Obesity/Overweight
Interaction between Maternal Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain Shapes Infant Growth
To quantify the combined effect of maternal prepregnancy obesity and maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) on the shape of infant growth throughout the first year of life.Patient Reported Outcomes as Indicators of Pediatric Health Care Quality
Health care reform has increased demand for pediatric health care quality evaluations, particularly those that assess the impact of care on patient and population health outcomes. Many of today's most common childhood conditions are characterized by symptoms, behaviors, and functional limitations that are best assessed as patient reported outcomes (PROs). Although they remain greatly underutilized, PROs have the potential to improve pediatric health care quality assessment at the point of care and through system-level performance evaluations.Weight Change in Pediatric TennCare Recipients Referred to a Commercial Weight Loss Program
The epidemic of overweight and obesity in the United States is not limited to adults but also affects children and adolescents. Low-income children are disparately affected because they have an elevated risk for developing obesity. Effective interventions are urgently needed to prevent and treat obesity in children. In 2006, Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare) and Weight Watchers formed the TennCare Weight Watchers Partnership Program, which allowed pediatric recipients to attend Weight Watchers with no out-of-pocket cost.Built Environment and Weight Disparities Among Children in High- and Low-Income Towns
To assess differences in built environment and child weight, and associations between them in high- and low-income communities.
