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Knowledge experts of Child Obesity

Care for Obesity

Optimal support and care for all children with (a high risk of) obesity. This is led from a scientific viewpoint, both for and with practice.

That's what the Care for Obesity (C4O) project group aims for, through research in collaboration with (and for) practice and policy. This way, knowledge and expertise are available for all overweight and/or obese 0-19-year-olds, and for their parents/guardians.

What does the research yield?

What does the research yield?

  • Practical tools based on scientific insights;
  • Accessible research results for both policy and practice;
  • A clear national Guideline and Care Standard for overweight and/or obese children;
  • Research into (improvement of) the network approach;
  • Knowledge and experience on implementation;
  • Demand-driven, personalized, appropriate support;
  • Applicable, effective products with societal impact.

About Care for Obesity

5 themes

C4O aims to connect to the needs within society and conducts research where the findings lead to (implementation of) changes in practice and policy. Therefore, we focus our practice-oriented and scientific research on 5 themes:

Read more about our research and collaborations or order materials.

Webinar 'Childhood obesity guideline'

Webinar 'Childhood obesity guideline'

Want to learn more about talking about weight, the network approach Child to Healthier Weight, and the GLI youth?
Care for Obesity and JOGG organised a webinar on the guideline on overweight and obesity for children. The speakers were Jaap Seidell (professor of Nutrition and Health), Saskia Bouma (paediatrician), Marjon Bachra (director JOGG) and Dr Bibian van der Voorn (doctor and national project leader Care for Obesity).

Watch the webinar here

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