Correction for Daniels et al., Circulation 119 (15) e489-e517.

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(Circulation. 2009;120:e14-e15.)
© 2009 American Heart Association, Inc.

Correction

In the AHA Conference Proceedings by Daniels et al, "American Heart Association Childhood Obesity Research Summit Report," which published ahead of print March 30, 2009 (http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192216v1), and appeared in the April 21, 2009, issue (Circulation. 2009;119:e489–e517), several corrections were needed.

On page e501, in the second column, the 3 items under "Recommendations"—"Education," "Public policy/advocacy," and "Research"—were updated after the article published ahead of print.

The publish-ahead-of-print version read:

• Education: (1) Awareness of healthcare provider personal health and its impact on prevention practices and effectiveness should be created. (2) Personal health programs and incentives should be created for physicians.
  
• Public policy/advocacy: (1) A partnership with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation should be formed to work with national organizations to create policy regarding fast food franchise outlets in hospitals; the inclusion of trans fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium in healthcare facility foods; beverages; childhood obesity programs; and staff health promotion, support, and treatment programs. (2) It is necessary to lobby for effective changes in healthcare environments to promote a healthy lifestyle by restricting unhealthful options and increasing healthy alternatives.
  
• Research: (1) Clinical studies should be conducted to develop and evaluate effective strategies for getting pediatric care providers to calculate, plot, and track adiposity indicators and to initiate discussions regarding treatment for overweight children and their families. (2) Effective strategies for dissemination and implementation of evidence-based overweight treatments (guidelines) into pediatric care practices should be developed and evaluated. (3) Effective counseling strategies should be developed and evaluated for use by pediatric care providers when implementing treatment recommendations for overweight children and their families. (4) Resources, services, and care strategies that are effective as adjuncts to healthy lifestyle counseling and medical/surgical therapy should be identified and evaluated within pediatric care settings for overweight children and their families.
  

The corrected version reads:

• Education: (1) Work to create awareness of healthcare provider personal health and its impact on prevention practices and effectiveness. (2) Create physician personal health programs and incentives.
  
• Public policy/advocacy: (1) The AHA, through its partnership with the Clinton Foundation, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation (http://www.healthiergeneration.org), should work with national organizations to create voluntary agreements with fast food franchise outlets in hospitals; trans fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium in healthcare facility foods; beverages; childhood obesity programs; and staff health promotion, support, and treatment programs. (2) Lobby for effective changes in healthcare environments to promote a healthy lifestyle by restricting unhealthful options and increasing healthy alternatives.
  
• Research: (1) Conduct clinical studies to develop and evaluate effective strategies for getting pediatric care providers to calculate, plot, and track adiposity indicators and to initiate discussions regarding treatment for overweight children and their families. (2) Develop and evaluate effective strategies for dissemination and implementation of evidence-based overweight treatments (guidelines) into pediatric care practices. (3) Develop and evaluate effective counseling strategies for use by pediatric care providers when implementing treatment recommendations for overweight children and their families. (4) Identify and evaluate resources, services, and care strategies that are effective as adjuncts to healthy lifestyle counseling and medical/surgical therapy within pediatric care settings for overweight children and their families.
  

The corrected recommendations appear in the print version, as well as the current online version of the article, which is available at http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/119/15/e517.

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