1. Census,2000
2. Unpublished city-specific 2002 Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) data from the Institute for Community Health,2003
3. Unpublished Enrollment Report released on October 1, 1999 by Somerville, MA: 4th graders at-risk for overweight and overweight by school compared with demographic statistics by school for 1999–2000.
4. A community-based restaurant initiative to increase availability of healthy menu options in Somerville, Massachusetts: Shape Up Somerville;Economos;Prev Chronic Dis,2009
5. A community intervention reduces BMI z-score in children: Shape Up Somerville first year results;Economos;Obesity (Silver Spring),2007