Change Talk: Childhood Obesity

Kurbo Health unveils mobile-enabled, childhood obesity prevention program

By Aditi Pai 11:11 am May 7, 2014

Palo Alto, California-based Kurbo Health, which is developing a mobile-enabled program aimed at preventing childhood obesity, announced that it plans to monetize the program as a subscription-based service that will help teach kids and their families to eat healthier. The company made the announcement at a recent TechCrunch event. The company has raised $1.8 million in seed funding to date from...

Kognito taps American Academy of Pediatrics for childhood obesity education app

By Aditi Pai 06:18 am April 8, 2014

New York City-based patient engagement company Kognito has partnered with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight (IHCW) to create an app that addresses childhood obesity, called Change Talk: Childhood Obesity. "The goal of the app is really to help healthcare professionals who work with pediatric populations to know how to manage challenging conversations...