This kit contains everything you need to conduct in-service training for physicians, nurses, dietitians and other health professionals on diagnosing, assessing, and treating pediatric obesity.
Results Oriented!
As a result of participating in the training, health professionals will increase their knowledge and confidence as well as enhance their skills in preventing and treating pediatric obesity. Pilot-tested with over 500 health professionals this training has received overwhelmingly positive feedback.
Developed by nutritionists with the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and the State Department of Health's Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (CHDP), this in-service training has documented impact on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health professionals with respect to pediatric obesity.
Included in the kit are:
A videotape with three segments: a segment on body image featuring a group of teenage girls discussing the pressures they feel to achieve an idealized body image, a pediatric endocrinologist discussing the medical risks pediatricians need to screen for when examining an overweight child, and an interview with a pediatrician discussing her approach to assessment and care planning for her overweight patients
A notebook containing 5 unit lesson plans complete with educational objectives, teaching activities, overhead masters, and handout masters
An extensive resource list
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