Child Care promotes five best practice goals
for childhood obesity prevention: increase physical activity, reduce screen time, offer healthy beverages, serve healthy food, and support breastfeeding.
The case also demonstrates the natural affinities
between childhood obesity prevention and improving children's dental health, which could perhaps be exploited more fully by child health advocates.
«More than that, I believe this partnership has advanced the science
on childhood obesity prevention, by identifying and supporting innovative programs that have the potential to be replicated in communities across the country.
The Healthy Active Living for Families: Right From the Start program (HALF) is a project of the American Academy of Pediatrics to address
early childhood obesity prevention that integrates the parent perspective and evidence - informed pediatric health guidance.
The focus is on raising healthy kids and
childhood obesity prevention.
Her research topics have included maternal and child health,
childhood obesity prevention, health equity, partnership capacity, and health literacy.