Teresa Ambroz

It's called the Choices Initiative, and you can look online, Google it, Choices and Harvard, but they've identified the most effective interventions to address childhood obesity. And things like sugary beverage excise tax, you know, will really reduce health disparities. There's some, you know,

It's called the Choices Initiative, and you can look online, Google it, Choices and Harvard, but they've identified the most effective interventions to address childhood obesity. And things like sugary beverage excise tax, you know, will really reduce health disparities. There's some, you know,

Some things like, you know, the policies that we have in schools about after school activity and play and making sure they're accessible to the populations experiencing the greatest health disparities so kids have a place to play and move and have access to healthy foods after school.

Some things like, you know, the policies that we have in schools about after school activity and play and making sure they're accessible to the populations experiencing the greatest health disparities so kids have a place to play and move and have access to healthy foods after school.

There are some things that are really parent education oriented with text messages that come through the primary care provider to support parents as they're trying to navigate the remarkable pressures on their children. to make unhealthy choices through, you know, they're exposed to so much advertising.

There are some things that are really parent education oriented with text messages that come through the primary care provider to support parents as they're trying to navigate the remarkable pressures on their children. to make unhealthy choices through, you know, they're exposed to so much advertising.

Like if we had a policy at a federal level about advertising to children, that would have a huge impact. And think about all the rural communities with the dollar stores moving in, the grocery stores moving out. Those communities are experiencing a lot of health disparities as well. So those are all policy level things that need to be discussed.

Like if we had a policy at a federal level about advertising to children, that would have a huge impact. And think about all the rural communities with the dollar stores moving in, the grocery stores moving out. Those communities are experiencing a lot of health disparities as well. So those are all policy level things that need to be discussed.

So that's a great question in the media all the time, Stan. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently came out with guidelines for best practices in addressing childhood obesity. And they recommended that these lifestyle behavior programs that family healthy weight programs that Julie just was talking about earlier.

So that's a great question in the media all the time, Stan. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently came out with guidelines for best practices in addressing childhood obesity. And they recommended that these lifestyle behavior programs that family healthy weight programs that Julie just was talking about earlier.

That's part of the focus of our grant is to make those proven programs available to communities experiencing the greatest disparities and figure out which ones make the most sense with those communities. And the medications, you know, we're going to have endocrinologists who specialize in this. There are some children who are having severe health problems.

That's part of the focus of our grant is to make those proven programs available to communities experiencing the greatest disparities and figure out which ones make the most sense with those communities. And the medications, you know, we're going to have endocrinologists who specialize in this. There are some children who are having severe health problems.

Their weight is so great that, you know, they're having spinal problems or knees, knee problems. metabolic problems, that their lives are going to be, they're going to get things like kidney disease and blindness at much earlier ages and not have healthy lives. You know, for some of those kids, these medications are going to be really, really helpful, but they're not for cosmetic changes.

Their weight is so great that, you know, they're having spinal problems or knees, knee problems. metabolic problems, that their lives are going to be, they're going to get things like kidney disease and blindness at much earlier ages and not have healthy lives. You know, for some of those kids, these medications are going to be really, really helpful, but they're not for cosmetic changes.

And lifestyle change in and of itself has many, many benefits. on affecting other health conditions like hypertension and dementia. So, you know, we can't kind of forget about that. There's not really a quick fix for health. It's not just about one pill.

And lifestyle change in and of itself has many, many benefits. on affecting other health conditions like hypertension and dementia. So, you know, we can't kind of forget about that. There's not really a quick fix for health. It's not just about one pill.

So COVID, so we know People with diabetes and people with complications from diabetes had the most severe outcomes from COVID. It was really concerning, you know, really vulnerable populations. So really getting messages out for protection. But I think there's so much more work to be done here. One of the things, you know, I anticipated when that hit.

So COVID, so we know People with diabetes and people with complications from diabetes had the most severe outcomes from COVID. It was really concerning, you know, really vulnerable populations. So really getting messages out for protection. But I think there's so much more work to be done here. One of the things, you know, I anticipated when that hit.

because I've worked in childhood obesity clinics before is, you know, over the summer months, kids tend to gain weight. They have less structure. School meals with the Healthy Hunger for Kids Act are really one of the healthiest sources of food kids get. And it's great that we have free school lunch for all now. I expect that's going to have a beneficial impact on our kids.

because I've worked in childhood obesity clinics before is, you know, over the summer months, kids tend to gain weight. They have less structure. School meals with the Healthy Hunger for Kids Act are really one of the healthiest sources of food kids get. And it's great that we have free school lunch for all now. I expect that's going to have a beneficial impact on our kids.