Learning Objectives

After completion of this module students will be able to:

• Describe the 6 Cs model as a framework for transdisciplinary obesity prevention research.
• Identify rationale for transdisciplinary approach to obesity prevention by summarizing consequences (diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, bone health).
• Define and provide examples of cell, child, clan, culture, community, and country.

Key Concepts

• Overview and History of the 6 C’s Model

Video Microlecture

• Video: 6 C-s Ecological Approach to Obesity
  Dr. Barbara H. Fiese, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Required Reading

• Harrison, K., Bost, K. K., McBride, B. A., Donovan, S. M., Grigsby-Toussaint, D. S., Kim, J., Liechty, J. M., Wiley, A., Teran-Garcia, M. & Jacobsohn, G. C. (2011), Toward a developmental conceptualization of contributors to overweight and obesity in childhood: The six-Cs model. Child Development Perspectives, 5, 50–58. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2010.00150.x.