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- Beyond the prevention of diseases, pediatricians also play a significant role in promoting health. They educate patients and their families about healthy habits like regular physical activity, balanced nutrition, and adequate sleep. Through patient education, they influence lifestyle behaviors that can lead to improved long-term health outcomes.
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Feb 26, 2024 · Pediatricians play an important role in effectively promoting healthy, active living through focused advocacy and in supporting children, adolescents, and families with healthy lifestyles while navigating the current environment.
The AAP recommends ways pediatricians and families can help children adopt healthy behaviors and overcome challenges in the clinical report, "The Role of the Pediatrician in the Promotion of Healthy, Active Living." Learn more here.
Feb 26, 2024 · This clinical report provides guidance to help pediatricians address the nutritional, physical activity, sleep, media and screen use, and social-emotional factors that affect child and adolescent health and wellness.
Feb 1, 2018 · Pediatricians function as an arm of public health by preventing diseases in their patients (eg, by promoting immunizations), treating diseases, and promoting healthy lifestyles (eg, by striving toward tobacco and substance abuse prevention and promoting healthy nutrition and physical activity).
- Alice A. Kuo, Pauline A. Thomas, Lance A. Chilton, Laurene Mascola
- 2018
Feb 29, 2024 · Are there ready sources of affordable, healthy food options? Are there safe places for children to engage in free play or organized sport or recreation? Understanding community-based challenges is key to supporting patients’ lifestyle choices.
Children and Screens: Institute for Digital Media and Child Development is an independent 501(c)3 organization working to help children lead healthy lives in a digital world. The Institute is committed to evidence-based, interdisciplinary, nonpartisan efforts, free from technology industry funding.
Aug 9, 2022 · Pediatricians are uniquely positioned to promote active play in nature (APN) but may face challenges to do so during well child visits. The objective of this study was to understand barriers to children’s APN, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how health care providers could promote APN.
