Pediatric weight control program (video, Windows Media Player) Today Show, NBC Nightly News, numerous local NBC news affiliates December 5, 2007 Cindy Zedeck, MA, program manager of the Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program, was interviewed by NBC News regarding the program and its success. A PPWCP participant was also profiled. Old McDonald’s has a hold on kids’ taste buds, Stanford/Packard study finds (video, Windows Media Player) CBS-5 August 6, 2007 A study led by Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Healthy Weight, showed that even young children are swayed by brand preference. When the study asked kids to sample two identical foods from McDonald's, children in the study preferred the taste of the version branded with the restaurant's familiar "Golden Arches" to one extracted from unmarked paper packaging. This story was covered by numerous local, national and international media outlets. Teen drops 107 pounds after gastric bypass surgery (video, Windows Media Player) Marianne Favro, NBC-11 July 17, 2007 Kylie Crovo had bariatric surgery when she weighed 256 pounds. Nine months later, she was down to 107 pounds and was free of obesity-related health problems. Kylie discusses the lifelong lifestyle changes she has made to maintain a healthy weight. Obese children miss more school days Washington Post, US News & World Report, Health Day, Grand Junction Sentinel (Grand Junction, CO) August 24, 2007 Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Healthy Weight, provided comment in this story regarding how obesity prevention programs could help improve school attendance in addition to reducing weight-related health risks. Are nutrition programs effective? San Angelo Standard Times (San Angelo, Texas) July 8, 2007 Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Healthy Weight, provided comment in this article about a recent study that found that nutrition education programs don’t have much of an impact on obesity rates. Life-changing surgery for obese girl ABC-7 March 9, 2007 Chelsey weighed 456 pounds when she had bariatric surgery in December 2005. In March 2007, Chelsey weighed 265 pounds and had her sights set on continuing to lose weight and toward earning a college degree. Doctors, families team up against obesity Contra Costa Times, Alameda Times Star, Contra Costa Times, Fremont Argus, San Mateo County Times and Tri-Valley Herald February 2007 Joel Killen, MD, professor and a member of the Center for Healthy Weight team, provided comment regarding how quick intervention is needed to halt the childhood obesity epidemic. Harkin news conference on childhood physical inactivity February 13, 2007 Stanford University School of Medicine researchers William Haskell, PhD, and Wesley Alles, PhD, participated in a Washington, D.C., news conference with U.S. Senator Thomas Harkin, D-Iowa, on physical inactivity and obesity in the nation’s youth. Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Healthy Weight, and Larry Hammer, MD, served as local experts on the topic of pediatric overweight and obesity. Kids learn to 'red light' bad food NPR, WLRN (Miami), WFYI (Indianapolis) November 2, 2007 Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Healthy Weight, and Cindy Zedeck, program director of the Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program (PPWCP), were featured in an NPR segment discussing the anniversary and success of PPWCP. Snack food producers to provide more nutritious foods to schools New York Times, The Gainesville Sun, Times Daily October 6, 2006 Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Healthy Weight, provided comment regarding the recent announcement by the country’s largest snack food producers that they would start providing more nutritious foods to schools to replace sugary, fat-laden products in vending machines and cafeterias. Pediatric Weight Control Program celebrates 10th anniversary Press Release September 5, 2006 In the past decade, more than 350 kids between the ages of 8 and 15 have graduated from the family-based, behavioral program, and with unprecedented success. Cindy Zedeck, program director, provided comment. School nutrition is activists' passion San Francisco Chronicle August 28, 2006 Maria Mosquera, MD, senior resident at Packard Children's, was one of four Bay Area newsmakers profiled in this feature on kids and nutrition. Dr. Mosquera and senior resident Heather Iezza spent her summer in East Palo Alto conducting focus groups and classes on nutrition and exercise with Head Start parents. Baby fat: When to rejoice, when to worry CBSNews.com, MSNBC.com, Baltimore Sun, Contra Costa Times, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, New York Times, Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Times August 1, 2006 Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Healthy Weight, provided comment on the lifestyle patterns that can change a healthy chubby baby into an unhealthy obese adult. Fighting obesity through the power of parents Palo Alto Weekly July 28, 2006 Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, director of advocacy at the Center for Healthy Weight, and Janine Bishop, director of pediatric advocacy at Stanford, provided comment regarding Healthy Weight, Healthy Futures, a six-month-long education program designed for parents in East Palo Alto on how to prevent obesity in kids. More obese patients turn to ‘last resort’ surgery U.S. News & World Report March 27, 2006 Craig Albanese, MD, chief of pediatric general surgery at Packard Children’s, provided comment in this article about the growing popularity of gastric bypass surgery. Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is located in Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University Hospital, approximately 20 miles north of San Jose, CA and 40 miles south of San Francisco.
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