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Topics A-Z > Childhood Overweight/Obesity

Childhood Overweight/Obesity      Locate research on this topic
bullet University of California, Berkeley, Center for Weight and Health
 
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Childhood Overweight: A Fact Sheet for Professionals [PDF]
 
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Reversing Childhood Obesity Trends: Helping Young Children Achieve Healthy Weights
bullet Childhood Obesity: A Food and Nutrition Resource List for Educators and Researchers [PDF] - USDA, Food and Nutrition Information Center. 
bullet Childhood Obesity: Assessment, Prevention and Treatment - University of Minnesota.
bullet Childhood Overweight - American Public Health Association. 
bullet Childhood Overweight: Trends, Health Consequences, and Recommendations for Action [PDF] - Project PA.
bullet Children's BMI & Percentile Graph Calculator - USDA, ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine.
bullet Does My Child Have a Weight Problem? [PDF] - USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Team Nutrition, Nibbles for Health Nutrition Newsletters for Parents.
bullet Eat Smart Play Hard - Healthy Lifestyle - USDA, Food and Nutrition Service.
bullet The Family Shapes a Child's Healthy Weight [PDF] - Kansas State University Extension.
bullet Fun, Food and Fitness Community Action Toolkit [PDF - 31 pages] - American Council for Fitness and Nutrition. This toolkit is designed to target the African American population. A toolkit targeting Hispanic Americans is also available entitled the Salud Festival Community Action Kit [PDF - 24 pages].
bullet Food and Fun for Families - USDA, WIC Works.
bullet Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Promoting Healthy Weight in Children - Weight Realities Division of the Society for Nutrition Education. 
bullet Helping Your Overweight Child - Weight Control Information Network.
bullet Knowledge Path: Overweight in Children and Adolescents - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
bullet Marketing, Self-Regulation and Childhood Obesity - Federal Trade Commission.
bullet Obesity in Children - Medline Plus.
bullet Overweight/Obesity - USDA, WIC Works.
bullet Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance - Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
bullet Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity - American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement.
bullet Reducing Risk of Childhood Overweight Among Immigrant Families from Asia - Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley (handouts in Korean, Vietnamese and English available to download)
bullet Screening and Interventions for Overweight in Children and Adolescents - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
bullet We Can! - National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
bullet WIC Fit Kids, A SWR "On the Road to Excellence" Video-Teleconference, Syllabus, Slides and Videotapes (April 2003) - USDA, WIC Works. 
bullet Your Child's Weight: Help your Child with Successful Weight Management - Baylor College of Medicine. 



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