West Virginia Chapter

The goal of this pilot project of the AAP West Virginia Chapter is to increase the number of providers of Adolescent Health Care involved in a "Program Encouraging Prevention (PEP)". The PEP intervention will be directed primarily for adolescents age 10-21 years whose weight is over the 85 percentile in order to delay and prevent the development of type II diabetes and cardiovascular risk. This proposal is aimed primarily at training providers whose interest and contribution is vital to the success of any health care intervention. The intent is to provide materials and skills development for health care providers (pediatricians, nurse practitioners, school health personnel and Rural Health Centers (RHEP) etc. in order that they may intervene more effectively with adolescents in need of making lifestyle changes.