Childhood Obesity Program Area

RWJF is committed to tackling one of the most urgent threats to the health of our children and families—childhood obesity. Our goal is to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

Testing a Computer-Assisted Intervention in Primary Care for Patients Who Smoke and Have a Sedentary Lifestyle

April 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at Miriam Hospital conducted a study to test the feasibility of using a point-of-care computer system to assess patient risk of smoking or physical inactivity and assist physicians with appropriate counseling.