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Community Programs for Child Obesity
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Programs, such as Bull City Fit, aim to tackle child obesity by offering community centers where families can attend special programming and receive support from health experts and nutritionists. The goal is not just weight loss, but to assess the health of children and support them more fully with participatory elements involving parents and children alike.
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Bull City Fit is a community program in Durham, North Carolina, that offers special programming for families to learn about healthy eating and sports.
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Bull City Fit is a community program in Durham, North Carolina, that offers special programming for families to learn about healthy eating and sports. The goal is for everyone to attend one day a week and participate in activities geared toward improving wellness.
ChapterCommunity Programs for Child Obesity
EpisodeDoctors Have a New Plan for Fat Kids
PodcastMaintenance Phase
The limitations in treating pediatric obesity include scarcity of treatment programs, family transportation challenges, competing health issues, and mismatched expectations between the family and healthcare providers.
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The limitations in treating pediatric obesity include scarcity of treatment programs, family transportation challenges, competing health issues, and mismatched expectations between the family and healthcare providers. Additionally, most treatments result in modest BMI improvements of 1-3% percentile decline, and hospitals often lose money while implementing obesity interventions.