PEDIATRIC WELLNESS COMMITTEE
American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
Chair: Nancy Monaghan Beery, DO, FACOP

MISSION:

Advocacy - for organizations

• ACOP - partner with action oriented organizations that focus on evidenced based prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.
• NICHQ - National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality; i.e. network with Childhood Obesity Action Network (COAN); "sharing and using of best practices in assessment, prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.
  www.nichq.org/
• Action for Healthy Kids (ACHK) - a nonprofit volunteer network working with schools to improve nutrition and physical activity in children and youth.
  www.actionforhealthykids.org

Education - for physicians

• ACOP - provides information and tools for practitioners to help identify patients who are overweight and obese and recommend evidence based best practice tools.
• Free Nutrition CD for Physicians
• 5-2-1-0 Wellness Campaign Prescription Pad
• Expert Committee Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obese - 2007
• Child and Teen BMI Calculator
• www.letsmove.gov - A website for physicians to join the childhood obesity initiative - sponsored by Alliance for Healthier Generation.
• New dietary guidelines for Americans 2010

Education - for families

• ACOP - Support and promote family centered treatment
• www.mypyramid.gov
• kidshealth.org
• www.KidsEatRight.org - A website for scientifically-based health and nutrition information you can trust to help your child grow healthy. As a parent or caretaker you need reliable resources and you can find them here, backed by the expertise of nutrition professionals