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February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study estimated the impact of a mandatory screening policy for Division I athletes implemented by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on both the identification of sickle cell carriers and prevention of sudden death.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The prevalence of adolescent obesity was higher in states that require BMI screening or fitness assessments with body composition than in states without requirements.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
While obesity rates have declined for California’s White and Asian youth since 2005, rates have leveled off or increased for other ethnic groups.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
When measurements are taken carefully and compared with appropriate growth charts and recommended cutoffs, body mass index (BMI) provides an excellent indicator of overweight and obesity that is sufficient for most clinical, screening and surveillance purposes.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
There is limited evidence on the value of individually directed help for children with higher body mass indexes (BMIs) as a national policy, but national surveillance systems are badly needed to allow a better focus on the development of both public health and individual treatment policies.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This review focuses on the relation of BMI to body fatness and health risks, particularly on the ability of BMI for age 95th Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) percentile to identify children who have excess body fatness.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
In January 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) convened a forum of researchers and practitioners working on the issue of childhood obesity to discuss the issues related to surveillance, screening and reporting of children's BMI. The articles contained in this supplement to Pediatrics address the issues in greater detail.
February 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Adults at least 65 years of age who participated in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) comprised the cohort for the present study. The current investigation specifically explored if population-based screening for osteoporosis, or low bone density ...
May 25, 2009 | News Release
Archives study underscores need for quality metrics to measure overuse of care.
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1999 to 2001, researchers at the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Children's Hospital Boston refined a brief questionnaire, called the CRAFFT, that primary care physicians can use to screen for alcohol or substance abuse problems in adolescent patients.