Adolescent Obesity-Prevention in the United States

Preventing adolescent obesity is
essential to bettering the overall health in the nation.  This training will discuss adolescent
obesity in the US and highlight 3 programs that have been successfully
implemented specifically for the prevention of adolescent obesity.  


Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss the short- and
    long-term consequences of adolescent obesity
  • Describe the prevalence of
    overweight and obesity in U.S. adolescents
  • Understand the need for
    adolescent obesity-prevention programs
  • Explain characteristics of effective
    interventions to prevent overweight and obesity in adolescents. 

 

Target Audience:  Dietitians, Educators/
Trainers, Nurses, Social Workers, Public Health, Teacher/ Faculty.

 

Duration:  ~ 30 minutes

 

Continuing Education Information:  0.5 Category 1 CHES Credits, 0.5 Continuing Competency

Format: Web-based Training,
Self-Study

 

Created/Updated:  10/4/2016

 

Author(s):  Tou Bee Thao and
Brenda Mitchell

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