Preventing Childhood Obesity in Latin America: An Agenda for Regional Research and Strategic Partnerships

February 27, 2018

On February 27, 2018, NCCOR hosted a Connect & Explore webinar on Preventing Childhood Obesity in Latin America: An Agenda for Regional Research and Strategic Partnerships. The webinar shared key areas for research and critical lessons learned in Latin America...

Introducing the Youth Compendium of Physical Activities: A Breakthrough Resource for Childhood Obesity Research

December 6, 2017

On December 6, 2017, NCCOR hosted a Connect & Explore webinar on the Youth Compendium of Physical Activities. The webinar highlighted information on youth energy costs and their dependency on age. Presenters also discussed the development of the Youth Compendium...

Built Environment Interventions to Increase Physical Activity: Community Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations

October 11, 2017

On October 11, 2017 NCCOR hosted a Connect & Explore webinar on Built Environment Interventions to Increase Physical Activity. The webinar highlighted recommendations from the Community Preventive Services Task Force report Physical Activity: Built Environment Approaches Combining Transportation System Interventions with...

New NCCOR Measures Registry User Guides: Selecting the Best Measures – Individual Physical Activity and Physical Activity Environment

April 12, 2017

NCCOR launched the Measures Registry User Guides in February 2017 to help childhood obesity researchers and practitioners choose appropriate measures for their research and evaluation efforts. The User Guides build on NCCOR’s Measures Registry — a free, online repository of scientific articles about measures....

New NCCOR Measures Registry User Guides: Selecting the Best Measures – Individual Diet and Food Environment

March 29, 2017

NCCOR launched the Measures Registry User Guides in February 2017 to help childhood obesity researchers and practitioners choose appropriate measures for their research and evaluation efforts. The User Guides build on NCCOR’s Measures Registry — a free, online repository of scientific articles about measures....

Assessing Prevalence and Trends in Obesity: Navigating the Evidence

December 5, 2016

On December 5, 2016, NCCOR hosted a Connect & Explore webinar on Assessing Prevalence and Trends in Obesity: Navigating the Evidence. A consensus committee convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently explored how reports on obesity...

Evaluating Health Care-Community Collaborations Part 3: Implications and Recommendations for the Field

November 10, 2016

On November 10, 2016, NCCOR hosted part three of a three-part Connect & Explore webinar series on Evaluating Health Care-Community Collaborations. The webinar featured groundbreaking research examining hospitals’ community benefit activities to improve healthy food access, reduce risk of obesity...

Looking Back and Looking Forward: Nine Years of School District Wellness Policy Implementation

October 25, 2016

Since 2003, obesity rates among children in the United States have remained high, creating a new generation at risk for health problems later in life. Although reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity will require multisector solutions, changing the environment, particularly...

Evaluating Health Care-Community Collaborations Part 2: Hospital-Based Programs

September 14, 2016

On September 14, 2016, NCCOR hosted part two of a three-part Connect & Explore webinar series on Evaluating Health Care-Community Collaborations. The webinar featured two case studies highlighting strategies used by hospitals to engage communities in addressing childhood obesity. Speakers...

SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework Part 2: Strategies and Tools for Measuring the Priority Indicators

September 8, 2016

States and organizations are implementing comprehensive nutrition education and obesity prevention programs around the country as one approach to address the rise in childhood obesity. To establish a mechanism to evaluate program effectiveness and report results to funders, NCCOR, in...