Obesity prevention, treatment in Santa Clara and San Mateo County


	-	Adolescent Bariatric Surgery

	-	Advocating for Public Policy Change to Promote Healthy Weight

	-	Center for Healthy Weight Contact Information

	-	Center for Healthy Weight Overview

	-	Center for Healthy Weight Team

	-	Community Programs Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in the Bay Area

	-	Obesity Prevention Science

	-	Obesity-Related Basic and Translational Science

	-	Obesity-Related Clinical Research and Clinical Trials

	-	Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program

	-	Pediatric Weight Clinic

	-	Public Policy Research on Obesity

	-	Training and Professional Education in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity



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Community Programs Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in the Bay Area

The Center for Healthy Weight actively partners with:

Schools
Community-based organizations
Businesses
Government agencies
Individual community leaders

Together, we bring effective obesity prevention and treatment programs into our communities.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital’s physicians and staff are actively involved in community initiatives that promote healthy nutrition choices and more active lifestyles. These include the city, county and regional coalitions formed to improve children’s health and well-being.

Healthy Silicon Valley

Healthy Silicon Valley works to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in Santa Clara County. It involves several industries and organizations such as:

Health care systems
Government agencies
Educational system
Community-based organizations
Media

Packard Children’s Hospital is one of seven founding organizations providing both leadership and funding. Please visit www.healthysiliconvalley.org for more information.

San Mateo County Prevention of Childhood Obesity Taskforce

The Healthy Communities San Mateo County Prevention of Childhood Obesity Taskforce consists of over 250 stakeholders including representatives from:

Health care
Schools
Childcare
After school programs
Community-based organizations
Parent organizations
Government agencies

Center for Healthy Weight staff have been active participants since the taskforce started. Please visit www.smhealth.org/hppp for more information.

Get Fit East Palo Alto

Ravenswood Family Health Center started and coordinates Get Fit EPA to address the rising number of overweight children and adults in the East Palo Alto community. Its mission is to improve the health of community residents by:

Increasing awareness and resources
Promoting healthy eating habits and physical activity

Center for Healthy Weight staff have been heavily involved since its formation in May 2004. Please visit www.ravenswoodfhc.org/community for more information.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is located in Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University Hospital, approximately 20 miles north of San Jose, CA and 40 miles south of San Francisco.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 497-8000