Conversations About Care Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight

Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Michelle J. White, MD, MPH a primary author on the new policy statement, The Built Environment and Pediatric Health.

Related Resources:
• Policy Statement: The Built Environment and Pediatric Health (https://tinyurl.com/5yx4wbkd)
• AAP News: Community design that includes parks, safe routes, green space contributes to child health, equity (https://tinyurl.com/52re542y)
• Building Healthy Places for Children to Thrive: AAP Policy Explained (https://tinyurl.com/yckxdz55)
• Webinar: The Interconnection Between Obesity Physiology, Genetics and the Environment (https://tinyurl.com/bdce39uv)

Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Natalie Muth and Dr. Christopher Bolling, primary authors on the new clinical report, The Role of the Pediatrician in the Promotion of Healthy, Active Living.

Related Resources:
• Clinical Report: The Role of the Pediatrician in the Promotion of Healthy, Active Living (https://tinyurl.com/4f2rmvuy)
• AAP News: How Can You Support Patients in Healthy, Active Living? Check Out Updated Report (https://tinyurl.com/yx5sn84d)
• News Release: American Academy of Pediatrics Identifies Keys to Promote Child Health and Help Families Aim for Healthier Lifestyles (https://tinyurl.com/bddcb3kn)
• HealthyChildren.org: Helping Kids Build Healthy Active Lives: AAP Policy Explained (https://tinyurl.com/yf645xk9)

Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Siddiqua, a primary care pediatrician who is board certified in pediatrics and obesity medicine. She works in a private practice with her husband in Houston, Texas.

Related Resources
• Key Driver Diagram (https://tinyurl.com/4k2fz9dn)
• AAP QI and Learning Collaboratives (https://tinyurl.com/4cnh45sv)
• Capacity Checklist (https://tinyurl.com/a5xb2ea5)
• Change Talk (https://tinyurl.com/f47ptse8)

Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Mona Sharifi and Dr. Dan Imler. Mona was a member of the CPG Obesity Subcommittee and is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Yale University School of Medicine, and of Health informatics at Yale School of Health. Dan is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine at Stanford University, and the founder of Curbside Health. They discuss a high-level overview and introduction to the new Obesity CPG Pathway.
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Related Resources:
• CPG Pathway FAQ (https://tinyurl.com/4jmxm3xw)
• Video Introduction to the Pathway (https://tinyurl.com/yekeb39m)
• CPG Pathway Infographic (https://tinyurl.com/6vecwr3y)
• CPG Pathway Opportunity Overview (https://tinyurl.com/3yvpy2jx)

Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Alyson Goodman, a Commander in the U.S. Public Health Service and medical epidemiologist at the CDC who is a federal liaison to the Section on Obesity Executive Committee and was a liaison to the CPG Obesity Subcommittee. They discuss BMI, growth charts and the newly revised extended growth charts.

Related Resources:
• CDC Growth Charts (https://tinyurl.com/mu7mw76n)
• Definition of BMI categories for children (https://tinyurl.com/yym6f6w3)
• Healthcare Strategies (https://tinyurl.com/mr2xkee7)
• Body Mass Index (BMI) in Children(https://tinyurl.com/bdz3cn4d)

Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Ashley Weedn, a member of the CPG authoring subcommittee, who is also the Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma, the Medical Director of the Healthy Futures Clinic, and the Director of pediatric obesity research in the department of pediatrics. They discuss comorbid conditions associated with pediatric obesity.

Related Resources:
• Obesity CPG Homepage (tinyurl.com/52nz6m2m)
• Obesity Self Study CME Modules (https://tinyurl.com/2p827bdj)
• Clinical Flow: Assessment and Evaluation (https://tinyurl.com/3e2rf58b)