Create Thriving, Activity-Friendly Communities

November 17, 2022

On Thursday, November 17, 2022, NCCOR hosted a Connect & Explore webinar titled “Create Thriving, Activity-Friendly Communities.” An expert panel demonstrated how to use NCCOR’s new tool, Create Thriving, Activity-Friendly Communities: Making the Case for Investments in Activity-Friendly Communities, and discussed...

Reframing Childhood Obesity: Cultural Insights on Nutrition, Weight, and Food Systems

September 7, 2022

On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) partnered with the Vanderbilt University Cultural Context of Health & Wellbeing Initiative, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), to host a Connect & Explore webinar on the recently...

NCCOR Annual Showcase

February 7, 2022

On Monday, February 7, 2022, the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) hosted a Connect & Explore webinar called “NCCOR Annual Showcase: Highlighting New Projects, Tools, and Resources.” The webinar gave an overview of NCCOR and highlight project successes...

Assessing the Public Health Impact of the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative

November 10, 2021

On November 10, 2021, NCCOR hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity and RTI International reviewing the impact the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI) has made since its inception in 2006. CFBAI is a voluntary industry initiative...

Introducing: A Toolkit for Evaluating Childhood Healthy Weight Programs

October 19, 2021

On October 19, 2021, NCCOR hosted a webinar to introduce a new tool titled, NCCOR hosted a webinar to introduce A Toolkit for Evaluating Childhood Healthy Weight Programs. Program evaluation is a fundamental component of any intervention to improve health, especially...

Childhood Obesity Research Across Borders: The Physical Environment

July 20, 2021

On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR), together with the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health, hosted a Connect & Explore webinar titled “Childhood Obesity Research Across Borders: The Physical Environment.” The webinar...

Childhood Obesity Research Across Borders: Social Determinants of Health

June 17, 2021

On Thursday, June 17, 2021, The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR), together with the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health, hosted a Connect & Explore webinar titled “Childhood Obesity Research Across Borders: Social Determinants of Health.” The...

Childhood Obesity Evidence Base: Using NCCOR’s Newest Dataset to Examine Childhood Obesity Interventions

March 24, 2021

On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) hosted a Connect & Explore Webinar called “Childhood Obesity Evidence Base: Using NCCOR’s Newest Dataset to Examine Childhood Obesity Interventions.” The webinar gave an overview of the...

NCCOR Showcase: Highlighting New Projects, Tools, and Resources

February 10, 2021

On Wednesday, February 10, 2021, the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) hosted a Connect & Explore webinar called “NCCOR Showcase: Highlighting New Projects, Tools, and Resources.” The webinar will give an overview of NCCOR and highlight project successes...

Improving Research on Children at High Risk for Obesity: Whether to Apply, Adapt, or Develop a Measure

January 26, 2021

On January 26, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 pm E.T., the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) hosted a webinar to discuss its new resource to improve measurement on children at high risk for obesity. This resource includes a decision tree...