Paediatric Obesity Research in Early Childhood and the Primary Care Setting: The TARGet Kids! Research Network

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Julia Morinis³  Jonathon Maguire¹  Marina Khovratovich³  Brian W. McCrindle²  Patricia C. Parkin³ 

[1]The Applied Health Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge, Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada

[2]Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada

[3]Division of Paediatric Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada

关键词: obesity;    pre-school;    childhood;    primary care;    prevention;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph9041343

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Primary paediatric health care is the foundation for preventative child health. In light of the recent obesity epidemic, paediatricians find themselves at the frontline of identification and management of childhood obesity. However, it is well recognized that evidence based approaches to obesity prevention and subsequent translation of this evidence into practice are critically needed. This paper explores the role of primary care in obesity prevention and introduces a novel application and development of a primary care research network in Canada—TARGet Kids!—to develop and translate an evidence-base on effective screening and prevention of childhood obesity.

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