Obesity/Overweight
Parental Predictions and Perceptions Regarding Long-Term Childhood Obesity-Related Health Risks
To assess how parents perceive long-term risks for developing obesity-related chronic health conditions.Association of Adolescent Depressive Symptoms With Health Care Utilization and Payer-Incurred Expenditures
Screening adolescents for depression is recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force. We sought to evaluate the impact of positive depression screens in an adolescent population on health care utilization and costs from a payer perspective.Parental Psychological Distress and Children's Mental Health: Results of a National Survey
Questions persist as to which dimensions of child mental health are most associated with parental mental health status and if these associations differ by parental gender. We assessed associations between parental psychological distress and children's mental health.Development of Mental Health Problems and Overweight Between Ages 4 and 11 Years: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
To investigate timing and strength of associations between mental health and overweight in childhood; to investigate how the cumulative burden of each of these problems affects the other.Electronic Media Use and Adolescent Health and Well-Being: Cross-Sectional Community Study
To describe time adolescents spend using electronic media (television, computer, video games, and telephone); and to examine associations between self-reported health/well-being and daily time spent using electronic media overall and each type of electronic media.Early Childhood Health Promotion and Its Life Course Health Consequences
To explore whether health promotion efforts targeted at preschool-age children can improve health across the life span and improve future economic returns to society.
