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January 14, 2016
The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Behavioral Research Program is preparing to release data from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health,…
December 17, 2015
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the passage of the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The legislation updated nutrition…
December 16, 2015
How do nutrition assistance programs, the location of stores and the types of food they sell, and other aspects of…
November 19, 2015
NCCOR’s Connect & Explore Webinar examines the latest research findings from the CHOICES project On Wednesday, Dec. 9, NCCOR’s Connect…
November 9, 2015
The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) is seeking recommendations for datasets to be considered for inclusion in its…
October 27, 2015
Researchers from the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) will attend the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 143rd Annual Meeting…
October 22, 2015
Bridging the Gap has released a comprehensive report examining U.S. secondary school policies and practices related to nutrition, physical activity,…
October 20, 2015
For approximately 25 years, researchers have used the adult Compendium of Physical Activities as a standardized system to code the…
September 30, 2015
The Healthy Communities Study (HCS), funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and supported by the National Collaborative on…
September 24, 2015
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studied the use of obesity-related electronic health record (EHR) functions…
September 22, 2015
According to a 2012 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, up to 50 percent of a child’s waking hours are spent…
September 17, 2015
How is nutrition policy being implemented across the United States? How can policies work together over time to improve the…
August 28, 2015
Rates of childhood obesity are finally beginning to slow, or even decline, in some communities, and this positive development lends…
August 24, 2015
NCCOR’s Connect & Explore Webinar examines soon-to-be published research advocating a shift in the framework to prevent and treat obesity…
August 5, 2015
On July 14, NCCOR’s Connect & Explore Webinar Series discussed childhood obesity declines, disparities, and opportunities to reconsider the design…
July 29, 2015
Infographics can be a powerful way to share your data and research. According to this Harvard Business Review article, “A…
July 8, 2015
Physical activity plays an important role in the fight against childhood obesity. Developing, testing, and evaluating individual and environmental interventions…
June 29, 2015
NCCOR’s Connect & Explore Webinar takes a closer look at childhood obesity declines, disparities, and opportunities to reconsider the design…
June 23, 2015
Obesity is a global issue. High rates of childhood obesity around the world are prompting governments, organizations, and communities to…
June 22, 2015
The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) is excited to attend the 8th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference in San…
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