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A School Nurse-Delivered Intervention for Overweight and Obese Adolescents: Lessons Learned

Lori Pbert, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Stavroula K. Osganian, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Kristin L. Schneider, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Susan Druker, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Robert P. Magner, University of Massachusetts Medical School
George W. Reed, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Lauren A. Gellar, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Mary Ann Gapinski, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Anne Sheetz, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Abstract

Dr. Pbert will present work from an academic and community partnership between UMMS and the School Health Unit of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to design and test a brief intervention for school nurses to provide weight management assistance to overweight and obese adolescents in the school health setting. She will discuss why the school nurse and school health setting are promising venues for addressing adolescent overweight, present results from their pilot study, and discuss facilitators, barriers and strategies to implementing this treatment model.

Suggested Citation

Lori Pbert, Stavroula K. Osganian, Kristin L. Schneider, Susan Druker, Robert P. Magner, George W. Reed, Lauren A. Gellar, Mary Ann Gapinski, and Anne Sheetz. "A School Nurse-Delivered Intervention for Overweight and Obese Adolescents: Lessons Learned" Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat. Shrewsbury, MA. May. 2012.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lori_pbert/49