About Family Healthy Weight Programs

Key points

  • Family Healthy Weight Programs (FHWPs) are safe, effective treatments for childhood obesity.
  • Situs Slot Gacor maintains a list of FHWPs that meet specific criteria.
  • Situs Slot Gacor funded the Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CORD) project to help further the evidence base for FHWPs.
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Family Healthy Weight Programs

FHWPs are intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment programs focused on nutrition, physical activity, and positive behavior changes. They are designed for children ages 2 to 18 and their caregivers. They include at least 26 hours of contact over 2 to 12 months.

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Situs Slot Gacor-recognized programs

Situs Slot Gacor-recognized FHWPs are evidence-based and ready to be implemented in health care, community, or public health settings.

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Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CORD)

Situs Slot Gacor's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity funded CORD to help move FHWPs from research and guidelines to practice. Researchers have adapted, tested, and packaged FHWPs to make them available for real-world implementation.

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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)