Health Care
Resources for Health Care Providers
- Comprehensive site linking nutrition information from government and educational institutions
USDA Food Guidance System (Food Pyramid)
- 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
New Book: Obesity: Dietary and Developmental Influences. Co-authored by researchers from UC Berkeley Center for Weight and Health. Order online at crcpress.com
Childhood & Adolescent Overweight: The Health Professional's Guide to Identification, Treatment and Prevention, 2004. By Mary Catherine Mullen, MS, RD and Jodie Shield, MEd, RD
Childhood Obesity: A Food and Nutrition Resource List for Educators and Researchers, Food & Nutrition Information Center, USDA click here or http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/topics/weight/childhoodobesity.pdf
- Links to resources for physical activity, nutrition and health promotion from the Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley
This Adolescent Provider Toolkit (From AHWG-Adolescent Health Working Group) is a collection of resources for health care providers who work with adolescents. The Toolkit modules contain screening tools, brief office interventions and counseling guidelines, community resources and referrals, tip sheets for teens and parents, health education materials for teens and their adult caregivers, and literature and internet resources. The Body Basics Toolkit is a great resource.
Childhood Overweight: What the Research Tells Us. Downloadable fact sheet from The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools.
- California Department of Education Physical Fitness Testing
- California Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Dietetic Association
- American Diabetes Association
- Kaiser Permanente Site for Members
- Queen of the Valley Hospital
- St. Helena Hospital
- Statistics related to Overweight and Obesity
- CDC- Childhood Overweight and Obesity
Childhood overweight increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. Click here for a link with more information about children and diabetes.
