Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound- With support from the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio AAP is currently implementing a statewide obesity prevention grant which seeks to train at least 250 health care professionals in the Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound program. As one of the founding partners in the development of the Ounce toolkit, the Ohio AAP is poised to spread the materials and educate even more providers on the increasing childhood obesity epidemic and encourage them to address obesity prevention strategies at each well child visit, including charting and plotting BMI and providing anticipatory guidance around nutrition and physical activity. Through this grant, Ohio healthcare providers are trained in the Ounce of Prevention materials through one hour CME regionalized trainings, as well as through webinars. A Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative launched in November, 2010 as another means to training physicians and practices.
