AHRQ Innovations Exchange | childhood obesity OR healthy weight AND children

childhood obesity OR healthy weight AND children

Innovations

. Multidisciplinary Program Combining Medical, Counseling, and Behavior Modification Services Helps Overweight Children and Adolescents Lose Weight, Reduce Body Mass Index 3/30/2011 The Optimal Weight for Life program provides medical evaluation, nutritional counseling, and behavior modification services to overweight and obese children, leading to reductions in body mass index, weight, fat mass, and insulin resistance.


.. Policy and Practice Changes Encourage Primary Care Providers to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Youth 3/30/2011 As part of a larger statewide, collaborative initiative targeting four key settings, a pediatric health system promotes policy and practice changes in primary care, leading to increased support by providers in helping youth adopt healthier behaviors.


... Policy and Practice Changes in Childcare Settings Promote Healthy Eating and More Physical Activity in Children 3/30/2011 As part of a larger statewide, collaborative initiative targeting four key settings, a pediatric health system promotes policy and practice changes in childcare settings, leading to enhanced provider knowledge, policy changes within childcare centers, and improved health-related behaviors in children.


.... Statewide Initiative Combines Policy, Practice-Based Changes, and Social Marketing to Produce Positive Behavior Changes, Help Halt Increase in Childhood Obesity 3/30/2011 A statewide initiative combining policy and practice change—supported by tools, technical assistance, and social marketing—has led to favorable behavior changes that have helped to halt the increase in overweight/obesity among Delaware children and youth.



..... Staged Weight Management Program Helps Overweight Children Reduce Caloric Intake and Body Mass Index 3/23/2011 The Healthy Hawks program uses a staged approach to help overweight children lose weight by working with the child and his or her family to examine the root causes of the weight gain, develop goals and strategies, and establish a healthier lifestyle.


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