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The Healthy Weight Collaborative: Using Learning Collaboratives to Enhance Community-Based Prevention Initiatives Addressing Childhood Obesity.
Hargreaves, Margaret B.; Honeycutt, Todd; Orfield, Cara; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
promising, evidence-based clinical and community-based strategies to prevent and treat obesity for children and families. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923518
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The Association Between Maltreatment and Obesity Among Preschool Children.
Whitaker, Robert C.; Phillips, Shannon M.; Orzol, Sean M.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923888
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Commentary: Should I Blame Mom or Dad? Identifying the Relative Contribution of Each Parent's Body Size to That of Their Offspring.
Whitaker, Robert C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007
The author responds to an article that proposes a mechanism to statistically test the difference in the relative contribution of the size of each parent to a child's birth weight and rate of weight gain during infancy—two factors associated with the development of obesity—urging...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924213
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Predictors of Maternal and Child Double Burden of Malnutrition in Rural Indonesia and Bangladesh.
Oddo, Vanessa M.; Rah, Jee H.; Semba, Richard D.; Sun, Kai - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
This article identifies maternal, child, and household characteristics in rural Indonesia and Bangladesh associated with maternal and child double burden of malnutrition, the coexistence of a stunted child and an overweight mother within the same household. Maternal and child double burden was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924245
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Obesity Among U.S. Urban Preschool Children: Relationships to Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status.
Whitaker, Robert C.; Orzol, Sean - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006
In the United States, a disparity among racial/ethnic groups in the prevalence of obesity is one of the great concerns … and enigmas in the obesity epidemic. This article seeks to determine whether there are racial/ethnic differences in the … prevalence of obesity among preschool children and determine whether these differences are explained by socioeconomic factors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924432
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Resurrecting Free Play in Young Children. Looking Beyond Fitness and Fatness to Attention, Affiliation, and Affect.
Burdette, Hillary L.; Whitaker, Robert C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005
The current emphasis on increasing physical activity in young children has arisen in response to the childhood obesity … emphasize other outcomes, besides obesity, and use different language. Specifically, they suggest using the word â …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924650
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School Meal Program Participation and Its Association with Dietary Patterns and Childhood Obesity.
Gleason, Philip; Briefel, Ronette; Wilson, er; Dodd, … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
Does eating school meals influence children’s dietary habits or chances of being overweight or obese? This study addressed these questions using data from the School Nutrition Dietary Assessment III Study. National School Lunch Program participants had lower intakes of sugar-sweetened...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924695
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School Food Environments and Policies in U.S. Public Schools.
Finkelstein, Daniel; Hill, Elaine; Whitaker, Robert C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924703
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Addressing Child Hunger and Obesity in Indian Country: Report to Congress (Summary)
Gordon, Anne; Oddo, Vanessa - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262238
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Addressing Child Hunger and Obesity in Indian Country: Report to Congress
Gordon, Anne; Oddo, Vanessa - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
This report summarizes current statistics on hunger, obesity, and type II diabetes among children living in Indian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262368