Program Live Light…Live Right Program, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
Contact Dr. Sarita Dhuper
Address
One Brookdale Plaza
Room 300 CHC
Brooklyn, NY 11212
TEL 718-240-8325
WEB www.livelightobesity.org
Type of Program Hospital-based, Community-based, Research & prevention
Mission To empower children and their families with the knowledge and support to help them make healthy choices in food and fitness to last a lifetime.
Description Hospital & community based partnership developed to deliver a program to children with special health care needs. Targets overweight and obese children and adolescents with one or more metabolic abnormalities associated with obesity such as (hypertension, hyperinsulinemia or diabetes and dyslipidemia.) Program coordinates and integrates the multi-disciplinary services required to achieve optimal clinical management, promote healthy eating behaviors and lifelong exercise, and to affect long-term behavior modifications that impact health outcomes in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. (See ADDITIONAL DETAILS, Below)
Services Delivered Primarily by
- Physician
- Nutritionist/Registered Dietician
- Exercise Physiologist/specialist
- Psychologist/Behavioral health professional
Program Features
- Assessment for overweight/obesity (BMI, body measures)
- Identification/treatment of obesity-related health conditions
- Management of childhood obesity with medications
- Physical activity education and/or counseling
- Physical activity instruction and/or participation
- Culinary education / instruction
- Nutrition education and/or counseling
- Counseling, psychotherapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Follow-up care after discharge
Access
Participants can access program by Direct enrollment, Referral from primary doc; sign up via school. Typically less than 2 weeks’ wait time from initial inquiry to first program visit.
Age range 4 to 19 years
Participation restrictions None, up to age 19
Schedule 1 medical meeting per month; exercise visits 2 times per week.
Cost
Average cost per child enrolled Small cost $25 – $72) if they are enrolled at one of our YMCA centers, otherwise, there is not cost to the child or families
Health insurance reimbursement / coverage option? YES
ADDITIONAL DETAILS Goals of the program are to: 1. Increase access to coordinated, comprehensive, culturally sensitive, medical and psychosocial care. 2. Increase the skills and knowledge of community pediatricians in the identification and appropriate management of childhood obesity 3. Increase community awareness and understanding of obesity as a serious health issue. 4. Increase community-based care coordination and support. The goals of the program are accomplished by: 1. Identifying and referring overweight/obese children who have one or more obesity-associated metabolic disorders (hypertension, hyperinsulinemia and type II diabetes, and dyslipidemia.) to the Pediatric Obesity clinic) 2. Providing care coordination to obese children through integration of health care with the school, community, and home-based services. 3. Providing education and support to community pediatricians in the identification and medical management of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. 4. Providing community education on obesity and obesity-related disorders. 5. Providing nutrition education and counseling to children and parents. 6. Providing physical activity training and structured opportunities for exercise and physical activity in safe spaces throughout the community. 7. Providing parent/peer support groups