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Targeting childhood obesity in schools: an examination of the stability and utility of the Value Added Index

Moreno-Black, Geraldine; Stockard, Jean (Wiley, 2013-04-11)

Background: High rates of childhood obesity and overweight have promoted interest in school-based interventions. As a way to identify schools with high unexpected prevalence of obesity and the greatest need, Procter and ...
Two Worlds of Obesity: Ethnic Differences in Child Overweight/Obesity Prevalence and Trajectories

Stockard, Jean; Moreno-Black, Geraldine (Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2014-10)

BACKGROUND: Research on childhood obesity has examined the prevalence of overweight and obesity during childhood and developmental trajectories. OJECTIVES: The study focuses on variations by time, gender, grade level, and ...