Organization as author (APA)

APA-46

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 an organization or a government agency, name the organization in the signal phrase or in the parentheses 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

(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2012)

LATER CITATIONS

(CDC, 2012)

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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