American Academy of Pediatrics - OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies - http://www.ion.edu
2004 – 2005 Active Living Research Reference List
Active Living Research has created a summary of references studying the relationships between the built environment, physical activity, and obesity for 2004-2005.
The organization found 101 references in 2004 and 160 in 2005. The articles were published in 100 different journals: http://www.activelivingresearch.org/index.php/Literature_Citations/129
2006 Conference Presentations
Active Living Research has posted PDF files of the PowerPoint presentations from its 2006 Annual Conference.
These presentations can be found in agenda order at:
http://www.activelivingresearch.org/index.php/Annual_Conference_2006/271
New Program Brief on AHRQ Research on Obesity and Overweight
AHRQ has released a new program brief that summarizes findings from current and completed projects focused on obesity and overweight.
It can be found at http://www.ahrq.gov/research/obesitybrf.pdf . A print copy is available by sending an e-mail to ahrqpubs@ahrq.hhs.gov
Multi-Level Research on Childhood Obesity
Bennett Series lecture presented by Dr. Katherine Kaufer Christoffel, July 2007
Download PowerPoint slides
Resources especially for Bariatric Surgery
National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ)
National Congress on Childhood Obesity - March 19 in Miami, FL.
Youth Obesity Learning Collaborative (YOLC)
Executive Summary - http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/overweight/BMI/pdf/BMI_execsumm.pdf
