Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 315-319 , November 2004

Preventing childhood obesity: establishing healthy lifestyle habits in the preschool years

  • Beth Passehl, MS

      Affiliations

    • Beth Passehl is a Program Coordinator III for the FIT KIDS program in the Community Health Development and Advocacy Department of Children's Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • Catherine McCarroll, MPH, RD, LD

      Affiliations

    • Catherine McCarroll is a Program Coordinator II and Evaluation Specialist in the Community Health Development and Advocacy Department of Children's Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • Jennifer Buechner, RD, CSP

      Affiliations

    • Jennifer Buechner is a Program Coordinator III for the Stress-Free Feeding program in the Community Health Development and Advocacy Department of Children's Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • Cathy Gearring, RN, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Cathy Gearring is a Manager of Immediate Care at Satellite Boulevard with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • Alice E. Smith, MS, MBA, RD, FADA

      Affiliations

    • Alice E. Smith is a Manager of Obesity Prevention in the Community Health Development and Advocacy Department of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • Frederick Trowbridge, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Frederick Trowbridge is a president of Trowbridge & Associates, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.

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    Sample pages from Take Charge of Eating module. Reproduced with permission of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

    Sample pages from Take Charge of Eating module. Reproduced with permission of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

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    Sample pages from the Children's workbook. Reproduced with permission of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

    Sample pages from the Children's workbook. Reproduced with permission of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

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    Sample page from Parents' workbook. Reproduced with permission of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

    Sample page from Parents' workbook. Reproduced with permission of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

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    Sample pages from the Hunger-Fullness module. Reproduced with permission of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

    Sample pages from the Hunger-Fullness module. Reproduced with permission of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

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    Three-month follow-up survey. Reproduced with permission of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

    Three-month follow-up survey. Reproduced with permission of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

 SECTION EDITORMary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNPOhio State University College of NursingColumbus, OhioFor further information about “Take Charge of Your Family's Health” materials, contact Bryce Allen of Digiprint; e-mail: bryce@digiprintinc.com.

PII: S0891-5245(04)00275-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2004.09.005

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 315-319 , November 2004