Children’s Obesity Action Team (COAT)

Obesity is a health problem that affects 15% of children and teens in the United States. Today there are three times as many obese children and teens as there were 20 years ago.

A group of health-care professionals, the Children’s Obesity Action Team (COAT), has worked to increase awareness, provide education and resources, pursue innovative research and lead action to decrease childhood obesity since 2002.

COAT is based at Seattle Children’s. In 2006, COAT was recognized by the National Initiative of Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) as one of the top six national programs addressing childhood obesity.

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