A Research Agenda for Healthy Weight Development at Child Care Facilities

描述（由申请人提供）：儿童肥胖是一个主要的公共卫生问题，也是日后肥胖的重要预测因素。虽然幼儿期是饮食和活动习惯的形成期，但很少有针对这一年龄组的研究。鉴于使用某种形式的家庭外照料的家庭数量，儿童照料设施是针对幼儿的干预措施的主要场所。虽然在儿童保育环境中进行了一些研究，但这些研究不足以提供必要的信息，作为政策决定、实践准则的依据，也不足以动员各方努力采取干预措施，改善儿童保育环境中的健康饮食和体育活动，并最终促进健康的体重发展。本次会议的目的是将这一领域的杰出研究人员，年轻的研究人员和儿童保育领导者聚集在一起，探讨2至5岁儿童健康体重发展的当前和必要研究。本次会议将重点关注研究需求的确定，这些研究需求将允许开发高质量的证据，这些证据可以转化为可能影响健康体重发展的政策和实践。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Childhood obesity is a major public health problem and an important predictor of obesity later in life. Although early childhood is a formative period for dietary and activity habits, little research targeting this young age group has been conducted. Child care facilities are a prime setting for interventions targeting young children, given the number of families using some form of out-of-home care. Although some research in child care settings has been done, it is insufficient to provide the necessary information upon which to base policy decisions, practice guidelines or to mobilize efforts for interventions to improve healthy eating and physical activity, and ultimately healthy weight development in child care settings. It is the purpose of this conference to bring prominent researchers in this area, young investigators and leaders in child care to explore current and needed research for healthy weight development in children 2 to 5 years of age. This conference will focus on the identification of research needs that will allow the development of high quality evidence that can be translated into policies and practices with the potential to affect the development of healthy weight.