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An Evaluation Of Childhood Overweight And Obesity Screening And Management In The Primary Care Setting, Stephanie Horning
An Evaluation Of Childhood Overweight And Obesity Screening And Management In The Primary Care Setting, Stephanie Horning
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Background-In Kentucky, 19.7% of children ages 6-11 years old are obese ("Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)," 2013). Approximately 50% of these children will become obese adults (Lazarou & Kouta, 2010). It is imperative that interventions are initiated to normalize weight in childhood to offset the long term physical and psychosocial risks associated with obesity.
Purpose-The purpose of this gap analysis was to evaluate the screening and management of childhood overweight and obesity in one of Norton’s healthcare primary care setting.
Methods-The electronic medical records of 35 children aged 10 to 11, who had BMIs > 85 …