A consumer health librarian of the Delaware Academy of Medicine compiled the following information. It is a guide to assist you in researching obesity health information and is not exhaustive. The library staff does not attempt to interpret health information or provide medical advice. Please contact your health care provider for medical advice specific to your situation.
Websites for Parents and Educators
Aetna InteliHealth
Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information
Weight and Youth
General questions or comments: comments@intelihealth.com
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/14220/24123.html
American Academy of Family Physician s
Director Online Content Management
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood, KS 66211-2672
Toll free: 800/274/2237
Local: 913/906/6000
http://familydoctor.org /
Search for a specific topic: Childhood Obesity
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 11210
Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-1210
American Academy of Pediatrics
The National Center Of Medical Home Initiative for Children with Special Needs
National Headquarters:
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, Ill 60007-1098
Voice: 847/434/4000
Fax: 847/434/8000
Washington, DC Office:
Department of Federal Affairs
601 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Voice: 202/347/8600
Fax: 202/393/6137
http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/resources/Nutrition.htm
American Dietetic Association
Nutrition Fact Sheet
Washington, DC Office:
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DE 20036
Voice: 202/775/8277
http://www.eatright.org/Public/NutritionInformation/92_11722.cfm
American Obesity Association
Obesity in Youth
1250 24th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20037
Voice: 202/776/7711
Fax: 202/776/7712
http://www.obesity.org/subs/fastfacts/obesity_youth.shtml
American Psychiatric Association
Children and Obesity
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209
http://www.psych.org/news_stand/childrenobesity92903.pdf
American Society of Bariatric Physicians
Obesity in the News
5453 East Evans Place
Denver, CO 80222-5234
Voice: 303/770/2526
Fax: 303/779/4834
E-mail: info@asbp.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999-2000
National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Data Services
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Voice: 301/458/4636
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/overwght99.htm
Child Care Nutrition Resource System
Weight Control and Obesity
National Agricultural Library/USDA
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Voice: 301/504/5719
http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/
Drkoop.com: Consumer Health care information and services
Search for a specific topic: Childhood Obesity
http://www.drkoop.com/template.asp?page=searchResults&ap=93
Kidshealth for Parents
Non-profit Nemours Foundation
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/
Mayo Clinic
Childhood Obesity: A Big Problem
4500 San Pablo Road
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Voice: 904/953/2000
Fax: 904/953/2898
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=118176A8-6C8F-44D8-B2D2C356EDF37FF8&locID
Medline Plus Health Information /National Library of Medicine
Health Topics: Obesity
8600 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20894
Voice: 1/888/346/3656
301/594/5983 (local and international calls)
http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/jun2002/childhoodobesity.htm
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
Complications and Concerns: Children and Weight
http://www.noah-health.org/english/wellness/healthyliving/weight.html#Causes
WebMD Health
Corporate Headquarters
669 River Drive, Center 2
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
Voice: 201/703/3400
Fax: 201/703/3401
http://my.webmd.com/search/search_results?query=childhood+obesity&filter=mywebmd_all_filter&go.x=17&go.y=19
Weight-control Information Network
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Helping Your Overweight Child
1 Win Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3665
Voice: 202/828/1025 or 1/877/946/4627
Fax: 202/828/1028
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/helpchld.htm#besupportive
Websites for Children and Teens
KidsHealth for Children
Non-profit Nemours Foundation: Staying Healthy
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/
Pear Bear Healthy Kids
Fosters more nutritious eating habits in young children while having fun.
http://www.usapears.com/kids.php?PHPSESSID=c17465488c64cff92d50d2db933ff498
TeensHealth
Non-profit Nemours Foundation: Answers and Advice: What's the right weight for my height?
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/index.html
Welcome 2 Girl Power
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9- to 13- year-old girls to make the most of their lives.
http://www.girlpower.gov/
Articles and Educational Materials
Bouchez, Colette
Fruit Juice a Two-Edged Sword for Kids
http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.asp?docid=513011
Betty Holmes, MS, RD
Childhood and Obesity in America: What's a Parent to Do?
Wyoming Cooperative Extension Services, College of Agriculture, University of Wyoming, 1998.
http://www.nal.usda.gov:8001/Training/c&aobe.pdf
Children and Weight: What Families Can Do, Los Ninos Y El Peso: Que Pueden Hacer las Familias
Flip Chart in English and Spanish
California: County of Riverside Health Services Agency, Department of Public Health, Child Health and Disability Prevention Program, 1998.
Combating Childhood Obesity
HealthDay News
Michigan State University, news release, May 2003
http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.asp?docid=514310
Committee on Nutrition:
Use and Misuse of Fruit Juice in Pediatrics. Pediatrics 2001; 107(5): 1210-1213 http://www.aap.org/policy/re0047.html
Take 10- Health Enhancement Program for 5th Grade Students (materials for grades K-4 are being developed)
Center for Health Promotion/International Life Sciences Institute
2295 Parklake Drive, Suite 450
Atlanta, GA 30345
Voice: 770/934/1010
http://www.ilsi.org/
YourSELF Middle School Nutrition Education Kit:
1 videocassette, 2 posters, 1 set reproducible masters, 1 teacher's guide, 30 magazines, 30 student activity guides. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, 1998. Also available in full text: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/yourself.html
Books for Adults
Overweight Kids: Why Should We Care? By J. Cohen: Sacramento, CA, California Research Bureau, 2000.
The Can-Do Eating Plan For Overweight Kids and Teens: Helping Kids Control Weight, Look Better, and Feel Great; by Michelle Daum: Avon Books, 1997.
Feed Your Kids Well: How to Help Your Child Lose Weight and Get Healthy: by Fred Pescatore: John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
Helping Your Child Lose Weight the Healthy Way: A Family Approach to Weight Control; by Judith Levine: Birch Lane Press, 1996.
Helping Your Overweight Child; National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1997.
Understanding Childhood Obesity; by Clinton Smith; Univ. Press of Mississippi, 1999.
Books for Children and Teens
Let's Talk About Being Overweight; by Melanie Gordon; PowerKids Press, 2000
(Ages 4 to 8)
Extreme Elvin; by Chris Lynch; Harper Trophy, 2001
(Ages 9 to 12)
Ten Tips to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity For You (Brochure), 1998.
International Food Information Council Foundation
1100 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 430
Washington, DC 20036
Voice: 202/296/6540
www.ific.org/publications/brochures/tentipskidsbroch.cfm
Binge Eating Disorder
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK/WIN)
NIH publication no. 99-3589, May 2000.
Available through WIN (Weight-control Information Network)
Voice: 202/828/1025 or 1/877/946/4627
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/helpchild.htm#besupportive
Overweight Teenagers: Don't Bear the Burden Alone
M. Lebow, Perseus Publishing: Cambridge, MA. 1995.
Other Resources
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Club
http://www.tops.org
Weight Watchers
1/800/651/6000
http://www.weightwatchers.com/
Get Up and Do Something
http://www.getupanddosomething.org/
Get Up and Do Something is a program of the Delaware Coalition to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition. The program aims to increase regular physical activity and improve the nutritional health of Delawareans.
Email: info@degetup.org
Voice: 302-831-4242
