Clinical Recommendations
The following clinical recommendations come from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Screening for Obesity in Adults The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians screen all adult patients for obesity and offer intensive counseling and behavioral interventions to promote sustained weight loss for obese adults.
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Community Interventions
The following evidence-based community interventions come from the Guide to Community Preventive Services
Behavioral and Social Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Enhanced School-Based Physical Education
Enhancing physical education (PE) curricula involves making classes longer or having students be more active during class in order to increase the amount of time students spend doing moderate or vigorous activity in PE class.
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Behavioral and Social Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Individually-adapted Health Behavior Change Programs
Individually-adapted health behavior change programs to increase physical activity teach behavioral skills to help participants incorporate physical activity into their daily routines.
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Campaigns and Informational Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Community-Wide Campaigns
Community-wide campaigns to increase physical activity involve many community sectors; include highly visible, broad-based, component strategies; and may also address other cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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Environmental and Policy Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Community-Scale Urban Design and Land Use Policies
Community-scale urban design land use policies and practices involve the efforts of urban planners, architects, engineers, developers, and public health professionals to change the physical environment of urban areas of several square miles or more in ways that support physical activity.
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Environmental and Policy Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Creation of or Enhanced Access to Places for Physical Activity Combined with Informational Outreach Activities
Creation of or enhancing access to places for physical activity involves the efforts of worksites, coalitions, agencies, and communities as they attempt to change the local environment to create opportunities for physical activity. Such changes include creating walking trails, building exercise facilities, or providing access to existing nearby facilities.
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Environmental and Policy Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Street-Scale Urban Design and Land Use Policies
Street-scale urban design and land use policies involve the efforts of urban planners, architects, engineers, developers, and public health professionals to change the physical environment of small geographic areas, generally limited to a few blocks, in ways that support physical activity.
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Health Communication & Social Marketing: Health Communication Campaigns That Include Mass Media & Health-Related Product Distribution
Health communication campaigns can increase the use of health-related products when they use mass media messaging and distribute the products at free or reduced prices.
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Obesity Prevention and Control, Interventions in Community Settings: Worksite Programs
Worksite nutrition and physical activity programs are designed to improve health-related behaviors and health outcomes.
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Obesity Prevention and Control: Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Screen Time
Behavioral interventions to reduce screen time (time spent watching TV, videotapes, or DVDs; playing video or computer games; and surfing the internet) can be single-component or multicomponent and often focus on changing screen time through classes aimed at improving children’s or parents’ knowledge, attitudes, or skills.
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Consumer Information
The following consumer resources are from the Quick Guide to Healthy Living at healthfinder.gov .
Physical activity is important for everyone, including healthy pregnant women. Use these tips to stay active during your pregnancy.
As an older adult, regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health. These tips can help you find activities that will work for you.
Physical activity increases your chances of living a longer, healthier life. It can also help you look and feel your best.
Help your child stay at a healthy weight by balancing what your child eats with physical activity.
Physical activity is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Use these tips to help a loved one get more active.
Regular physical activity provides important health benefits for everyone, including people with disabilities.
Use these questions to talk to your doctor about a healthy weight loss plan.
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