Childhood obesity:
Quality Improvement
in Pediatric Clinics
AAP Section of Medical Students, Residents, &
Fellowship Trainees (SOMSRFT)
2010-2011 Advocacy Campaign
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Overview
 Childhood obesity is a rising epidemic
 30% of the pediatric population has a BMI of 30% or
greater
 Co-morbidities: diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular
disease, low self-esteem, depression
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Overview
In February 2010, the AAP teamed up with the White
House, Bright Futures, & other national organizations
to reverse childhood obesity, and launched the AAP
Obesity Initiative and “Let’s Move!” Campaign.
Together they made the ambitious goal to
reverse childhood obesity within a generation,
to give children born today a healthier future
tomorrow.
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Overview
Each year the AAP SOMSRFT (Section of Medical Students,
Residents, & Fellowship Trainees) launches a national
advocacy campaign.
This year we have launched Team Healthy,
our national campaign to reverse childhood obesity.
Through this we are teaming up with the AAP Obesity
Initiative and First Lady’s Let’s Move! Campaign.
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Phase 1 & NOW Phase 2
Earlier this year we introduced phase 1 of our campaign on
Community Policy Advocacy
www.aap.org/ypn/r/advocacy/obesity.html
Now we are introducing phase 2:
Quality Improvement in the Clinic
• Pre-designed clinic intervention tools
• Easy to meet your program’s requirements to participate
in a QI project each year
• 2 simple goals…
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Phase 2
1. Each resident pledges participation
in Let’s Move Campaign
2. One quality check at each clinic
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Goal 1
Each resident pledges participation in
Let’s Move Campaign
http://www.aap.org/obesity/letsmove/index.cfm
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Let’s Move! Pledge
"I support the Let’s Move! initiative and will
provide counseling for optimal nutrition and
physical activity at all ages. I will measure height
and weight for all infants, and will calculate and
discuss BMI at well child visits for all children 2
years and older. This is my move to raise a
healthier generation of kids and to help solve the
problem of childhood obesity within a
generation."
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Please Note
*** AAP ID needed ***
Did you forget your AAP ID?
•Check your Pediatrics journal
•Call 866-843-2271 (866-THE-AAPI)
•Go to www.aap.org/moc & click on
“Look up my AAP ID number”
*** If you’ve registered with healthychildren.org, your AAP ID
is now the e-mail address that you used to register with.
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Goal 2
One quality check at each clinic
Select at least 1 resident champion per clinic
 Check 10 patient charts
 Enter data
 Implement a change
 Check 10 different charts and submit data
to measure your success!
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Goal 2
Step 1 – Check 10 Patient Charts
http://www.aap.org/obesity/letsmove/index.cfm
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Goal 2
Step 1 – Check 10 Patient Charts
Post your stats on the Let’s Move! Web site
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Goal 2
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Goal 2
Step 3 – Track Your Progress
Pull 10 different charts and post your stats on the
Let’s Move! Web site
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Let’s Move In the Clinic:
Feedback Mechanism
 Sample bar graph: showcases health care professionals
performance compared to last data entry and national
average of entries thus far
Summary
1. Pledge participation in Let’s Move Campaign
2. One quality check per clinic
One Resident Champion Per Clinic To:
 Check 10 charts
 Intervention (use our tips & resources)
 Track your success!
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What’s the Incentive???
1. Goal 1 - Pledge
 FREE trip to Peds21/NCE for one resident
 ALL residents in program MUST pledge in order to be
entered in the drawing
 Deadline to be consider for drawing: 6/30/11
2. Goal 2 – Clinic Quality Check
 FREE trip to Peds21/NCE for one resident
 The Resident Champion for the clinic must complete
all 3 steps in order to be entered in the drawing
 Deadline to be consider for drawing: 9/1/11
*** Additional opportunities for recognition may become available.
Resources for Success
SOMSRFT Team Healthy Web page
www.aap.org/ypn/r/advocacy/obesity.html
 Clinical Tools
www.aap.org/obesity/clinical_resources.html
 Chop Chop Magazine
www.aap.org/obesity/chopchop.html
 Family Activities
www.aap.org/obesity/families_at_home.html?technology=1
 HealthyChildren.Org
www.healthychildren.org
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