title: Implementing 12345 Fit-Tastic: A Tool for Combating Childhood Obesity.
abstract: Childhood obesity is epidemic in the United States. School nurses are in a unique position to address weight with the students they serve. This article provides tools for school nurses to be able to conduct an obesity screening, demonstrate the basic skills of motivational interviewing in treatment of obesity in a school age child, and utilize the 12345 Fit-Tastic program in their practice. This article is the seventh and final article in a series on the topic of childhood obesity and the accompanying comorbidities.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO.
authors.forename: Kerri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wade
authors.affiliation: Interim Director, Weighing In, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO.
authors.forename: Shelly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Summar
authors.affiliation: Project Coordinator, Weighing In, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dewit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012573:School Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: childhood obesity; healthy lifestyles; school wellness