title: Responding to the childhood obesity epidemic: from the provider visit to health care policy--steps the health care sector can take.
authors.affiliation: National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality, 20 University Rd, 7th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. chomer@nichq.org
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Homer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration; D011050:Policy Making; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014481:United States