Childhood obesity research at the NIH: Efforts, gaps, and opportunities

• Main Authors: Esposito, L. (Author), Osganian, S.K (Author), Pratt, C.A (Author), Reedy, J. (Author), Sonia Arteaga, S. (Author), Young-Hyman, D. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2018
• Subjects: Article; basic research; Behavioral and social sciences; behavioral research; Behavioral Research; behavioral science; Biobehavioral Sciences; child; Child; Child, Preschool; childhood; childhood obesity; Childhood obesity; disease severity; Health disparities; health disparity; health program; Health Status Disparities; human; Humans; Infancy and early childhood; national health organization; National Institutes of Health (U.S.); Pediatric Obesity; preschool child; priority journal; public-private partnership; Public-Private Sector Partnerships; Severe obesity; sleep; Sleep; Social Sciences; sociology; United States
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 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. © 2018 Society of Behavioral Medicine. All rights reserved.