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Institute of Medicine evaluation framework for assessing progress in preventing childhood obesity
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Institute of Medicine evaluation framework for assessing progress in preventing childhood obesity

Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Vivica I. Kraak, Catharyn T. Liverman and Linda D. Meyers
The FASEB journal, v 21(5), pp A161-A161
Apr 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.21.5.A161-a
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Abstract

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity was charged with assessing progress in childhood obesity prevention efforts since the release of the 2005 IOM report, Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance. The 2007 report, Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?, examined progress made toward achieving obesity prevention goals in five sectors and settings: government (i.e., local, state, and national), industry and media, communities, schools, and families/caregivers in the home environment. The 2007 IOM report provides an evaluation framework that can be used by multiple stakeholders across sectors and settings to identify the necessary resources and inputs, strategies and actions, and a continuum of outcomes that are important to assess progress in preventing childhood obesity. This presentation will describe the committee's conclusions; key evaluation questions for obesity prevention interventions; identify the purposes of evaluation for different audiences; provide examples of the evaluation framework's components; offer examples of outcomes to measure in the different sectors and settings; describe issues and challenges when evaluating progress in preventing obesity in children and youth; and discuss next steps for advancing progress. This study was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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