NEW PUBLICATION - Priority Populations in Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Interventions: A Scoping Review
Be sure to check out the newest publication led by Dr Talia Palacios, which has explored how well early childhood obesity prevention interventions are designed to reach and support priority populations
TOPCHILD IPD Meta-analysis awarded 2025 EMCR Outstanding Publication Award
TOPCHILD IPD Meta-Analysis received the 2025 University of Sydney EMCR Outstanding Publication Award (Faculty of Medicine and Health)
Dr Kylie Hunter wins Sydney Health Partners 2025 Early Career Research Award
Dr Kylie Hunter has been recognised for TOPCHILDs individual participant data meta-analysis and won the SHP 2025 Early Career Research Award for Using Research to Change Health Practice!
Family-based intervention programs are insufficient to prevent childhood obesity, major study finds
Family-based intervention programs are insufficient to prevent childhood obesity, major study finds
TOPCHILD Project 2 - Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis Results Published in The Lancet
After many years of work and collaboration, the results for the individual participant data -meta analysis are published in The Lancet! Lead by Dr Kylie Hunter, the results found that current approaches to obesity prevention for children, are ineffective at reducing BMI by age 2 years.
TOPCHILD Project 1 - Intervention Deconstruction Results Published!
Results from TOPCHILDs cutting edge obesity prevention intervention deconstruction are publicly available for all to read! Lead by Dr Brittany Johnson, the results were published in February 2025 in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.