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Managing Childhood Obesity In A Primary Care Clinic, Linda Nnajiofor
Managing Childhood Obesity In A Primary Care Clinic, Linda Nnajiofor
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Background: Childhood obesity and overweight have increased health burdens on health care systems, and contribute to chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and cancer. Childhood obesity is very complex for healthcare providers to manage in primary care settings.
Purpose: To improve childhood overweight and obesity approach and management in a selected primary care practice (Clinic A) in a large east Texas urban community.
Objectives: 1. Increase the percentage of children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 years seen in Clinic A, who received adequate weight management and obesity counseling, to 75%. 2. Increase the number of referrals to …