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Obesity

2016

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A Study Of Provider Practices In The Screening, Diagnosis, And Treatment Of Childhood Overweight And Obesity In A Rural Eastern Kentucky Clinic, Ashley R. Healy Jan 2016

A Study Of Provider Practices In The Screening, Diagnosis, And Treatment Of Childhood Overweight And Obesity In A Rural Eastern Kentucky Clinic, Ashley R. Healy

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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to assess the current practices of providers for overweight and obese children at well visits, and how the demographics of age, sex, race, ethnicity, primary language spoken, insurance type, and provider type influence the care provided to overweight and obese children at the study site, which is a rural primary care clinic in eastern Kentucky.

Methods: This study is a retrospective design auditing well child charts (n = 571) from the study site over a two year period. Charts were audited for the data points of age, sex, race, ethnicity, primary spoken language, …