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Childhood Obesity MI for Pediatricians

PI: Kenneth Resnicow, PhD
affiliation: University of Michigan School of Public Health
topic:

BMI, obesity, overweight, children, parents, pediatrician, primary care practitioner, motivational interviewing, MI

medium: face-to-face, DVD, telephone
audience: pediatricians
sponsor: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
dates: 2007-04-01 - 2013-01-31

Childhood Obesity MI for Pediatricians

There remains a compelling need for evidenced-based intervention models to assist primary care practitioners to treat their overweight pediatric patients. We will conduct an efficacy trial to test two potentially generalizable interventions that address many of the key barriers to obesity counseling in pediatric primary care.