Childhood Obesity - Hayden McRobbie

Dr Hayden McRobbie talks about about childhood obesity. Haydon is a Professor of Public Health Intervention and has a PhD in Medical Psychology. He has many years of experience in the provision of behaviour change intervention in weight management. Haydon is the Ministry of Health’s “Raising Healthy kids” Clinical Practice champion for childhood obesity.

Topics

• Why are 11% of kiwi kids aged 2-14 years of age obese?
• Outline of the 2-15 Childhood obesity plan.
• The “Raising Healthy kids’ initiative. What is the target?
• Role of primary care practitioners
• Key practice points relating to assessment and management of the obese child in a GP clinic?
• What advice can we give to parents about preventing or correcting childhood obesity?
• Who do we refer to when both parent and practitioner need additional support and input?
   

Clinician resources

• Clinical Pathways
  
• Weight management in 2-5 year olds - Ministry of Health
• Childhood obesity plan - Ministry of Health
• The nutrition and activity hub - HPA
• Kids, aim for these goals every day Poster Te Awakairangi Health Network
• Bodywise - Waikato DHB.
• Health literacy resources - including how to use the BeSmarter tool
  
• Conversation Guide: Talking with a young person and whanau about weight and growth
• Conversation starters - Raising healthy kids - what we have learnt from talking to parents and whānau
• Raising healthy kids in Counties Manukau - Poster

Presenter

Dr Hayden McRobbie
Professor of Public Health Interventions
To contact Hayden Click here.