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Childhood obesity research at the NIH: Efforts, gaps, and opportunities
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press, 2018.
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Abstract
- Childhood obesity is a major public health challenge. This article describes an overview of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) behavioral and social sciences childhood obesity research efforts. The overview will highlight five areas of childhood obesity research supported by the NIH: (a) basic behavioral and social sciences; (b) early childhood; (c) policies, programs, and environmental strategies; (d) health disparities; and (e) transagency and public-private collaboration. The article also describes potential gaps and opportunities in the areas of childhood obesity and severe obesity, measurement, and sleep.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatric Obesity
Social Sciences
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Public-Private Sector Partnerships
Childhood obesity
03 medical and health sciences
Behavioral Neuroscience
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Early childhood
Child
Applied Psychology
Public health
Biobehavioral Sciences
Health Status Disparities
Severe obesity
medicine.disease
Health equity
United States
Funder’s Corner
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Child, Preschool
Psychology
Behavioral Research
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....354b5918cfb57f8ca765335fc297892f