Childhood Obesity

Childhood Obesity is the only peer-reviewed journal that delivers actionable, real-world obesity prevention and weight management strategies for children and adolescents. Health disparities and cultural sensitivities are addressed, and plans and protocols are recommended to effect change at the family, school, and community level. The Journal also reports on the problem of access to effective healthcare and delivers evidence-based solutions to overcome these barriers.

Childhood Obesity coverage includes:

• Genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors causing obesity in children and adolescents
• Prevention and management initiatives and interventions
• Strategies to promote education and policy changes
• The role of primary care healthcare providers
• Long-term health risks for overweight children
• Health disparities and lack of access to health care
• Economic impact of childhood obesity
• Research advances

Childhood Obesity is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Tom Baranowski, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Editor Elsie M. Taveras, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children & Harvard Medical School, and other leading investigators. View the entire editorial board.

Audience: Physicians; nurses; dietitians; diabetes specialists and educators; nutritionists; psychologists; health counselors; school administrators; community organizers; and federal, state, and local health experts and policymakers; among others

Affiliations

The Journal is in collaboration with the American Association of Diabetes Educators, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Childhood Obesity is published in collaboration with the Institute for Professional Education.