BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Childhood obesity is a major problem in the United
States, yet screening and treatment are often inaccessible or ineffective. Health information …

Context Overweight and obesity are problems of tremendous public health importance, but
clinicians often fail to discuss weight management with their patients. Electronic health …

Importance Evidence of effective treatment of childhood obesity in primary care settings is
limited. Objective To examine the extent to which computerized clinical decision support …

Background Childhood obesity remains a public health concern, and tracking local progress
may require local surveillance systems. Electronic health record data may provide a cost …

Identification of obesity at well-child care (WCC) examinations is a step toward intervention.
Studies have shown suboptimal documentation in primary care clinics that can improve with …

Introduction Despite the existence of established guidelines addressing pediatric obesity,
many primary care providers fail to successfully implement recommendations. This study …

High rates of preventable health problems amongst children in economically developed
countries have prompted governments to seek pathways for early intervention. We …

Objective The goal of this study was to determine attitudes and practices of physicians in
training with respect to the evaluation and treatment of obesity. Methods Resident …

Objective To examine the extent to which an intervention using electronic decision support
delivered to pediatricians at the point‐of‐care of obese children, with or without direct‐to …

Pediatric overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. In
fact, more than one-third of US children and adolescents are overweight or obese, defined …