Bariatric Surgery Information Sessions
These free, monthly sessions provide an overview of the bariatric surgery process, the three types of weight loss surgery available for teens and the benefits, risks, advantages and disadvantages of each.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Task Force on Best Practices for Pediatric Weight Management Programs
- The National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) announced the FOCUS on a Fitter Future II task force where 25 children’s hospitals will collaborate to identify best practices of hospital-based clinical pediatric weight management programs.
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Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition News & Highlights
Gastric Sleeve Surgery Now Offered
The newest surgical weight loss procedure offered by the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition is the "gastric sleeve," named as such because a large part of the stomach is removed and the remainder is closed to make a tube-like "sleeve."
Studying Childhood Obesity and Maternal-Child Feeding
Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, Associate Director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, has been awarded a pilot project for community engagement research. Learn how Dr. Eneli is studying the dynamics of feeding to better understand the prevalence of childhood obesity.
"Children's on Quality" Examines Childhood Obesity
Robert Murray, MD, director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Judy Groner, MD, a member of the Section of Ambulatory Pediatrics speak with "Children's on Quality" regarding the epidemic of childhood obesity.
Read the Children's on Quality blog and listen to the podcast.
Taking Food Allergies Back to School
Confronting increasing fears of allergies in the classroom
Read the Therapy Times article written by Robert Murray, MD and Jan Ritter, RD, LD
Nationwide Children's Joins Study for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
Nationwide Children's is one of five institutions to join a clinical research study to understand the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery in adolescents. This observational study called Teen-LABS (Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery) is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Nationwide Children's Collaborates with Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation provides employees comprehensive health benefits for the prevention, assessment, and treatment of childhood obesity. Read about the efforts that will benefit eligible children and families.
Ohio Ranks 15th for Overweight Young People
The Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released an annual report listing Ohio as 15th overall for overweight young people. Read The Columbus Dispatch article and comments by Dr. Robert Murray, Director, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition. View the full report.
Study Shows Importance of Mom’s Nutrition in Preventing Obesity in Kids
Doctors at Nationwide Children’s studied nearly 300 mother-child pairs to determine not only the nutritional component of preventing obesity in young children, but also the impact of the mother’s behavior on the children’s weight. The research shows that how mom eats may play a bigger role in her children’s health than previously thought. Read about the findings | Watch video
Full Potential 2009: Actions on Obesity Report
As an update to the 2008 Full Potential report, Nationwide Children’s collaborated with local resources to deliver a report highlighting strategies within our community to reduce the incidence of childhood obesity.
Physician Resources for Managing Pediatric Obesity
Learn more about the management of treating obesity in pediatric patients. We provide helpful tools including a pocket guide, Grand Rounds video presentation and much more.
New U Programs Benefit Children 5 Years and Older
Two new medical weight management programs are now offered through The Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition. New U Jr. and New U Monthly are designed for young children who struggle with their weight. Your child will learn to make behavior changes that will create a healthy lifestyle. Learn about New U Jr. and New U Monthly.
Surgical Options for Patients
Watch a video that features two of our adolescent patients, James and Jessica, who each underwent bariatric surgery to combat their morbid obesity.
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Nationwide Children's Chosen for Pediatric Weight Management Task Force
Learn more about our role as one of 16 hospitals selected to participate in the NACHRI FOCUS Group on Obesity, which will examine and refine successful components of weight management programs.
Online Nutrition Calculator Takes Guesswork out of Choosing Healthy Snacks
In an effort to help curb the growing childhood obesity epidemic, the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition launched an online tool – Snackwise® – aimed at helping parents and kids make healthy snack choices. The Snackwise® Nutrition Rating System online calculator is available free, over the internet, to parents and families looking for a fast, simple way to determine the nutritional value of the snacks they choose. It not only eliminates the guesswork when choosing snacks, it’s easy to use.
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Good Morning America Now speaks with Dr. Robert Murray about Snackwise® - high bandwidth interview | low bandwidth interview
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Access the nutrition calculator at www.Snackwise.org
Study Supports Reason for Concern in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
Findings presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting indicate that childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, which relates to cardiac health. Read the news release to learn more.
Nutritional Value of School Lunches
Robert D. Murray, MD, Director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, discusses the importance of healthy school lunches.
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Center Director Receives Prestigious Public Health Award
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Dr. Murray, right, is congratulated by William H. Cotton, MD, Medical Director of the Primary Care Network at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. |
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Robert D. Murray, MD, Director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, received the 2007 Champions of Public Health Award from The Ohio State University’s College of Public Health. Dr. Murray was recognized in the Community Leader category for his impact on the health of Ohioans, including his innovation, dedication and significant sacrifices to make public health a priority in communities. Other award winners include Anne R. Harnish, retired Assistant Director of the Ohio Department of Health in the Public Health Practitioner category, and the Greater Cincinnati Oral Health Council and Cincinnati Health Department’s School Health Program, for Cincinnati’s School Dental Screening Program, in the Organization category. The Ohio State University Board of Trustees voted in February 2007 to establish the College of Public Health, the first new college at Ohio State in 23 years. Ohio State’s College of Public Health is the first and only accredited school of public health in the state of Ohio. |
Do you know your child's BMI? – March 2007
Nearly 40 percent of Ohio third graders are overweight or at risk of being overweight. As a way to prevent childhood obesity, Nationwide Children's Hospital is urging all parents to know their child’s BMI, or body mass index. BMI calculates how much body fat a person has based on age, sex, height and weight, and it’s a good indicator of whether or not a child will grow into an overweight adult. Once parents determine their child’s BMI, they should discuss it with their pediatrician during their next visit.
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Involved in an Investigational Clinical Trial Using a Gastric Band in Adolescents – February 2007
Nationwide Children's Hospital is one of several pediatric institutions in the country involved in an investigational clinical trial using a gastric band in severely obese adolescents 14-years-old to 17-years-old. During the trial, researchers will study the effects of the band over a long-term follow-up period.
Nationwide Children's Hospital Launches ‘Ounce of Prevention’ to Combat Against Childhood Obesity Starting at Birth – October 2006
Childhood obesity is on the rise and an innovative program, launched by the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children's Hospital, will combat against this alarming problem starting at the very beginning – birth.
Pediatric Obesity: Nationwide Children's Hospital Helping Children Live Healthier Lifestyles
Learn what Nationwide Children's is doing to help children and their families make healthy lifestyle decisions including the treatment of obesity and other diseases such as diabetes, that can either be a result of being overweight, or may be impacted by changes in weight or eating habits. The articles below were featured in Pediatric Directions (Fall 2007), a medical publication from Nationwide Children's.
Childhood Obesity: The Health Care Provider's Role
Diabetes in Children: Diagnosis and Treatment
Childhood Obesity and Sleep Disorders
Risk Factors for Acquired Heart Disease in Children
Bariatric Surgery: Treating Adolescent Morbid Obesity | Pediatric Adjustable Gastric Band Surgery Video
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