title: Networking to Improve Nutrition Policy Research.
abstract: Effective nutrition and obesity policies that improve the food environments in which Americans live, work, and play can have positive effects on the quality of human diets. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN) conducts transdisciplinary practice-based policy research and evaluation to foster understanding of the effectiveness of nutrition policies. The articles in this special collection bring to light a set of policies that are being used across the United States. They add to the larger picture of policies that can work together over time to improve diet and health.
authors.affiliation: 4770 Buford Hwy NE, MS F-77, Atlanta, GA 30341. Email: Skim@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Sonia A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Heidi M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Blanck
authors.affiliation: Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Angie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cradock
authors.affiliation: Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gortmaker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057191:Capacity Building; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D019058:Community Networks; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D004779:Environment Design; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical; D014481:United States