Pediatric Rehabilitation

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Symposium

(590260) Stop Taking on Pounds (STOP): A Pediatric Weight Management Program for Underserved, At-Risk Minority Children

Presenter(s)

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  Fengyi Kuo, DHS, OTR, CPRP

  Chief Therapy Officer
  LIH Healthcare
  Beijing, Beijing

Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the last thirty years, which has tremendous consequences on health and worldwide economy. This presentation will describe an inter-professional service learning collaboration in a community-based pediatric weight management program to address childhood obesity.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss facts about childhood obesity, its contributing factors, physical & psychosocial impacts in development;
• Explore opportunities for inter-professional collaborations in order to address childhood obesity in community; and
• Reflect benefits and considerations when incorporating service learning into academic curriculum for pediatric health promotion through community partnerships.