42. Collecting Early Childhood Obesity Measurements Through a Home Visiting Program: A Proof-of-Concept Study

Introduction: Community-based home visiting programs are recommended vehicles for early life-course interventions to prevent childhood obesity. We developed and implemented a proof-of-concept protocol for collecting child weight and length or height data for children aged 6 months to 5 years through Parents as Teachers (PAT) affiliates that were geographically dispersed throughout the United States. Methods: […]