Organization as author

In-text citation

Obesity puts children at risk for a number of medical complications, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and orthopedic problems (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2004, p. 1).

Explain

  • If the author is a government agency or other organization, name the organization in the signal phrase or in the parenthetical citation the first time you cite the source.

  • If the organization has a familiar abbreviation, you may include it in brackets the first time you cite the source and use the abbreviation alone in later citations.

FIRST CITATION

(National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2001)

LATER CITATIONS

(NIMH, 2001)

Reference list entry

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (2004, February). The role of media in childhood obesity. Retrieved from http://www.kff.org/entmedia/7030.cfm

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