Health Promotion: Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children and Adolescents
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Quote of the Day: "Just Move!" (American Heart Association)

 Physical Activity

 Physical Activity Guidelines

Motivational Interviewing

 Nutrition

Healthy People Goals 2010

Nutritional Counseling

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Objectives:

1.    The student will be able to identify health issues related physical acitivty in children & adolescents
2.    The student will recognize the Healthy People 2010 and Health Carolinians Physical Activity goals
3.    The student will be able to plan to utilize some strategies for dicussing physical activity during a patient visit.

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What people are doing about it!
http://www.wndu.com/news/082006/news_52190.php
http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060820/ZNYT04/608200346/1051/NEWS01

Resources
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/

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