Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, US, has announced the appointment of Dr. David L. Katz, Co-Founder and Director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Childhood Obesity.
In his new position, Dr. Katz will be expected to bring a strong, broad vision to the journal, help foster collaborations, and encourage high-quality manuscript submissions. A recent issue is available free online.
A bimonthly journal, Childhood Obesity provides physicians, nurses, dietitians, diabetes educators, nutritionists, psychologists, educators and school nurses, community organisers, and policymakers with effective prevention and treatment strategies that promote environmental and policy changes, patient education and motivation tools, and clinical advances in the field. The journal includes peer-reviewed articles documenting cutting-edge research and clinical studies, opinion pieces and roundtable discussions, profiles of successful programs and interventions, and updates on task force recommendations, global initiatives, and policy platforms. It reports on news and developments in science and medicine, features programmes and initiatives developed in the public and private sector, and includes a Literature Watch and Web Watch.
Childhood Obesity has a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to ensure that it is accessible as widely as possible, and to provide a framework that addresses the social and environmental conditions that influence opportunities for children to have access to healthy, affordable food and safe places to play and be physically active.
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