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m treatment of childhood obesity at primary health care otrok in mladostnik – okolje | child and adolescent - environment
system level
Vanja Kogoj Jug
Healthcare Centre Nova Gorica, Rejčeva ulica 4, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia
In Slovenia we are facing a growing problem of chronic non-contagious dis-
eases in adult population due to an unhealthy lifestyle. We can trace the roots
of these diseases all the way into someone's childhood, as this is the period
when a person adopts and learns life patterns and habits. At the same time,
we're dealing with a high incidence of childhood obesity. In Slovenia these chil-
dren are being treated at the tertiary level and in some centres at the second-
ary level. During the school year 2018/19 the Nova Gorica Healthcare Cen-
tre has been participating in the project »Family-based treatment of obesity«
as a part of an upgrade of the Preventive Programme for Children and Adoles-
cents, which is managed by National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ). With a
team treatment (which involves a paediatrician, a university health care nurse,
a kinesiologist, a psychologist and a dietician) at the primary health care level,
we have been trying to encourage a change of lifestyle habits of the whole fam-
ily. During the monitoring check-ups we have observed changes of lifestyle hab-
its and positive trends of anthropometric measurements of every participating
family member, not only children. Our aim is to demonstrate the importance
and the efficiency of a team treatment of families which are dealing with the is-
sue of childhood obesity at the primary health care level.
Keywords: childhood obesity, family-based treatment, team treatment,
primary health care system level
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system level
Vanja Kogoj Jug
Healthcare Centre Nova Gorica, Rejčeva ulica 4, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia
In Slovenia we are facing a growing problem of chronic non-contagious dis-
eases in adult population due to an unhealthy lifestyle. We can trace the roots
of these diseases all the way into someone's childhood, as this is the period
when a person adopts and learns life patterns and habits. At the same time,
we're dealing with a high incidence of childhood obesity. In Slovenia these chil-
dren are being treated at the tertiary level and in some centres at the second-
ary level. During the school year 2018/19 the Nova Gorica Healthcare Cen-
tre has been participating in the project »Family-based treatment of obesity«
as a part of an upgrade of the Preventive Programme for Children and Adoles-
cents, which is managed by National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ). With a
team treatment (which involves a paediatrician, a university health care nurse,
a kinesiologist, a psychologist and a dietician) at the primary health care level,
we have been trying to encourage a change of lifestyle habits of the whole fam-
ily. During the monitoring check-ups we have observed changes of lifestyle hab-
its and positive trends of anthropometric measurements of every participating
family member, not only children. Our aim is to demonstrate the importance
and the efficiency of a team treatment of families which are dealing with the is-
sue of childhood obesity at the primary health care level.
Keywords: childhood obesity, family-based treatment, team treatment,
primary health care system level
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