Preventing Childhood Obesity As school nurses and primary care physicians for our
children, you already know that childhood obesity is
an epidemic in our society today. Obese children are
more likely to be obese as adults, leading to a number
of diseases including stroke, cardiovascular disease,
hypertension, diabetes and some cancers.
At
we
support and advocate a holistic approach to tackle
childhood obesity based on a three pronged
strategy of healthier food choices, increased
physical activity together with regular BMI
screening, We can be of assistance with the
screening aspect by helping you measure, store,
plot,
and print Body Mass Index (BMI) trend information
for the children in your care.
automatically calculates the exact gender specific
BMI-for-Age – as frequently as once a month if needed
– and precisely plots the values and measurement
details directly onto the official CDC growth charts.
In children and adolescents, BMI is age dependent, so
the exact BMI is plotted
and compared to other
children their
own age using
the
standard CDC
percentile
bands.
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how can healthcare
providers help prevent childhood obesity?..... by
checking and tracking BMI for kids.
GrowthCharts4Kidz
is grateful to acknowledge assistance received from the
Dublin City Enterprise Board in the development of this
website. For additional information on the DCEB, see
their website at
www.dceb.ie
we
support and advocate a holistic approach to tackle
childhood obesity based on a three pronged
strategy of healthier food choices, increased
physical activity together with regular BMI
screening, We can be of assistance with the
screening aspect by helping you measure, store,
plot,
and print Body Mass Index (BMI) trend information
for the children in your care.
automatically calculates the exact gender specific
BMI-for-Age – as frequently as once a month if needed
– and precisely plots the values and measurement
details directly onto the official CDC growth charts.
In children and adolescents, BMI is age dependent, so
the exact BMI is plotted 
