A community collaborative developed from the Child & Adolescent Wellness Workgroup, to specifically focus on reducing childhood obesity by helping children develop healthy eating habits, be physically active, reduce screen time, and get adequate sleep. Medical providers include members from Wellspring Family Medicine, Mountain Laurel Medical Center, and Lovelight Pediatrics.
This is a brief outline of our goals, strategies and the screening plan for our group. It is based on the strategies that Shelley uploaded. Please review those as well. In order for this to meet the requirements of the grant we are using, we have specific goals, data and deadlines that need to be met. We will discuss this more at our next meeting, but please review this document along with the strategies.
Rough draft of current BP guidelines along with protocol for school nurses and consent from parents to release information to students PCP.
Beginning the discussion about obesity interventions, outcomes, and measures
RFP that the Population Health, Innovation & Informatics Unit was awarded in December of 2020. We were able to innovate and create a well-being program, found at gogarrettcounty.com for the county instead of redesigning or adding structure to our Health Planning Council. An emphasis on reducing chronic disease, specifically diabetes is a major focus of the program.