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In this episode Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Joe Wright, the Chief Health Equity Officer for the University of Maryland, a current member of the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Chair of the AAP Board’s Committee on Equity. Dr Wright shares some highlights from the new AAP policy statement on eliminated race-based medicine and provides ways pediatricians can continue to elevate such topics within their practice, to help move the needle towards equity in healthcare for all children.

Related Resources:

• Eliminating Race-based Medicine Policy Statement
• Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents with Obesity
• AAP Equity Agenda

In this episode Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Thresia Gambon, a primary care pediatrician and Eatable Alphabet grantee, to take a deeper look at obesity prevention and how Dr. Gambon is trying to change the way she talks to families about food.

Related Resources:

• Early Feeding Module: Healthy Snacks
• Bright Futures: Nutrition, 3rd Edition & Pocket Guide
• Conversations About Care Podcast: Episode 5: Cultural Considerations for Obesity Care
• CHOPCHOP Family Website
• CHOPCHOP Quick Bites Poster
• and CHOPCHOP Finger Foods Poster

In this episode Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Sarah Armstrong and Dr. Jennifer Groos two general pediatricians and active AAP members to discuss how the pandemic has impacted their patients. (Released: December 2021) [Transcription​]​​​​​

Related Resources:

• The following AAP Policy Statements and Interim Guidance:
  • ​​Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents with Obesity​
  • Obesity Management and Treatment During COVID-19
  • Supporting Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity During COVID-19
• Robert Wood Johnson - State of Obesity Report
• Bright Futures - Questionnaires and Screeners ​

In this episode Dr. Hassink sits down with Dr. Amy Christison, pediatrician and Director of the Healthy Kids U Weight Management Clinic at the University of Illinois Medical School, to discuss the impact screen time is having on children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Released: July 2021) [Transcription​​]

Related Resources:

• Family Media Plan (HealthyChildren.org)
• Episode 7 of Conversations About Care - Physical Activity
• The following AAP Policy Statements: 
• Children, Adolescents, and the Media
• Media Use in School- Aged Children and Adolescents
• Physical Activity Assessment and Counseling in Pediatric Clinical Settings
• The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children

In this bonus episode Dr. Hassink sits down with Victoria Rogers, MD, FAAP and Ihuoma Eneli, MD to discuss two new pieces of interim guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics, focused on obesity prevention, management and ongoing treatment during the time of COVID-19. Dr. Rogers is the Director of Let's Go in Maine and Dr. Eneli is the Director for the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition with Nationwide's Children Hospital. In this conversation, they discuss the new guidance and the role of pediatricians during the pandemic. (Released: March 2021) [Transcription]​​​​ ​​

Related Resources:

• Supporting Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Obesity Management and Treatment During COVID-19
• Screen and Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity​

In this episode Dr. Hassink is joined by Blaise A. ​Nemeth, MD, MS who is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and a non-operative pediatric orthopedics and pediatric obesity expert. Dr. Nemeth is also the lead author of the AAP policy titled “Physical Activity Assessment and Counseling in Pediatric Clinical Settings". In this discussion they talk about various strategies for encouraging physical activity in patients while remaining sensitive to their unique needs and concerns. (Released: August 2020) [Transcription]

Related Resources:

• AAP Policy: 
• Physical Activity Assessment and Counseling in Pediatric Clinical Settings
• The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children
• Organized Sports for Children, Preadolescents, and Adolescents
• Sports Specialization and Intensive Training in Young Athletes ​

In this episode Dr. Hassink speaks with Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, FAAP who is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and a Director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children's Hospital about the importance cultural considerations in clinical care. They discuss how medical care providers can create a culturally sensitive environment for meeting their patients' unique needs, and build a lasting and meaningful patient-physician relationship.​ (Released: July 2020) [Transcrip​tion]​​

Related Resources:​​

• ​AAP Policy: Enhanc​ing Pediatric Workforce Diversity and Providing Culturally Effective Pediatric Care​
  
• ChangeTalk App on Motivational Interviewing ​
• Milton’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity​
  
• The 6 C's of Developing Cultural Sensitivity (Printable ​Download)

In this conversation Dr. Hassink is joined by Jennifer Groos, MD, FAAP who is a lead physician for 5210 Health Care projects at United Way of Central Iowa and the Iowa Medical Society. ​Dr. Groos also serves as Lead Faculty for the Childhood Obesity in Primary Care quality improvement project. ​​They discuss the importance of Weight for Length (WFL), tracking WFL with regard to obesity, when to intervene, and more. ​ (Released: April 2020) [Transcription]

Related Resources:​​

• ​Weight for Lengt​h WHO/Bright Futures​ Growth Charts
• WHO Growth Chart Recommendations (Age 0-2)
• Healthy Active Living Mini​ Mo​dules​ (CME credit available) ​
• ​Early Feeding Patient and Parent Resources​
• ​Food Insecurity: What Can Pediatricians Do? Webinar
• Empowering ​Families Through WIC​​ Webinar​
• Finger Foods Poster

In this conversation Sandy is joined by Ryan Buchholz, MD, FAAP, a primary care pediatrician at the Upper Cardozo Health Center in Washington DC. Sandy and Ryan discuss food insecurity as a social determinant of health, and go over examples of what food insecurity may look like for different families. They also share ideas and challenges about screening tools, use of local and national resources, and hopes for the future. (Released: November 2019) [Transcription]

Related Resources:

• Food Insecurity Mini Module (CME credit available) 
  
• Food Insecurity Webinar
• Food Insecurity Toolkit for Pediatricians

In this conversation with Chris Bolling, MD, FAAP, a primary care pediatrician from Kentucky and Chair of the Section on Obesity, Sandy and Chris discuss their challenges and solutions to addressing picky eating with patients and families. (Released: September 2019) [Transcription]

 ​​Related Resources:

• Early Feeding Mini-Modules (CME credit available)
• Picky eating infographic and video for parent education (English and Spanish versions available)
• ChopChop and Sprout kids cooking magazines
• Healthy Active Living (Parent Resource)
• Bright ​Futures Previsit Questionnaires, Handouts, and Forms​