Clinicians and Parents for Childhood Obesity Prevention

Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition

In this episode, Dr. Eliana Perrin discusses the importance of clinicians and caregivers in childhood obesity prevention. She talks about how parents can help their children establish healthy habits from an early age and how clinicians can better intervene to prevent childhood obesity during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in to learn how healthcare providers can better equip parents and caregivers to prevent childhood obesity.

Dr. Eliana Perrin is a general pediatrician, researcher, and expert in childhood obesity prevention and treatment. She focuses on communities that have been systematically disadvantaged. She studies how primary care teams can partner with families to help them engage in healthy behaviors throughout their child’s life. She is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in the dept of pediatrics and schools of medicine, nursing, and public health.

“And at the end of the day, it's important that our interactions with patients give them important information, allow them to be empowered to change whatever behaviors they're motivated to change for the reasons that are consistent with their values.”

Question of the Day: What habit do you do every day to stay healthy?

On this Episode you will Learn:

Child Obesity in the United States

Navigating “Toxic Food Environments”

COVID-19’s Impact on Childhood Obesity

Improvements in Patient-Provider Interactions

How Caregivers can Promote Healthy lifestyles

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Key Points:

0:00-Intro with Shireen!

2:01-What drew you to medicine and how did you become involved in pediatric medicine?

2:31-Can you briefly describe the current state of childhood obesity in the United States?

3:49-How do clinicians generally approach childhood obesity prevention with parents and families? What improvements, if any, can be made with provider-patient interactions?

9:10- How can healthcare professionals better help parents and caregivers navigate these “toxic food environments”?

11:05-How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected stress, food insecurity, and obesity?

13:42-How can parents best support children’s healthy lifestyles?

16:58-How can our listeners connect with you and learn more about your work?

18:31-Outro with Shireen!

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