Proven Family-Based Interventions in the Treatment of Pediatric Obesity

Authors

Sarah Winter, University of North Dakota

Files

Document Type

Poster

Description

• Childhood obesity continues to be ever expanding.

• This is leading to increasing health care needs and costs.

• Despite numerous interventions, the rates continue to climb.

• The purpose of this study is to identify family-based childhood obesity interventions that are proven to decrease the rates of childhood obesity.

• A literature review explores multiple different family-based childhood obesity interventions.

• The effective interventions are examined closely to discover commonalities between the interventions.

• Family-based interventions that decrease childhood obesity share similar attributes.

• The proven interventions may indicate the need to focus coordination of care with the patients and their families.

Department

Physician Assistant Studies

Degree Name

Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)

First Advisor

Heidi Olson-Fitzgerald

Second Advisor

Susan Kuntz

Publication Date

2015

Keywords

Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Family Health; Health Promotion; Pediatric Obesity -- prevention & control; Pediatric Obesity -- therapy

Disciplines

Pediatrics

Recommended Citation

Winter, Sarah, "Proven Family-Based Interventions in the Treatment of Pediatric Obesity" (2015). Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters. 111.
https://commons.und.edu/pas-grad-posters/111