Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Obesity: An Overview of the AAP Clinical Practice Guideline

1. Structural and contextual factors that impede and influence health and treatment include access to care, weight bias, and health inequities.

a) True
b) False

2. Healthcare providers should treat children and adolescents for overweight or obesity and comorbidities concurrently.

a) True
b) False

3. Adolescents 12 years old and older with obesity (BMI >95th percentile) can be treated with pharmacotherapy, as an adjunct to health behavior and lifestyle treatment.

a) True
b) False

4. The following is/are individual factors influencing obesity risk:

a) Genetics
b) Neurohormonal
c) Psychosocial
d) Medications
e) All of the above

5. Healthcare providers should treat overweight and obese children and adolescents following principles of the medical home and the chronic care model using a family-centered and non-stigmatizing approach that acknowledges obesity’s biological, social and structural drivers.

a) True
b) False

6. The following is/are societal influences that affect risk of obesity:

a) Culture
b) Media
c) Marketing
d) Public policy
e) All of the Above

7. Evidence-based strategies to recommend in the treatment of obesity include reducing sugar-sweetened beverages, nutrition counseling, reduces sedentary time and getting adequate sleep.

a) True
b) False

8. The following is/are example(s) of approaches necessary for the treatment of obesity:

a) Shared decision making with patient & family
b) Culturally competent care
c) Treatment coordinated in the medical home
d) Transition planning
e) All of the above

9. Motivational interviewing is recommended to engage patients and families in treating overweight and obesity.

a) True
b) False