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National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research launches Measures Registry

April 29, 2011

A searchable online registry of diet and physical activity measures relevant to childhood obesity research WASHINGTON, DC – The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) has launched a free, searchable online registry of measures and resources to use in...
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National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research launches surveillance resource

February 4, 2011

A compilation of 75+ U.S. surveillance systems provides researchers with a one-stop resource on childhood obesity data WASHINGTON, DC – The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) announced today the launch of a new, free online resource to help...
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NIH-funded studies tackling childhood obesity; NCCOR-supported program among efforts

September 9, 2010

NHLBI Office of Communications The National Institutes of Health is launching two major research efforts, totaling $72.5 million, to examine ways to curtail the nation's childhood obesity epidemic. One will study long-term approaches to prevent or treat childhood obesity, and...
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NCCOR among innovation winners celebrated following HHS employee vote

August 4, 2010

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the six winners of innovation awards in the first cycle of the HHSinnovates program. The program is aimed at supporting a "culture of innovation" in one of the federal government's largest Departments. (more…)
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Childhood obesity research collaboration welcomes USDA

March 5, 2010

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has joined the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR), a public-private research collaboration to accelerate progress on preventing and reversing the childhood obesity epidemic. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for...
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NCCOR featured on podcast

February 26, 2010

NIH Research Radio recorded a podcast interview titled “Research to Health Fight Childhood Obesity: NCCOR.” Dr. Rachel Ballard-Barbash, associate director for the Applied Research Program at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) Steering...
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Collaboration accelerating progress on childhood obesity

February 10, 2010

February marks the one-year anniversary of the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR), a public-private collaboration to accelerate progress on reversing the epidemic of overweight and obesity among U.S. youth. (more…)
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Proposals being accepted for a research study to examine existing community programs; winner to work in partnership with NCCOR

September 8, 2009

Activities of the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) have led to plans for a new nationwide study that will examine outcomes associated with characteristics of community programs and policies to reduce childhood obesity rates. The National Heart, Lung,...
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Webinar series builds policy research skills

April 6, 2009

Session 2 of a four-part webinar series designed to disseminate approaches for evaluating obesity policies was held on April 3. It addressed the pitfalls associated with research in real world settings. (more…)
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Building a collaboration to address childhood obesity

April 6, 2009

The scope and urgency of the childhood obesity epidemic requires comprehensive efforts to increase both healthy eating and physical activity. The new National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) brings together the expertise and resources of three of the country’s...
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