title: The Healthy Weight Collaborative: using learning collaboratives to enhance community-based prevention initiatives addressing childhood obesity.
abstract: This report from the field describes the design, implementation, and early evaluation results of the Healthy Weight Collaborative, a federally-supported learning collaborative to develop, test, and disseminate an integrated change package of six promising, evidence-based clinical and community-based strategies to prevent and treat obesity for children and families.
authors.affiliation: Mathematica Policy Research, 955 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. mhargreaves@mathematica-mpr.com
authors.forename: Margaret B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honeycutt
authors.forename: Cara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Orfield
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vine
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cabili
authors.forename: Michaella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morzuch
authors.forename: Sylvia K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Ronette
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Briefel
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States