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NIOST, along with research partners University of Massachusetts at Boston and the YMCA of the USA, recently identified and interviewed 17 key OST organizations that provide, coordinate or improve services and/or conduct policy or advocacy work on behalf of large OST provider networks. Interview respondents were highly concerned about childhood obesity and healthful eating as an important component of their work.