Paediatric obesity research in early childhood and the primary care setting: the TARGet Kids! research network.
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.
Division of Paediatric Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. julia.morinis@sickkids.ca
Julia
J
Morinis
Jonathon
J
Maguire
Marina
M
Khovratovich
Brian W
BW
McCrindle
Patricia C
PC
Parkin
Catherine S
CS
Birken
D035843:Biomedical Research; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009864:Ontario; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011320:Primary Health Care