After reading this CME Bulletin, you should be able to:
Learning Objectives & Author Information
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the environmental and cognitive-behavioral contributors to the epidemic of children who are “overfed but undernourished” in order to mitigate the effects of those influences.
- Engage in a fitness conversation with patients, providing them with individualized, specific steps for achieving an active lifestyle, healthy nutrition and emotional well-being.
- Motivate young patients to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle by discussing practical fitness strategies during well-child visits.
Author Information
Michelle May, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., is a board-certified family physician. She is the founder and director of Am I Hungry?®, a multidimensional weight management program. She is the author of Am I Hungry? What to Do When Diets Don’t Work and ‘H’ is for Healthy – Weight Management for Kids. She is past president of the Arizona Academy of Family Physicians, alternate delegate and delegate in the American Academy of Family Physicians Congress of Delegates and co-chair of the Women’s Health and Physician Wellness Conference. She serves on the AAFP Commission on the Health of the Public and the Americans in Motion Advisory Panel, and participated on the Arizona Obesity Prevention Healthcare Workgroup and the Keystone Forum on Away-from-Home Foods – Opportunities for Preventing Weight Gain and Obesity.
Disclosure Statement: It is the policy of the AAFP that all CME planning committee/faculty/authors/editors/staff disclose relationships with commercial entities upon nomination/invitation of participation. Disclosure documents are reviewed for potential conflict of interests and, if identified, they are resolved prior to confirmation of participation. Only those participants who have no conflict of interest or who agree to an identified resolution process prior to their participation were involved in this CME activity. Dr. May has returned a disclosure form indicating that she is the owner of Am I Hungry?® P.L.L.C. and has consulted with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association on the topic of nutrition. Dr. Levine has returned a disclosure form indicating that he has consulted with Procter & Gamble and sanofi-aventis on the topic of osteoporosis. Ms. Smiley has returned a disclosure form indicating that she has no financial interest in or affiliation with any commercial supporter or providers of any commercial services discussed in this educational material.
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Susanna Guzman
Assistant Division Director
Online & Custom Publishing
Marilyn Busby
Multimedia Manager
Continuing Medical Education
Jeffrey P. Levine, M.D.
Medical Editor
Sarah Smiley Young
Editor
Bryan Colley
Graphic Associate
CME Accreditation Information
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 0.75 Prescribed credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins July 17, 2006. The term of approval is for two years from this date with option for yearly renewal. This activity has been renewed from July 17, 2008 to July 16, 2009.
The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAFP Members
AAFP members wishing to obtain CME credit for completing this activity should read the CME Bulletin, complete the self-assessment quiz and evaluation, indicate the number of credits they are reporting for this activity, and submit the Answer Sheet to the AAFP by mail or fax, or online. If the form is returned by mail or fax, your CME credits will be posted for you. If you complete the quiz and evaluation online, the credits will be posted automatically to your CME Record.
Nonmembers
Physicians who are not members of the AAFP may request a letter documenting activity completion. To do so, please check the appropriate box on the self-assessment quiz answer sheet and return it to the AAFP.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Disclosure Statement: It is the policy of the AAFP that all CME planning committee/faculty/authors/editors/staff disclose relationships with commercial entities upon nomination/invitation of participation. Disclosure documents are reviewed for potential conflict of interests and, if identified, they are resolved prior to confirmation of participation. Only those participants who have no conflict of interest or who agree to an identified resolution process prior to their participation were involved in this CME activity. Dr. May has returned a disclosure form indicating that she is the owner of Am I Hungry?® P.L.L.C. and has consulted with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association on the topic of nutrition. Dr. Levine has returned a disclosure form indicating that he has consulted with Procter & Gamble and sanofi-aventis on the topic of osteoporosis. Ms. Smiley has returned a disclosure form indicating that she has no financial interest in or affiliation with any commercial supporter or providers of any commercial services discussed in this educational material.
Masthead
Susanna Guzman
Assistant Division Director
Online & Custom Publishing
Marilyn Busby
Multimedia Manager
Continuing Medical Education
Jeffrey P. Levine, M.D.
Medical Editor
Sarah Smiley Young
Editor
Bryan Colley
Graphic Associate
CME Accreditation Information
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 0.75 Prescribed credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins July 17, 2006. The term of approval is for two years from this date with option for yearly renewal. This activity has been renewed from July 17, 2008 to July 16, 2009.
The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAFP Members
AAFP members wishing to obtain CME credit for completing this activity should read the CME Bulletin, complete the self-assessment quiz and evaluation, indicate the number of credits they are reporting for this activity, and submit the Answer Sheet to the AAFP by mail or fax, or online. If the form is returned by mail or fax, your CME credits will be posted for you. If you complete the quiz and evaluation online, the credits will be posted automatically to your CME Record.
Nonmembers
Physicians who are not members of the AAFP may request a letter documenting activity completion. To do so, please check the appropriate box on the self-assessment quiz answer sheet and return it to the AAFP.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
