Primary Care
To encourage healthy eating and physical activity and prevent overweight, Nemours Health & Prevention Services (NHPS) is working with primary care pediatric offices in Delaware to provide tools, educational materials, and guidelines for health care providers, parents, and children.
The Delaware Primary Care Initiative on Childhood Overweight: A Nemours Quality Improvement Initiative is in full swing. This year-long research initiative is administered by Nemours Health & Prevention Services (NHPS) with support from the Delaware Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Delaware Health and Social Services, and the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ). Learn more...
Expert committee develops recommendations for the assessment, prevention, and treatment of child and youth overweight and obesity
Source - Pediatrics. 2007 Dec;120 Suppl 4:S164-92.
Healthy habits start early--and 5-2-1-Almost None is an easy way to remember the basics about healthy eating and physical activity. Learn more about what 5-2-1-Almost None means and how you can help your patients grow up healthy.
Share These Handouts for Parents and Kids
- Download and share this 5-2-1-Almost None information page.
- Download and share these handouts for parents and kids listing other websites that offer more information about healthy lifestyles.
Quick Links for Study Participants
- Access tools to facilitate your work in preventing, identifying, and managing childhood overweight.
- Access the NICHQ website
For more information, contact:
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