title: Pioneering programs making a dent in childhood obesity.
abstract: Childhood obesity has doubled over the past two decades, and while health care organizations know about the costly medical complications sure to follow obese children into adulthood, they are nonetheless hesitant to pay for interventions. Find out how a few pioneering weight-management programs for youth are making headway against this growing problem.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019468:Disease Management; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States