title: Addressing the epidemic of childhood obesity through school-based interventions: what has been done and where do we go from here?
abstract: Schools are ideal settings for implementing multi-component programs to prevent and control childhood obesity. Thoughtful improvements to proven strategies, coupled with careful evaluation, can contribute to accumulation of evidence needed to design and implement the next generation of optimal interventions.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Karen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Mary Kay
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D015444:Exercise; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology