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RWJF: Can
video games help kids move more and even lose weight? In this
Pioneering Ideas blog post, our Health Games Research grantee at
Georgetown University discusses the first research link between the
playing of exergames (like Nintendo Wii Active) and weight loss among
obese adolescents. Click for more
patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.
