Comparison of Two Programs for Overweight and Obese Children
The Center for Healthy Weight’s programs to address childhood overweight and obesity include the family-based Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program and the outpatient Pediatric Weight Clinic. A program reference card is available here.
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Pediatric Weight Clinic |
The Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program is a family-based, group program designed to prevent and treat overweight and obesity in children and adolescents through lifestyle/behavior changes.
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The Pediatric Weight Clinic is for overweight and obese children with additional medical or psychological problems and/or who require surgery. The clinic focuses on understanding the potential causes and complications of obesity and providing medical treatments.
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Which Patients Are Eligible?
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Which Patients Are Eligible?
We recommend that primary care providers manage a patient for at least six months before referring the patient to the Pediatric Weight Clinic. Providers may wish to review the Expert Committee Guidelines published in Pediatrics in December 2007. |
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Referral
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Insurance
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