Follow the Conversation: November 15 #ChildObesityChat on Storify

November 16, 2016

On November 15, NCCOR co-hosted a #childobesitychat on Twitter with the National Institutes of Health Office of Disease Prevention (@NIHprevents) on Health Care-Community Collaborations to Address Childhood Obesity. The Twitter chat was well attended by many organizations, including Centers for Disease Control...

National Cancer Institute releases data, hosts webinar on Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) study

January 14, 2016

The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Behavioral Research Program is preparing to release data from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) study and will host a Feb. 5 webinar to explore the study’s data and methods. (more…)

Communication key to adolescent health outcomes

December 23, 2013

Improved communication between pediatric providers and the parents and guardians of adolescents could lead to better health outcomes, a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) study reports. The findings are available online in this month's Patient Education and Counseling....

How ‘crunch time’ between school and sleep shapes kids’ health

February 27, 2013

How 'crunch time' between school and sleep shapes kids' health Feb. 25, 2013, NPR [Shots Blog] It's an important question for American families and the nation as a whole: Why do so many kids weigh too much? There are recent...