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 Brochure
Promoting Health Through the Food Stamp Program |
This brochure is designed to inform providers on how they can get their Medi-Cal patients involved in the Food Stamp Program as a means of promoting healthy eating and healthy living, and provides information on how to refer patients to a Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program in their area.
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Case Study
Health Net and the Los Angeles Collaborative |
This case study examines a partnership between the Network for a Healthy California and Health Net that led to the formation of the Los Angeles Collaborative. Topics explored include the Collaborative's activities and successes.
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Editorial
Revisiting the Social Contract: Physicians as Community
Health Promoters |
The editorial from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's publication, Preventing Chronic Disease, discusses how overburdened physicians can incorporate the themes of obesity prevention and nutrition education into the daily practice of medicine. Editorial by Margaret Gadon, MD, MPH.
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Continuing Medical Education Program
Overweight & Obesity in Childhood: Prevention & Management |
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This four module online CME aims to better equip physicians and other health care providers in providing effective care for their pediatric patients who are overweight and obese. The following learning objectives will be addressed:
Module #1: Background of the Overweight Problem
• To explain the rapidly increasing rates of obesity among adults and
children in the United States
• To calculate Body Mass Index (BMI)
• To identify important risks associated with childhood overweight
Module #2: Overweight Prevention Strategies
• To identify a child's risk for overweight by conducting a risk assessment
• To explain optimal health care practices to prevent obesity in your patients and their families
Module #3: Medical Assessment for the Overweight and at Risk for Overweight Child
• To determine who should be given a medical assessment for overweight based on BMI and other risk factors, and explain what the medical assessment should include
• To connect findings from the medical assessment to potential medical conditions related to overweight and be able to identify specialists for referral, if necessary
Module #4: Management of the Overweight Child
• To explain and use the ABCs of counseling to effectively counsel patients and families
• To develop a treatment program that encourages small, gradual changes in weight goals and physical activity
• To recognize common medical complications associated with overweight through screening procedures and refer to a specialist, when necessary
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The California Medical Association and WellPoint. The California Medical Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The California Medical Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
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Guide
Expert Committee Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight & Obesity 2007 |
An implementation guide from the Childhood Obesity Action Network.
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