Featured research projects | Penn State College of Health and Human Development

Research in the Penn State Department of Kinesiology involves many disciplines to understand human movement. Explore some of the current projects that are making a difference in the health and lives of people around the world.

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Personalized support for healthy weight gain in pregnant women

The Healthy Mom Zone is a personalized digital-health platform designed to help women with overweight or obesity maintain healthy weight gain during pregnancy.

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