Overweight and Obesity Treatment and Prevention Resources
CHAMPS has developed this listing of online resources to support Region VIII CHCs in treating and supporting their patients who are overweight or obese. An extensive search of online resources was conducted and below are the resources that were deemed of the highest quality and usefulness for community health centers. The resources are divided by the categories of fact sheets and reports, clinical guidelines and recommendations, treatment tools for health care professionals, patient education tools, webcasts, and other resources.
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Fact Sheets and Reports
Clinical Guidelines and Recommendations
Treatment Tools for Health Professionals
Patient Education Tools
Related CHAMPS Archived Webcasts
Associations and Societies
Other Online Resources
FACT SHEETS AND REPORTS
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Press releases, reports, and fact sheets
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Fact sheets, trends, programs, and recommendations
Overweight and Obesity Module
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Stroke Association, and American Heart Association
Report and statistical slides
A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States Statistical Sourcebook
World Health Organization
Fact sheet
Obesity and Overweight, September 2006
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Report on obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives
Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives, April 2007
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Report on childhood obesity
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, The Problem of Overweight in Children and Adolescents
CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
HealthTeamWorks
Adult obesity guidelines
Adult Obesity Guideline: Weight Assessment and Management Algorithm
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Obesity guidelines, evidence report, BMI calculator, and more
Aim for a Healthy Weight, Information for Health Professionals
American Medical Association (AMA)
Recommendations regarding childhood overweight and obesity
Expert Committee Recommendations of the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity
American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association
Journal article presenting recommendations
Physical Activity and Public Health: Updated Recommendation for Adults, Circulation, 116;1081-1093; Aug 1, 2007
American Academy of Pediatrics
Portal for health care providers with link AAP recommendations
Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Overweight and Obesity
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Dietary guidelines
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Decision memo on bariatric surgery
Decision Memo for Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity
TREATMENT TOOLS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Free, downloadable prescription that a health care provider can give to patients with check-box and fill-in-the-blank goals
Rx for Healthy Active Living
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
DVD (30 min) on counseling patients, with sample interviews
Counseling Overweight and Obese Patients
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ten downloadable booklets for addressing adult obesity in primary care settings
Roadmaps for Clinical Practice Series: Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity
American Medical Association (AMA)
Guide for selecting treatment options based on BMI (two pages)
Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity: Treatment Options Guide
American Medical Association (AMA)
Assessment for determining patients' readiness to lose weight (two pages)
Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity: Assessment of Patient Readiness
Let's Move
Free, downloadable prescription that a health care provider can give to patients with check-box and fill-in-the-blank healthy lifestyle goals and ideas for healthier living
Rx for Healthier Living
MedScape
Webpage collection of the latest news and information on obesity and approaches to weight management (free registration required)
Weight Management Resource Center
MedScape
Article on treating obesity (free registration required)
Treating Obesity in the Primary Care Setting
MedScape
Article on obesity counseling strategies (free registration required)
A Physician's Toolbox of Counseling Strategies
National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ)
Provider tools for prevention, assessment and diagnosis, management and treatment, family/community, and office culture
Childhood Obesity Tools
NICHQ
Physicial activity and nutrition survey and management plan with a yes/no check-box survey and fill-in-the-blank management goals
A Menu for Action
PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS
American Medical Association (AMA)
Weight loss handout with BMI chart, questionnaires, diary, and tips (eight pages)
Weight Loss Management handout for patients
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Obesity Education Initiative webpage
Aim for a Healthy Weight, Information for Patients and the Public
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Serving size card with portion recommendations (one page)
Serving Size Card
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Latino recipes made heart-healthy in English and Spanish - downloadable booklet (57 pages)
Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
1200 calorie breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus (one page)
Traditional American Cuisine, 1200 Calorie Menu
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
1600 calorie breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus (one page)
Traditional American Cuisine, 1600 Calorie Menu
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Mexican-American cuisine menus at 1200 and 1600 calories (one page)
Mexican-American Cuisine Menus, 1200 and 1600 calories
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Calories per serving size for foods in each food group (two pages)
Food Exchange List
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), We Can!
Webpage with practical tools for parents and caregivers to help childhood overweight and obesity
Resources for Parents and the Public
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), We Can!
Tip sheet defining GO, SLOW and WHOA foods (four pages)
Parent Tips: Making Healthier Food Choices
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), We Can!
Tip sheet comparing cost and calories of fast food vs. bag lunch (one page)
Food Comparison Chart
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), We Can!
Grid for planning a week of meals with menus (two pages)
Weekly Meal Planner
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), We Can!
Tip sheet for buying healthy food and saving money (two pages)
Parent Tips: Healthier Eating While Saving Money
RELATED CHAMPS ARCHIVED WEBCASTS
Presented by Victoria Catenacci, MD
Recorded live webcast on approaches to managing overweight and obese patients available on CD-ROM (one and one-half hours)
Practical Approaches to Managing Your Overweight and Obese Patients - CHAMPS Archived Webcasts Volume 8, November 2006
Presented by Linda Barbour, MD, MSPH
Recorded live webcast on new guidelines and concepts for gestational diabetes available on CD-ROM and online through February 2008 (one and one-half hours)
Gestational Diabetes: New Concepts, New Guidelines - CHAMPS Archived Webcasts Volume 9, February 2007
ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES
The Obesity Society
Online CME, slide library, and virtual meetings
The Scientific Society Dedicated to the Study of Obesity
American Obesity Association
Advocacy, consumer protection, coalitions, and research
Advocacy and Education on Obesity
International Association for the Study of Obesity
OInternational conferences, taskforces, and expert forums
Umbrella Organization for National Obesity Associations
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
HealthTeamWorks
Resources regarding eating healthy, guided programs, physical activity, and books
Additional Adult Obesity Resources
University of Colorado Hospital & Nutrition Foundations
2010 CHAMPS/NWRPCA Annual Conference session presentation slides
Fighting Disease with a Fork: Nutrition Interventions for Fighting Chronic Disease
