Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) Project

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The Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) Project uses cost-effectiveness analysis to compare the costs and outcomes of different policies and programs promoting improved nutrition or increased physical activity in schools, early care and out-of-school settings, communities, and clinics.

CHOICES can help provide evidence for action, explain the impact on population, identify cost-effective and efficient strategies, guide resource investment, and cultivate alliances and support. Key partnership opportunities include the CHOICES Learning Collaborative Partnership (2015 – 2020) and the CHOICES Community of Practice (2020 – present). The CHOICES Community of Practice includes people whose work focuses on advancing obesity prevention, healthy eating, and active living and want to learn more about how cost-effectiveness analysis can advance their efforts.

The project is a collaboration among researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University.  The CHOICES team also collaborates with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

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Principal Investigators: Steven Gortmaker, PhD and Angie Cradock, ScD, MPE
Full Website: choicesproject.org
Funder: The JPB Foundation
Contact: Jenny Reiner (Project Manager)


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Last updated:  September 21, 2023