Community-wide effort to fight childhood obesity shows promise stat : finchannel

The study, along with two others evaluating Massachusetts' efforts to reduce childhood Obesity, were published in the July 2017 issue of Obesity. The results showed a modest but significant reduction of 2%-3% in obesity prevalence among 7th graders in one community compared to the control groups. The researchers compared the two communities that received the interventions with nine similar communities that didn't receive it. Other Harvard Chan co-authors of the study included Steven Gortmaker, Jessica Barrett, Catherine Giles, Elsie Taveras, and senior author Kirsten Davison. The FINANCIAL -- A large-scale effort to reduce childhood obesity in two low-income Massachusetts communities resulted in some modest improvements among schoolchildren over a relatively short period of time, suggesting that such a comprehensive approach holds promise for the future, according to a new study from Harvard T.H.




Given the challenges inherent in implementing community-wide efforts to reduce childhood Obesity, the changes observed in the study—although modest—suggest that such comprehensive approaches are promising. Chan School of Public Healthmhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu617.432.8416photo: iStockphoto.comVisit the Harvard Chan School website for the latest news, press releases, and multimedia offerings. The study, along with two others evaluating Massachusetts' efforts to reduce childhood obesity, were published in the July 2017 issue of Obesity. Chan School of Public Health. Founded in 1913 as the Harvard-MIT School of Health Officers, the School is recognized as America's oldest professional training program in public health.

Small EU countries form pact to tackle childhood obesity

"Malta is aware of the need to tackle childhood Obesity, and for the last 6 months has championed addressing childhood obesity, as one of the major themes of Malta's EU Presidency," said Chris Fearne, the Maltese Minister for Health. Europe's small countries have committed to tackling spiralling childhood obesity rates by signing a statement designed to address the issue via a combination of diet and exercise. Malta statementMalta—host of this year's World Health Organization (WHO) Small Countries meeting—has given its name to the actions detailed in the Malta Statement on Ending Childhood Obesity. Childhood obesity is strongly associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, orthopaedic problems, mental disorders, underachievement in school and lower self-esteem. According to the WHO, estimates of the number of overweight infants and children in the European Region rose steadily from 1990 to 2008.


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