Healthy South Dakota - Health Professionals

Quizzes

What percentage of South Dakota adults are obese?

What percentage of overweight and obese South Dakota adults report their health care provider talked to them about losing weight?

"Considering the economic and health impact of obesity, keeping patients as close to a normal weight as possible may be the most effective strategy."
–AAFP Panel on Obesity

New pediatric obesity guidelines

Recommendations for assessment, prevention and/or treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity

How are height and weight measurements taken in your office?

Is height and weight taken at each office visit for children and adolescents?
Is weight taken at each office visit and height at least yearly for adults?
Is the scale located in a private location or is it in the hallway?
Does your scale accommodate all of your patients?

Small Steps Change of the Month!

Each month watch for a new small step you can take to a healthier lifestyle, a healthier you!

Don't like milk? Serve non-milk sources of calcium such as calcium-fortified soy beverage or orange juice with added calcium.

Childhood Obesity Satellite Conference

The South Dakota Department of Health is downlinking the University of Alabama Birmingham Pediatric Update to 10 sites across the state. This year's theme is "Assessment, Treatment and Environmental Factors that Impact Childhood Obesity.” Topics are assessment, interventions and treatments that work, sleep and obesity, and food marketing to children. The live satellite conference is designed for health professionals. There is no charge but registration is needed to assure space and materials. To register, click here. Forms are due by May 20.

Learn More . . .

Physical Education and Academic Achievement in Elementary School Children - information from CDC on a new study linking physical education and academic achievement.
Heart Disease Deaths Continue to Decline in American Women - an article from the National Institutes of Health.
Your Heart Your Life - a lay health educator’s program to help learn and/or teach about physical activity and heart health.
Breast Pump Information - a new FDA web site designed to help consumers with breast pump information including breast pump basics, using a pump, cleaning a pump, breast milk, infection and injury, and links to other breastfeeding helps.
New Nutrition Basics - new web pages on the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity CDC web site that include basic concepts to keep in mind when sorting through nutrition research and dietary advice.
America on the Move - Healthcare Professional Toolkit provides downloadable materials that will help your patients understand the importance of energy balance, the link between obesity and health concerns, and the long-term benefits of making wise food and activity choices.
After School Programs Can Increase Physical Activity of Adolescent Girls
Personal Counseling and Web-Based Strategies Show Modest Success for Sustaining Weight Loss
Check out Medline Plus patient online self-education modules:
- Exercising for a healthy heart
- Managing cholesterol

Dietary Guidelines for Americans:
Toolkit for Health Professionals

family at dinner This toolkit provides resources to assist health education experts in offering the latest science-based nutrition and physical activity recommendations to the public. It includes:

Background and Research
Presentations
Guides
New MyPyramid food guidance system
Food label
Tips
Reproducible Worksheets
Spanish material

Obesity in South Dakota
A Clinical Toolkit for Healthcare Providers

A toolkit has been developed by the South Dakota Department of Health and other partners to make it easier for South Dakota primary care providers to address the obesity epidemic with their patients.

Introduction

Adults

Children & Adolescents

Guidelines

Adult and Pediatric Treatment Guidelines

Pediatric Blood Pressure Chart

How to Weigh and Measure

Talking to Patients About Weight

Referral Options

Key Messages

Obesity Coding

Resources Online from DOH

Order Form for Tools

To request a hard copy of the toolkit, send your contact information to doh.info@state.sd.us.

The Department of Health exercises no control over the content of outside sites linked on www.HealthySD.gov and provides the links for informational purposes only. This information is not a substitute for medical care.

Research to Practice Series

Check out these resources:

Body Positive

American Heart Association: new cholesterol site

What Moves U
a free program from the American Heart Association and the National Football League designed to get kids active in ALL areas of their life.

Index of herbal medicines and supplements - from Harvard School of Medicine.

USDA Nutrition Data Base - nutrition facts on any food.

Other resources to help your patients

National Summit on Obesity: Building a Plan to Reduce Obesity in America

Personal Health Journal, a www.healthysd.gov feature, can assist your patients in setting personal nutrition and physical activity goals and in tracking their own progress. The site also has a calorie counter and an option for users to journal their thoughts as they strive for a healthier lifestyle.

AHA "Choose to Move" for professionals materials can help you educate women about the importance of physical activity, good nutrition, and heart-healthy habits – and help motivate them to get moving!

Shape Up America pediatric BMI assessment Tool.

Waist Circumference - A New Vital Sign

Breastfeeding Reduces Risk of Obesity