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Evaluating progress of obesity prevention: What framework should we follow?
1. Drawing on the recommendations and recommended indicators of progress from the preceding IOM committee and report, Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, this report considers also currently used and new tools and metrics to measure progress, and develops a plan for a national level evaluation of obesity prevention efforts by sector and, as appropriate, across sectors; 2. Developing a community-level measurement plan that adds detail and support to the national-level evaluation plan; and 3. Identifying measurement ideas that can determine the specific impact of the overall HBO/IOM (The Weight of the Nation) campaign.
Also shared will be evaluation recommendations for taking action to advance progress in obesity prevention and reducing disparities in the behavioral and environmental antecedents of obesity.
Public health or related research
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the rationale for the IOM report on evaluating progress on obesity prevention.
Identify a useful framework for organizing obesity evaluation efforts.
Keywords: Obesity, Evaluation
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am Chair of the IOM Committee on Evaluating Progress of Obesity Prevention.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.