Celebrating a Milestone: NCCOR’s 2023 Annual Report Showcases Strategic Impact on Childhood Obesity Research

April 12, 2024

NCCOR announces the publication of our 2023 Annual Report, "Making a Strategic Difference." The report highlights the past year's achievements and features a special section celebrating NCCOR’s 15-year anniversary. A Legacy of Impact and Innovation When NCCOR began, childhood obesity...

Sleep Variables Now Available in NCCOR’s Catalogue of Surveillance Systems

December 8, 2023

Launched over a decade ago, NCCOR’s Catalogue of Surveillance Systems (CSS) has become an indispensable resource for childhood obesity research, providing centralized access to over 100 relevant data sets. Now, NCCOR is again accelerating progress in childhood obesity research by incorporating new...

New NCCOR Editorial Explores the Intersection of Structural Racism, Social Determinants, and Childhood Obesity

December 1, 2023

NCCOR is pleased to announce a new editorial in the journal Childhood Obesity titled, The Influence of Social Determinants of Health and Structural Racism on Childhood Obesity. It explores the relationship between social determinants of health (SDoH), structural racism, and childhood obesity and...

Visit NCCOR during the 2023 American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting & Expo in Atlanta

November 7, 2023

Join NCCOR from November 12-15 at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta. This year’s theme, Creating the Healthiest Nation: Overcoming Social and Ethical Challenges, focuses on building public health capacity and addressing social and...

NCCOR Releases a New Factsheet as Part of Early Childhood Focus during National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

September 5, 2023

Infants and toddlers will take center stage during National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month as NCCOR publishes a new factsheet about the Healthy Eating Index (HEI). For the first time, the recently released HEI highlights the unique dietary needs of young children. Created by the National...

Upcoming NCCOR Webinar Highlights the New Healthy Eating Index 2020 and Healthy Eating Index-Toddlers-2020

August 3, 2023

Join NCCOR on September 7, 2023, from 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET for the next Connect & Explore webinar, “Measuring Diet Quality Across the Lifespan: Introducing the New Healthy Eating Index-Toddlers-2020 and Healthy Eating Index-2020.” This special 90-minute webinar will feature an...

New NCCOR Paper Identifies Measurement Gaps and Provides Research Opportunities for Advancing Dietary Assessment in Infants and Toddlers

June 14, 2023

A new commentary paper from the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) underscores the importance of measuring dietary intake during the critical early stages of life. The paper, “Count Every Bite to Make ‘Every Bite Count’: Measurement Gaps and...

Cooperative Extension’s National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being: Implementation and Intersections with NCCOR Partners

April 4, 2023

On April 27, 2023, NCCOR, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will host a Connect & Explore webinar, “Cooperative Extension’s National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being: Implementation and Intersections with NCCOR Partners.” Launched in 2021, the updated...

NCCOR Highlights Research Efforts to Advance Childhood Obesity Research

March 27, 2023

This week, NCCOR published a commentary titled “National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Efforts to Advance Childhood Obesity Research: Progress and Next Steps” in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The paper celebrates a decade of NCCOR’s landmark tools—the Catalogue of Surveillance Systems and the Measures Registry—and  advancements in...

NCCOR Releases 2022 Annual Report Highlighting Community Focused Resources

March 20, 2023

The 2022 Annual Report, Connecting Research to Communities, highlights NCCOR’s unique role in building a community among federal agencies, practitioners, students, and scientists working in children’s health. In the past year, NCCOR expanded its reach to new audiences by launching user-friendly...