Children’s Health Care, 40:212–231, 2011 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 0273-9615 print/1532-6888 online DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2011.590394 A Pilot Study Examining a Group-Based Behavioral Family Intervention for Obese Children Enrolled in Medicaid: Differential Outcomes by Race David M. Janicke Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Wendy N. Gray Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH Anne E. Mathews Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Stacey L. Simon and Crystal S. Lim Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Marilyn Dumont-Driscoll and Janet H. Silverstein Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL This pilot study examined the efficacy of a behavioral family intervention (BFI) to address weight management in obese children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Forty children, ages 6 to 12, and their parents enrolled in Medicaid Correspondence should be addressed to David M. Janicke, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, 101 South Newell Dr., # 3151, Gainesville, FL 32611. E-mail: djanicke@phhp.ufl.edu 212