Childhood Obesity Prevention Research is the research arm of the Healthy Weight Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). We bring people together from different departments at CHOP, as well as other institutions, to conduct research about best practices in obesity prevention, ways to promote healthy weight, and how technology and community-based programs can best support healthy weight in children and adolescents.

Innovative research will advance our understanding of the root causes and effective models for obesity prevention and treatment, focused on early childhood intervention. Our areas of focus include clinical, community and basic science (laboratory) research, in addition to using information technology. Many of the studies involve children from high-risk populations and communities where obesity rates are among the highest in the city.