Resources for Pediatrics

American Medical Association’s Guidelines for Adolescent Preventative Services (GAPS) - information on promoting physical fitness and healthy dietary habits and preventing eating disorders and obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipdemia.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/upload/mm/39/gapsmono.pdf

Blood Pressure Guidelines for Youth: Screening for Hypertension
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/
hypertension/child_tbl.htm

Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding
http://www.4woman.gov/Breastfeeding/bluprntbk2.pdf

Breastfeeding Basics - Interactive academic short course on fundamentals of breastfeeding geared primarily for the medical practitioner.
http://www.breastfeedingbasics.org

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.
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastpumps/  

Bright Future Lactation Resource Center - Resources and information for health care providers and lactation consultants, exam preparation course for lactation consultant certification, and patient handouts.
http://www.bflrc.com

Bright Futures in Practice offers two resources that provide guidance, strategies, and tools for health professionals.

• Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition - emphasizes prevention and early recognition of nutrition concerns and provides developmentally appropriate nutrition supervision guidelines for infancy through adolescence.
  http://www.brightfutures.org/nutrition/index.html
• Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity - provides developmental guidelines on physical activity for the periods of infancy through adolescence.
  http://www.brightfutures.org/physicalactivity/about.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Growth charts and online training modules.
http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts

Institute of Medicine – Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance
http://www.iom.edu/?id=22596&redirect=0

La Leche League International - Has professional section.
http://www.lalecheleague.org

Midwest Dairy Council - Research-based materials for health professionals and free educational materials.
http://www.midwestdairy.com/pages/index.cfm?TREE_ID=392 

National Bone Health Campaign - Fun, interactive website designed to show girls 9-12 years of age why calcium and weight-bearing physical activities can build strong bones and how these fit easily into a girl's busy lifestyle. The goal is to reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life.
http://www.girlshealth.gov/bones/

"Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care" by Lyznicki et. Al, AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN, June 1, 2001.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010601/2185.html

"Obesity evaluation and treatment: Expert committee recommendations" by Barlow & Dietz in PEDIATRICS, vol. 102, no.3, September 1998.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/102/3/e29

"The Surgeon General‘s Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity 2001"
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library

Resources for Adults

Aim for a Healthy Weight - National Heart Lung and Blood Institute website with information for patients, public and health professionals.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm

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.
http://aom.americaonthemove.org/site/c.krLXJ3PJKuG/b.1776811/k.E4B4/Healthcare_Provider.htm

"Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity" - American Medical Association, offers practical recommendations for addressing adult obesity in the primary care setting.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/10931.html

CDC Obesity Maps - Obesity trends among adults 1985-2006
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/index.htm

Exercising for a Healthy Heart - Online  patient self education module from Medline Plus.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/exercisingforahealthyheart/htm/index.htm

"Guide to Clinical Preventative Services, Screening for Obesity in Adults" - US Preventative Services Task Force
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsobes.htm

Lower Your Cholesterol Levels - NHLBI website you can refer patients to for self-education on cholesterol.
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/chd1/how.htm

Managing Cholesterol - Online  patient self education module from Medline Plus.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/managingcholesterol/htm/index.htm

MyPyramid Plan for Moms - Tailors the Food Guide Pyramid to the needs of pregnant and breastfeeding moms.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramidmoms/pyramidmoms_plan.aspx

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/index.htm

New Nutrition Basics - CDC website that includes basic concepts to keep in mind when sorting through nutrition research and dietary advice. 
http://www.cdc.gov:80/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/nutrition_for_everyone/basics/index.htm

"Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care" by Lyznicki et. Al, AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN, June 1, 2001.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010601/2185.html

"The Practical Guide Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults" - NIH clinical guidelines
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm

"The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity 2001"
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library

Tufts Updated Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults - Tufts University researchers have updated their Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults to correspond with the new USDA Food pyramid.
http://nutrition.tufts.edu/docs/pdf/releases/071220_ModifiedMyPyramid.pdf

Your Heart Your Life  - a lay health educator’s program to help learn and/or teach about physical activity and heart health.
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/salud/pa/index.htm

Training Opportunities for Registered Dietitians

Certificate of Child and Adolescent Weight Management - Sponsored by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, this certificate training provides opportunities for education on cutting edge information, skills, and resources needed to counsel overweight children and adolescents. This certificate is designed to produce competent providers of comprehensive weight management care for children and adolescents. See link for more information and upcoming conference dates. http://www.cdrnet.org/whatsnew/childhood.htm

Certificate of Adult Weight Management - Sponsored by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, this certificate provides education on the clinical management of overweight and obesity, current research, behavior modification, and other pertinent topics. This certificate is designed to produce competent providers of comprehensive weight management care for adults. See link for more information and upcoming conference dates. http://www.cdrnet.org/whatsnew/certificateoftraining.htm

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