Putting it All Together: Applying NCCOR's Research Tools

Two research tools—the Measures Registry and the Catalogue of Surveillance Systems—developed by the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) aim to increase knowledge of available resources and advance research related to childhood obesity. These tools can facilitate access to available resources, improve productivity, increase effectiveness of research, improve standardization of measures, enhance innovation, help to identify gaps, and decrease redundancy with childhood obesity research. To provide a researcher perspective on how the two tools may be used to examine multiple aspects of childhood obesity this presentation will highlight several discussion topics: location and use of relevant individual and environmental measures related to diet and physical activity; location and use of relevant surveillance systems; and linking relevant variables between systems. This session provides an important opportunity for prevention researchers to learn about two new tools related to childhood obesity research, and to interact with and provide feedback on those tools to NCCOR representatives.