Healthy Families: Transforming Care for Obese Children at NYU Lutheran Family Health Centers

The social worker for the parent support group addresses culturally specific questions and adopts culturally acceptable strategies for setting limits and promoting healthy behaviors, engaging the group as a whole and building peer support.

Nutrition sessions will focus on how to make traditional Latin American foods healthier, including the sharing of recipes and learning what foods to buy in local supermarkets. Home visits by the nutritionist assists with family-centric strategies for healthier eating in their urban Latino households, including those with large extended families.

45 minutes physical activity session to promote healthy behaviors