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SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework Part 1: Measuring Success in Low-Income Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Programs

August 18, 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...
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Evaluating Health Care-Community Collaborations Part 1: Community-Based Programs

June 25, 2016

On June 22, 2016, NCCOR hosted a Connect & Explore webinar featuring two case studies highlighting strategies used by clinics to engage communities in addressing childhood obesity. Speakers included Darcy Freedman, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of epidemiology, biostatistics, and social...
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Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) 37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions: Importing, Adapting, and Evaluating Open Streets & Cyclovia to Increase Physical Activity Levels

April 1, 2016

Connect & Explore held three special events from the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) 37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions. The panels offered exclusive access to presentations from internationally renowned scholars, exploring high-impact childhood obesity strategies from around the world...
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Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) 37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions: Reducing Childhood Obesity Disparities: Insights from Global Strategies to Achieve Health Equity

March 31, 2016

Connect & Explore held three special events from the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) 37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions. The panels offered exclusive access to presentations from internationally renowned scholars, exploring high-impact childhood obesity strategies from around the world...
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Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) 37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions: Learning from Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Evaluations in Mexico, South America, and the U.S. to Reverse Childhood Obesity

March 31, 2016

Connect & Explore held three special events from the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) 37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions. The panels offered exclusive access to presentations from internationally renowned scholars, exploring high-impact childhood obesity strategies from around the world...
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NCCOR’s Childhood Obesity Declines Project

March 16, 2016

While childhood obesity remains a global public health challenge, many communities around the world are showing signs of progress and demonstrating innovation in halting and reversing the childhood obesity epidemic. On March 22, 2016, the Connect & Explore Webinar highlighted...
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New Cost-Effectiveness and Impact Estimates for Childhood Obesity Interventions

December 9, 2015

New research on the cost effectiveness and impact of interventions to reduce childhood obesity was the focus of the most recent Connect & Explore webinar. Led by Steven Gortmaker, PhD, professor of the Practice of Health Sociology in the Department...
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A New Model for Integrating Clinical-Community Systems to Tackle Obesity

September 8, 2015

NCCOR’s Connect & Explore Webinar examined recently published research advocating a shift in the framework to prevent and treat obesity and related chronic diseases. The webinar featured William H. Dietz, director of the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention...
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Childhood Obesity Declines and Disparities— A Complicated Relationship

July 14, 2015

NCCOR’s Connect & Explore Webinar provided a closer look at childhood obesity declines, disparities, and opportunities to reconsider the design and impact of policies and interventions. The webinar featured Shiriki Kumanyika, emeritus professor of epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania...
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First Findings from USDA’s FoodAPS

May 31, 2015

On March 31, 2015 Connect & Explore revealed insights from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) and discussed new research opportunities made possible by the first-of-its-kind survey. Speakers included Jessica Todd, Senior...
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