NCCOR at ALR 2018

February 8, 2018

NCCOR is heading to Banff, Canada, for the Active Living Research (ALR) Annual Conference on February 11–14, 2018. NCCOR joins professionals from around the world to share their latest research and innovations related to physical activity and active communities. NCCOR...

NCCOR, The JPB Foundation strengthen alliance to support Measures Registry

September 28, 2017

Through a three-year grant from The JPB Foundation, NCCOR will continue to strengthen its landmark Measures Registry, a free, online, searchable database of diet and physical activity measures relevant to childhood obesity research. This new grant will promote the Measures...

NCCOR hosts National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month social media activities

September 28, 2017

In recognition of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, NCCOR hosted social media activities to share resources and support communities in their efforts to reduce childhood obesity. On September 6, NCCOR launched a Facebook page! Through this new platform, NCCOR will...

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force update on obesity screening recommendation

June 29, 2017

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is charged with making recommendations for clinical preventive services. The USPSTF recently reviewed the evidence related to obesity in children and adolescents and weight management interventions to update the 2010 screening guidelines. The...

NCCOR Connect & Explore webinar series recordings on Measures Registry User Guides now available

April 27, 2017

NCCOR hosted a special Connect & Explore two-part webinar series highlighting the recently released Measures Registry User Guides. If you missed the webinars, you can access recordings and slides at https://www.nccor.org/archived-webinars/mruserguides. The Measures Registry User Guides were launched in February...

NCCOR publishes new white paper on health, behavioral design, and the built environment

March 30, 2017

NCCOR has released a new white paper on the use of behavioral design strategies and approaches to foster healthy eating and active living among children, teenagers, and their families. Available on the NCCOR website, the white paper builds on a series of...

NCCOR’s 2016 Annual Report: Expanding Our Outreach

March 13, 2017

NCCOR’s recently released Annual Report 2016 explores how NCCOR has expanded its outreach in four areas: engaging new audiences; harnessing the expertise of members and advisors; convening experts from diverse fields; and creating tools and resources for researchers and practitioners....

NCCOR launches Measures Registry User Guides

February 21, 2017

The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) has launched four Measures Registry User Guides to help childhood obesity researchers and practitioners choose appropriate measures for their research and evaluation efforts. The four User Guides focus on core areas of...

Announcing the next NCCOR #ChildObesityChat Twitter Chat on November 15

November 7, 2016

Since 2014, NCCOR has worked to help identify partnerships and foster engagement between clinical settings (including hospitals and health care systems) and communities in order to support interventions that address primary and secondary obesity prevention, including enhancing active living and...

NCCOR at APHA

October 27, 2016

NCCOR is pleased to be attending the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 144th Annual Meeting & Exposition, which takes place in Denver from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. More than 12,000 public health professionals from around the world will participate in this...