Obesity prevention can start in the office with you and your patient. All children over 2 years of age coming into your office for a well child exam should have their height, weight and body mass index (BMI) measured.
5-2-1-0 wellness prescription can be used to deliver clear consistent key messages to your patients during the well child exam. This simple tool can help you get your patients and families to start making changes. One way to use this is to ask your patient to pick one of the numbers (5-2-1-0) and ask what you can do in the next two weeks. Then set up a follow up appointment and discuss their success!
Obesity is a serious health problem now in epidemic proportions affecting one out of every three children in the United States. Utilizing this prescription pad can help you to educate, motivate and encourage all patients to live healthy lifestyles. It’s not just about weight rather it’s about healthy lifestyles and promotion of wellness. Pediatric wellness is about the continuum of health focusing on healthy lifestyle changes.
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