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Fighting childhood obesity one school cafeteria at a time

May 17, 2013

By Lisa Stark In the fight against childhood obesity, the weapons have been many. Schools have tried exercise and education, and the government has mandated healthier school lunches. Now a school district in Virginia is believed to be the first...
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New podcast explores ways to halt the childhood obesity epidemic

May 2, 2013

Recently, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a funder of the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research, asked consulting firm The Greatest Good to put together a brainstorming session on childhood obesity. The session was taped for podcast on the radio...
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New NCCOR project translates research into applications for the Healthy Eating Index

April 25, 2013

In April, NCCOR launched a series of new communication tools and technologies that translate and disseminate research applications of the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) for researchers, practitioners, and decision makers and ultimately highlight changes needed to enable healthier food choices...
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NCCOR adds two data resources to website

October 11, 2012

The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) is pleased to announce the addition of two data collections to its list of resources from NCCOR members: the Data Hub, and the Health Indicator Sortable Stats. (more…)
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NCCOR members recognized for innovative work

October 4, 2012

The American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) announced its awardees of the first Childhood Obesity Challenge this week. Several members of the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) were recognized for their “innovative ideas to combat the childhood obesity...
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NCCOR member teaches training course at BEAT Institute

June 19, 2012

There is growing evidence that the “built environment” or physical characteristics of a community can have a major impact on obesity, physical activity, and overall health. NCCOR External Scientific Panel (NESP) member Jim Sallis will discuss the role environment plays...
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Webpages now feature easy-to-share fact sheets

May 31, 2012

The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) is making it easier to disseminate information about its online tools. The Catalogue of Surveillance Systems and Measures Registry now have fact sheets available for download. The fact sheets can be found...
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New infographics to help users search NCCOR’s Catalogue and Registry

May 2, 2012

The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) recently unveiled new infographics that provide users with a visual reference of the various options to sort or “filter” items in the Catalogue of Surveillance Systems and Measures Registry online tools. (more…)
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Special feature on obesity and cancer risk in NCI’s Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer

April 12, 2012

In March 2012, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released its Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer 1975-2008. This year’s report contains a special feature on the association of overweight and lack of physical activity with cancer...
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New NCCOR infographics illuminate global reach

April 5, 2012

The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) recently released new infographics pertaining to global usage of its Catalogue of Surveillance Systems and Measures Registry online tools. (more…)
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