Determinants of Childhood Obesity

The project was funded as a bridge grant, which is designed to provide the research team with funds to fully develop the "Determinants of Childhood Obesity" proposal for funding; to develop partnerships with other universities skilled in childhood obesity research in minority populations; to recruit leading scientists in the field of childhood obesity to join the research team; and to allow the research team to network with scientists serving similar population groups throughout the county, and to gain additional expertise in childhood obesity through attendance at conferences, externships, and collecting baseline data.