Directory of Childhood Obesity Programs

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Directory of Childhood Obesity Programs

Posted in: Child Obesity

How to help obese kids is a mystery to many, including many physicians.
Why?
A comprehensive national inventory of childhood obesity programs doesn’t exist, according to a 2005 U.S. GAO survey.
Not much has changed…except in dollars allocated for the study of childhood obesity.

But here is a quick list of largely national childhood obesity Prevention, Treatment and Funding Programs, gathered from an afternoon of research, filtered for helpfulness and excellence.

Prevention

At home

We Can; a smart government initiative.
Kidnetic.com. Games, online activities, and communication for kids ages 9- 12.
Healthy Kids materials

At school

(nonprofits and for profits)

Alphabet fitness
Healthier Generation, very well funded nonprofit
Marathon Kids
Nutrition for Kids

After School

(educational and nonprofits)
Can Fit Programs
Children in Balance: the innovative Heat Club
Operation Frontline, well-funded
12 links for after school program models for obesity

On the web

Thataweighkids
Weigh 2 Rock
CalorieKing
Trimkids

(In Chicago http://www.clocc.net)

Treatment
State of the art medical, surgical, environmental, behavioral treatment

Behavioral