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Childhood Obesity Risks
and Parental Motivations to Make Changes

The Promoting Healthy Families Project
Ardis L.Olson MD,
Cecelia Gaffney MEd,
Pam Lee PhD,
Pam Starr MS
Clinicians Enhancing Child Health (CECH) practice based research network
Depts. of Pediatrics, & Community and Family Medicine,
Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH
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