Pediatric Healthy Weight Case Management Program

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

Pediatric Healthy Weight Case Management Program (252-847-4151)

The Pediatric Healthy Weight Case Management Program was developed to help Pitt County children and their parents find the care and resources to reach and stay at a healthy weight. The program works to:

• Raise awareness of the problems of childhood obesity
  
• Ensure children throughout the county receive a consistent level of care
  
• Support policies that promote physical activity and good eating habits

The Pediatric Healthy Weight Case Management Program uses a multidisciplinary team approach to provide children (up to age 18) and their families with skills and information to maintain a healthy weight. It encourages patients, families and their doctors to work as a team along with a clinical social worker, a dietitian and registered nurses who help manage each child's care.

With help from other specialists, the team develops an individual, written treatment plan to help each child

• Maintain or decrease body mass index (BMI)
  
• Control or improve conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, which occur in overweight children
  
• Increase exercise and improve diet

http://www.uhseast.com/body.cfm?id=1112

http://www.uhseast.com/body.cfm?id=1153

Other resources for nurses/ allied health to combat childhood obesity in NC:

http://www.ecu.edu/cs-dhs/pedsweightcenter/Community_Programs_and_Activities.cfm

http://www.ecu.edu/cs-dhs/pedsweightcenter/Links_for_Professionals.cfm