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Obesity
Scholarly Publications
Reducing Children's Television Viewing to Prevent Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
December 2000
Selected by the editors of Contemporary Pediatrics as the most significant pediatric study of 1999. Also first printed in 1999, v 282, p1561-1567 JAMA
Air Pollution and Medical Care Use by Older Americans: A Cross-Area Analysis
November 2002
The case for reduction of air pollution has been predicated primarily on the frequently observed relationship between pollution and mortality and morbidity.
Other Publications
CHP/PCOR Quarterly Update, summer 2005 issue
July 2005
This issue of CHP/PCOR's quarterly newsletter covers developments from the spring 2005 quarter.
CHP/PCOR Quarterly Update, Fall 2007 Issue
October 2007
This issue of CHP/PCOR's Quarterly Update covers news from the Summer 2007 quarter and includes articles about:two reports on care coordination -- one on care coordination strategies in general,...
CHP/PCOR Quarterly Update, Winter 2007 Issue
January 2007
This issue of CHP/PCOR's Quarterly Update covers news from the Fall 2006 quarter and includes articles about: the effect of health insurance on obese individuals' behaviors, as well as possible...
News
Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert on disconnect between child and adult obesity
July 2012
A recent study by Stanford Health Policy's Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert, and colleagues at the School of Medicine showed that targeting obesity prevention to small children who are overweight might not...
Health economists press for chronic disease as top agenda item
March 2016
Nearly 100 health economists from across the United States signed a pledge urging U.S. presidential candidates to make chronic disease a policy priority.
Projects
Rethinking the Balance Between Future Obesity and Malnutrition with Climate Change
As India's middle class has expanded, the nation's public health concerns have shifted. Obesity rates have risen, coinciding with a surge in diabetes.
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Health Implication of Urbanization, Migration and Obesity in India
November 2022
Urbanization and obesity-related chronic diseases are cited as threats to the future health of India's older citizens.
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