1. Home
  2. Conferences & Training
  3. Understanding Childhood Obesity
Jun 12, 2020

Understanding Childhood Obesity

 

The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network

presents

Understanding Childhood Obesity

Friday, June 12, 2020

Via BlueJeans from 10am-11:30am

Abstract:

Obesity is a growing concern in the United States, particularly among children and adolescents. Obesity is typically defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation in the body. Calculating body mass index (BMI) is the most widely accepted method of screening for obesity in children and adolescents with abnormal BMI cut-offs being determined by age- and gender-specific percentiles. The mechanism of obesity development is not fully understood and is believed to be a disorder with multiple causes. Environmental factors, lifestyle preferences, and cultural environment play pivotal roles in the rising prevalence of obesity worldwide. Obese children and adolescents are at increased risk of medical and psychological complications and are likely to stay obese into adulthood. Understanding its causes is critical to the creation of strategies to improve our children's health. Obesity requires behavior change by the child, adolescent and parents to improve health outcomes. Poor outcomes may be attributed to the lack of adherence to the behavior change recommendations. Obesity requires behavior change by the child, adolescent and parents to improve health outcomes. Poor outcomes may be attributed to the lack of adherence to the behavior change recommendations. Clinicians working with obese children should have knowledge of the components of a healthy lifestyle and understand the importance of interacting with the child and family in a positive, empathetic and non-judgmental manner. This webinar aims at discussing factors leading to obesity and learning how overweight and obese categories are determined in a clinical setting. It also examines how to assess readiness for change and to use Motivational Interviewing as a family-centered, collaborative intervention for improved adherence.

Course Objectives:

  • Learn about factors leading to obesity as well as what other health conditions are affected by obesity. 
  • Learn about the relationship of obesity to Adverse Childhood Experiences.
  • Learn how to assess readiness for change and use Motivational Interviewing as an intervention.
  • Learn how overweight and obese categories are determined in a clinical setting.

The importance of being aware of cultural diversity and social justice perspectives is addressed in the presentation because:

  •  A family’s ethnic and cultural background has a huge impact on their relationship with food. 
  • Every family has a cultural history that shapes who they are, how they learn, what they think, traditions and the foods they eat.
 
Continuing Education Credits: 1 Continuing Education Credit is offered for this event. Participants must begin webinar on time and remain for its entirety to receive credit.
 
  • CHILDREN'S MENTAl HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (CMHP): These training hours meet the MDHHS training requirement for CMPH staff.
  • -TRAINING HOURS: This event will count toward the annual training hours required by most provider agencies.

 

 

Timed Agenda:

1. Introduction, Disclosure, Objectives Slide #1-#3 10:00am-10:05am

2. Lecture:

  • Slide #4-Slide #25: Teresa Holtrop, MD 10:05am-10:40am
  • Slide #26-Slide #51: Brand Butler, LMSW 10:40am-10:55am
  • Slide #52-Slide #56 :Teresa Holtrop, MD 10:55am-11:00am

3. Questions: Teresa Holtrop & Brandi Butler 11:05am-11:105am

 

Bibliography:
1. https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime

2. https://www.rethinkobesity.com/content/dam/novonordisk/rethinkobesity/more-resources/documents/Tips-&-Tools-for-Effective-Obesity-Management.pdf

3. Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change. William R. Miller, PHD, Stephen Rollnick, PHD, Guilford Press, Sep. 2012 4. www.obesitynetwork.ca/5As


By joining us at this event, attendees consent to Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network's Detroit Wayne Connect photographing, videotaping and using your image and likeness.


Substitutions are permitted at any time. No Shows will be billed at the same rate. Cancellations must be received in writing no later than 7 business days prior to the training to sruza1@dwihn.org in order to obtain a full refund. If cancellation is received less than 7 days prior to the training, no refund will be issued.