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Childhood Obesity: Combating the Epidemic
Sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Approved for 1 Free Category 1 Credit
CME Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). CDC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Approved for 1.2 Free Contact Hours
CNE Statement
This activity for 1.2 contact hours is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditations.

Approved for 0.1 Free Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
CEU Statement
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been approved as an Authorized Provider of continuing education and training programs by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training and awards 0.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Log on to www.discoveryhealthCME.com to complete the post-test and evaluation. After completing the post-test and evaluation, participants will receive their certificate via the Internet.

Program Overview
Combating childhood obesity is a top priority for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 9 million children in the United States are overweight. As the rate of overweight children continues to rise, government agencies are both researching the causes and creating programs to help fight this growing epidemic. Pediatric providers can play a major role in preventing and treating childhood obesity. Professional organizations and government officials are asking for the help of clinicians to solve this problem. The purpose of this program is to provide clinicians, especially pediatric providers, with the information they need to assess, diagnose, and treat overweight children.

Learning Objectives
1. Identify the epidemiology for overweight children
2. Calculate BMI for children
3. Describe the difference between BMI for adults and BMI for children (BMI-for-age)
4. Define the difference between "at risk for overweight" and "overweight" for children in terms of BMI-for-age
5. Discuss the health problems that can be related to overweight in children
6. Explain the recommended screening procedure for overweight children
7. Recognize when weight loss vs. weight maintenance is appropriate
8. Describe the recommendations for physical activity in children (frequency, duration, level)
9. Identify the appropriate medical tests that should be performed for "at risk" and "overweight" children with risk factors
10. Describe behavioral modification strategies, including parenting skills and motivation to change lifestyle

Target Audience
This program has been developed for pediatricians, primary care physicians, pediatric nurse practitioners and pediatric nurses who assess, diagnose, and treat overweight children.

Disclosure Statements
CDC, our planners, and our content experts wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters with the exception of Dr. Francine Kaufman who wishes to disclose grant/research support by Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Medtronic as well as discloses consultant for Amylin, Insulet, LifeScan, Eli Lilly, NovoNordisk; Dr. Lydia Hazan wishes to disclose grant/research supported by Wyeth, King Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Aventis and stockholder in 5-a-day PowerPlay.

Presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

Term of Approval
September 19, 2004 through September 19, 2006

Type of Equipment/Supplies Needed
A DVD player, either for use with the television or computer, is necessary. No special computer software is required. Alternatively, the program can be viewed through web streaming (www.discoveryhealthcme.com), which will require high speed internet.

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support
This program is funded through an educational grant from Johnson & Johnson and its affiliated companies, LifeScan, Inc., McNeil Nutritionals, LLC and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.