What's New | March 30, 2011

Healthy Weight in Children

Nationwide, the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents has more than tripled in recent decades. New strategies to promote healthy weight in children include policy-level initiatives and the implementation of practice changes by providers, schools, and communities to encourage the adoption of healthier lifestyles.

The featured Innovations describe a multi-sector, collaborative, statewide initiative that implemented new legislation, policies, and a social marketing campaign to promote behavior change and help halt the increase in childhood obesity.

The featured QualityTools provide toolkits and resources for families, community organizations, health care professionals, and employers to help promote healthy weight in children.

Featured Innovations:

• Policy and Practice Changes Encourage Primary Care Providers to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Youth

• Policy and Practice Changes Encourage Schools to Promote Behavior Change in Students, Leading to Better Physical Fitness

• Policy and Practice Changes in Childcare Settings Promote Healthy Eating and More Physical Activity in Children

• Statewide Initiative Combines Policy, Practice-Based Changes, and Social Marketing to Produce Positive Behavior Changes, Help Halt Increase in Childhood Obesity

Featured QualityTools:

• Childhood Obesity: It's Everyone's Business
Developed by National Business Group on Health

• Let's Move! Toolkit for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations
Developed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Corporation for National and Community Service; Office of the First Lady; U.S. Department of Agriculture; U.S. Department of Education; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships; White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

• Nemours Health & Prevention Services: 5-2-1-Almost None Online Resources
Developed by Nemours Health & Prevention Services

• Nemours Health & Prevention Services: Publications
Developed by Nemours Health & Prevention Services

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Also in This Issue:

Innovations >

• Barber-Based Monitoring, Education, and Referral Support Improve Treatment Rates and Blood Pressure Control in African-American Men

• Child Abuse Experts Provide Videoconference-Enabled Consultations to Providers in Remote Emergency Departments and Clinics, Leading to More Accurate Diagnosis

• County-Wide Collaborative Uses Pathways Model to Enhance Access to Insurance, Primary Care, and Mental Health Services for Low-Income Children

• Remote Assessment and Treatment via Telemedicine Combined With Onsite Case Management Enhance Access to Mental Health Services for Low-Income and Minority Students

• Small, Rapid-Cycle Process Improvement Projects Produce Many Benefits for Hospital, Including Increasing Nurse Time Spent With Patients

QualityTools >

• 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report
Developed by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• 2010 National Healthcare Quality Report
Developed by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• KidsHealth
Developed by Nemours Center for Children's Health Media