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Now is the time to improve access and healthcare systems for childhood obesity treatment

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: In this issue, Wilfley et al. (1) report on a multidisciplinary conference attended by cross-sector collaborators from the areas of childhood obesity, public policy, support and advocacy, and third-party reimbursement, as well as a patient advocate and her parent.Convened in July 2015 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight, and The Obesity Society, this conference resulted in key recommendations for the advancement of access to and reimbursement for the provision for evidence-based childhood obesity interventions as developed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) (1,2).

Source: Obesity

DOI: 10.1002/oby.21740

Authors: Robert I. Berkowitz, Stephen Daniels

Institutions: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Colorado Denver

Language: English

Topic: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Eisai, Novo Nordisk, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality