Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Health Care Resources

• Physician primer
• Fitness posters
• BMI measuring tools
• AIM-HI Fitness Prescription (PDF)
• A Guide to Group Visits for Chronic Conditions Affected by Overweight and Obesity (PDF)
• Toolkit CD

For more details, view the AIM-HI (PDF) brochure. To order the AIM-HI Toolkit CD, call 800-274-2237 and order item #1938.

• AIM-HI Fitness Inventory (PDF)
• Food and Activity Journal

Bright Futures—Includes screening, assessment, and counseling for nutrition and physical activity, as well as a section from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The site offers practical guidelines for health workers who care for children. Includes guidelines on mental health, nutrition, and physical activity for patients from birth to 21 years of age.

The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents—Screening for hypertension.

Growth Charts—This tool from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) calculates body mass index for children.

MyPlate: Kids—Materials designed for children ages 6–11 years.

Obesity—Childhood obesity resources for health care providers.

Obesity Evaluation and Treatment: Expert Committee Recommendations—Treatment algorithm with specific recommendations and charts from an article published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The Physicians’ Role in Preventing Childhood Overweight and Obesity (PDF)—A campaign from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the National Institutes of Health. It helps families understand how to achieve energy balance and how it affects weight.

We can! Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition (PDF)—A parent handbook with tips to help families find the right balance of eating well and being physically active to maintain a healthy weight.

Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults—The first federal guidelines for weight issues, developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Encouraging Patients To Change Unhealthy Behaviors With Motivational Interviewing—A quick overview of the process by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Four Strategies for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Your Practice—Overview of the AIM-HI program.

Helping Patients Set Fitness Goals—Tips on how you can frame healthy lifestyle conversations and offer easy ideas that patients can use right away.

Information for Health Professionals—Resources and tools from the Obesity Education Initiative of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

MyPlate—Helps consumers build a healthy plate at meal times.

Portion Distortion—A quiz to learn how portion sizes have changed over the years, a contributing factor to the rise in overweight and obesity. The

Practical Guide: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (PDF)—Treatment guidelines and weight management techniques. Includes dietary therapy, pharmacotherapy, and weight loss surgery. Appendices offer patient education handouts and tools.

Taking a Nutrition History: A Practical Approach for Family Physicians—Encourages family physicians to use a short interview form, with suggestions for behavior changes to help patients meet dietary guidelines.

How to avoid portion size pitfalls to help manage your weight (PDF)

Rethink Your Drink

How much physical activity do older adults need?—From the CDC

Certificate of Training in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management—Sponsored by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Designed for nutrition professionals, this training teaches cutting-edge information, skills, and resources to counsel overweight children and adolescents. This certificate aims to produce competent providers of comprehensive weight management care for children and adolescents. Follow the link for details and upcoming course dates.

Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management—Sponsored by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Designed for nutrition professionals, this training teaches clinical management of overweight and obesity, current research, behavior modification, and other key topics. This certificate aims to produce competent providers of comprehensive weight management care for adults. Follow the link for details and upcoming course dates.

Growth Chart Training—Self-directed, interactive training modules for health care professionals on using the CDC growth charts.