Division of Paediatric Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2012 Apr;9(4):1343-54. doi: 10.3390/ijerph9041343. Epub 2012 Apr 16.
Primary paediatric health care is the foundation for preventative child health. In light of the recent obesity epidemic, paediatricians find themselves at the frontline of identification and management of childhood obesity. However, it is well recognized that evidence based approaches to obesity prevention and subsequent translation of this evidence into practice are critically needed. This paper explores the role of primary care in obesity prevention and introduces a novel application and development of a primary care research network in Canada--TARGet Kids!--to develop and translate an evidence-base on effective screening and prevention of childhood obesity.
初级儿科保健是预防儿童健康的基础。鉴于最近的肥胖症流行，儿科医生发现自己处于识别和管理儿童肥胖症的第一线。然而，人们普遍认识到，迫切需要循证方法来预防肥胖症，并将这一证据转化为实践。本文探讨了初级保健在肥胖症预防中的作用，并介绍了加拿大初级保健研究网络——TARGet Kids!——的一种新颖应用和发展，以制定和传播有关有效筛查和预防儿童肥胖症的循证依据。
