***This course has been retired and is no longer available.***
Health Educators from Washoe County Health District's Chronic Disease Prevention Program discuss information related to weight bias and offer communication tips and resources for health care providers.
Learning Objectives:
- List factors influencing childhood overweight & obesity
- Gain awareness of weight bias in the healthcare setting and build skills to mitigate it in the clinical setting
- Practice to address youth overweight and obesity in the healthcare setting, including promoting healthy eating and physical activity
- List resources available to help providers address healthy eating and physical activity among youth and their families.
Target Audience: Health Professionals, Dietitians, Social Workers, Nurses working in Obesity Care
Tiers and Competency Domains: Tier 1- Communication Skills, Cultural Competency Skills, Community Dimensions of Practice Skills, Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills; Tier 2 - Communication Skills, Cultural Competency Skills, Community Dimensions of Practice Skills, Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills.
Duration: ~ 45 minutes
Continuing Education Information: None available
Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study
Created/Updated: 5/2017
Author(s): Kelli Goatley-Seals, MPH, Nicole Alberti, MA