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Childhood Overweight and Obesity

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Research Original Research: Brief
Opportunities to Promote Healthy Weight Through Child Care Licensing Regulations: Trends in the United States, 2016-2020
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 121Issue 9p1763–1774.e2Published online: March 30, 2021
- Erica L. Kenney
- Rebecca S. Mozaffarian
- Natasha Frost
- Anna Ayers Looby
- Angie L. Cradock
Cited in Scopus: 2
Policies that support healthy nutrition and physical activity environments in early care and education (ECE) settings can help promote healthy weight in children. State child care licensing regulations are a critical mechanism for setting such policies.
Research Original Research
Validity of a Measure to Assess the Child-Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Environment
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Vol. 111Issue 9p1306–1313Published in issue: September, 2011
- Kathryn E. Henderson
- Gabrielle M. Grode
- Ann E. Middleton
- Erica L. Kenney
- Jennifer Falbe
- Marlene B. Schwartz
Cited in Scopus: 39
Licensed child-care centers represent an opportunity to positively influence children's health behaviors. Valid and easy-to-use measures of the child-care environment are needed to assess the influence of environmental change on health.