Moving Beyond Research to Public Health Practice: Spread and Scale of Interventions That Support Healthy Childhood Growth.

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• Alternative Title:
  Childhood Obesity (Print), 2025, v. 21, no. 1: Moving Beyond Research to Public Health Practice: Spread and Scale of Interventions That Support Healthy Childhood Growth.
• Journal Article:
  Childhood Obesity (Print)
• Personal Author:
  Goodman, Alyson B. ; Bosso, Eileen ; Petersen, Ruth ; Blanck, Heidi M.
• Description:
  Equitable access to affordable, effective, and safe obesity prevention and treatment remains a problem for many children and families in the U.S. In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published its first Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for pediatric obesity evaluation and treatment, aiding the field's awareness of effective approaches. CDC has supported the adapting and packaging of existing, effective Family Healthy Weight Programs that deliver CPG-recommended intensive behavioral treatment for kids. Currently, at least six family-centered programs are recognized by CDC and can be implemented in clinical and community settings to support child health. CDC and other national partners are coordinating the movement of these research-tested FHWPs into public health practice. This work includes implementing FHWPs in over 60 US communities and supporting national-level infrastructure improvements. CDC is committed to engaging with stakeholders to help scale proven strategies that ensure all children receive the care they need to thrive.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Child
  • Public Health Practice
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
  • Health Promotion
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Public Health
  • Child Health
• Keywords:
  • community intervention
  • family intervention
  • population health
  • public health
• Source:
  Childhood Obesity (Print), 2025, v. 21, no. 1
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2024.0255
• ISSN:
  2153-2168 ; 2153-2176
• Pubmed ID:
  39213255
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC12772456
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1-2 (3 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/262035/cdc_262035_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 38.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3f3eeb83dc16b9aa76a7e1b27c125628fc35e090f039e9d5183e71681bc0a1bfd1ad57a5d46fd352075a8dcc68a13af80f52a5fcca9a96ed9b5006dbc6f91dd1