global scale. They created the Johns Hopkins Global Center on Childhood Obesity, which will "emphasize the integration of geospatial analysis with a systems science and transdisciplinary approach to childhood obesity, bringing together basic science, epidemiology, nutrition, medicine, engineering and environmental and social policy research, in an innovative way" (John Hopkins University, 2011). This center will involve investigators internationally and domestic to collaborate together in order to solve this growing epidemic. The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR), CDC, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the USDA are involved in this new initiative. They will focus on prevention, help create research and training opportunities to promote a new generation of researchers (John hopkins university, 2011).   


John Hopkins University. (2011, March 13). John hopkins global center on childhood obesity established. Retrieved from http://www.jhgcco.org/news_20111103.html

Key Facts and Questions:

• Obesity result of biological, behavioral, social, environmental and economic factors
• Research suggests that many factors interact including; individual factors, home influences, school factors and community factors.
• Interventions have been analyzed in many settings including school, family, clinic, community and policy based ones.
• Many of these studies have gotten mixed results
• Majority of obesity prevention studies are school based
• What is the comparative effectiveness of school-based interventions for the prevention of obesity or overweight children? (U.S. department of health and human services, 2011)
• The above question will research on nutrition in school lunches, physical education, school curricula and vending machines availability of snacks.
• What is the comparative effectiveness of home-based interventions for the prevention of obesity or overweight in children? (U.S. department of health and human services, 2011)
• The above question will research nutrition and diet within the home, parenting styles and policy.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2011, December 20). Childhood obesity prevention programs: A comparative effectiveness review and meta-analysis . Retrieved from http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productid=902