Abstract
In order to successfully address the problem of childhood obesity, effective weight management programs must be established by a variety of clinicians to treat the increasing numbers of overweight and obese children and adolescents. An effective program will: 1) identify children and adolescents with health risks related to excess fat, 2) help families make permanent healthy lifestyle changes, and 3) provide ongoing care to optimize long-term health. Building a pediatric weight management program which achieves these goals requires attention to several aspects, including location, personnel, equipment, institutional support, marketing, referral base, focus of the overall approach, and billing & reimbursement. Maintaining the program after it is established can be enhanced by concentrating on team communication, continuing education, continuous quality improvement, and improving adherence.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 197-203 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgements This article was supported in part by the Adolescent Health Protection Program (School of Nursing, University of Minnesota) grant number T01-DP000112 (PI: Bearinger) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC.
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Child
- Obesity
- Overweight
- Program development
