title: The importance of screening for healthy weight and recommending healthy lifestyles in pediatric patients.
abstract: Regular pediatric care should focus on early obesity prevention and healthy lifestyles and should include obesity screening with sensitive and culturally appropriate communication, beginning at age 2 years. North Carolina is a leader with its Eat Smart, Move More campaign and tools that can help pediatric care providers achieve greater self-efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicne, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7225, USA. eliana_perrin@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Eliana M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.forename: Asheley Cockrell
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Skinner
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D003142:Communication; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009657:North Carolina; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D050177:Overweight / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors