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FitwitsTM Leads to Improved Parental Recognition of Childhood Obesity and Plans to Encourage Change

Bethany A. Edwards, Jonathan R. Powell, Ann McGaffey, Valerie M. P. Wislo, Elaine Boron, Frank J. D'Amico, Linda Hogan, Kristin Hughes, Ilene Katz Jewell and Diane J. Abatemarco
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2017, 30 (2) 178-188; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160274
Bethany A. Edwards
From the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Urgent Care Wexford, Wexford, PA (BAE); Renaissance Family Practice, Glenshaw, Pittsburgh (JRP); the St. Margaret Bloomfield Garfield Family Health Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (AM, EB); Penn Plum Family Medicine, St. Margaret Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (VMPW); Faculty Development Fellowship Program and St. Margaret Lawrenceville Family Health Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (FJD, LH); Carnegie Mellon University School of Design, Pittsburgh (KH); Retired from Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron, Akron, OH (IKJ); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (DJA).
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Jonathan R. Powell
From the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Urgent Care Wexford, Wexford, PA (BAE); Renaissance Family Practice, Glenshaw, Pittsburgh (JRP); the St. Margaret Bloomfield Garfield Family Health Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (AM, EB); Penn Plum Family Medicine, St. Margaret Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (VMPW); Faculty Development Fellowship Program and St. Margaret Lawrenceville Family Health Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (FJD, LH); Carnegie Mellon University School of Design, Pittsburgh (KH); Retired from Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron, Akron, OH (IKJ); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (DJA).
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Ann McGaffey
From the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Urgent Care Wexford, Wexford, PA (BAE); Renaissance Family Practice, Glenshaw, Pittsburgh (JRP); the St. Margaret Bloomfield Garfield Family Health Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (AM, EB); Penn Plum Family Medicine, St. Margaret Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (VMPW); Faculty Development Fellowship Program and St. Margaret Lawrenceville Family Health Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (FJD, LH); Carnegie Mellon University School of Design, Pittsburgh (KH); Retired from Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron, Akron, OH (IKJ); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (DJA).
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Valerie M. P. Wislo
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Elaine Boron
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Frank J. D'Amico
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Linda Hogan
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Kristin Hughes
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Ilene Katz Jewell
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Diane J. Abatemarco
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vol. 30 no. 2 178-188
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160274
PubMed 
28379824

Published By 
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication August 30, 2016
  • Revision received December 8, 2016
  • Accepted for publication December 23, 2016
  • Published online March 8, 2017.

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© Copyright 2017 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Bethany A. Edwards, MD,
  2. Jonathan R. Powell, MD,
  3. Ann McGaffey, MD, FAAFP,
  4. Valerie M. P. Wislo, MD,
  5. Elaine Boron, DO,
  6. Frank J. D'Amico, PhD,
  7. Linda Hogan, PhD,
  8. Kristin Hughes, MFA,
  9. Ilene Katz Jewell, MSHyg and
  10. Diane J. Abatemarco, PhD, MSW
  1. From the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Urgent Care Wexford, Wexford, PA (BAE); Renaissance Family Practice, Glenshaw, Pittsburgh (JRP); the St. Margaret Bloomfield Garfield Family Health Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (AM, EB); Penn Plum Family Medicine, St. Margaret Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (VMPW); Faculty Development Fellowship Program and St. Margaret Lawrenceville Family Health Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (FJD, LH); Carnegie Mellon University School of Design, Pittsburgh (KH); Retired from Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron, Akron, OH (IKJ); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (DJA).
  1. Corresponding author: Ann McGaffey, MD, FAAFP, St. Margaret Bloomfield Garfield Family Health Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5475 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (E-mail: mcgaffeyal{at}upmc.edu).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2017, 30 (2) 178-188; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160274

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2017, 30 (2) 178-188; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160274
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