Kaiser Permanente Classes and Programs for Kids and Teens in the Hayward/Fremont Area

Pediatric Weight Management Classes Flyer

Healthy Eating, Active Living for Kids: Overview

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Age: 5 to 17 years and parents. Don’t know how to take that first step? Take this intro class to healthy eating & physical activity for kids. Get an overview of resources at Kaiser and in the community. Decide on a “next-step” Action Plan for your child or teen. No fee. One time 2-hour class: June 27, Sept 26 Tuesdays, 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Please call for other potential dates and locations. Hayward/ Sleepy Hollow Building.

For more information, or to enroll, call Health Education 510-784-4344, 510-248-3455, or 510-784-4531.

Real Science: Prevention of Childhood Overweight

Age: All ages and families. Increase your nutritional IQ! Learn about nutritional concepts; red flags for nutritional concerns in children, teens and adults; body composition and body fat; and Body Positive. The program is taught by an experienced nutritionist and is open to all family members, including siblings, grandparents, and baby-sitters. No fee. Weekly session for 3 weeks. Start dates: May 22, July 10 10:00-12:00 Noon. English and Spanish sessions. Hayward/ Sleepy Hollow Building.

For more information, call Pediatric Health Education at 510-784-4344.

KP KIDS™: Kids in Dynamic Shape

Age: 5 to 12 years with > 85% BMI, and parents. Change is a family affair! Incorporate healthy lifestyle and behavioral changes through active learning. Learn together as a family how to shop for and cook healthy meals, and how to have fun while being physically active. $60 KP member, $48 for 2nd child, or child of KP employee. Weekly session for 6 weeks. Sessions available in both English and Spanish! Union City Medical Center. Wednesdays 6 - 7:30 PM (English); Mondays 5:30 – 7 PM (Spanish).

For more information, or to enroll, call Health Education 510-784-4344, 510-248-3455 or 510-784-4531.

Teen Fitness (previously known as Pediatric Intensive Weight Management Program)

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Age: 12 to 17 with >95 % BMI, and parents. If your teen is highly motivated to lose weight and you’re committed to participating in an intensive program, consider the Teen Fitness program. It is a medically managed, long-term, multi-disciplinary approach to weight loss and management that combines nutrition education, exercise and behavioral change. $80 total. Weekly session for 12 weeks. Silliman Activity Center, Newark. Mondays 5:30-6:30 PM.

Read what families had to say about the program!

• Family Evaluations of Teen Fitness Program

For more information, call the program coordinator at 510-784-4363.

Just for Kids

• Kid Wisdom (Check out these kid-friendly features and fun activities!)
• Amazing Food Detective (Interactive video game for educating children on healthy food choices)
• My Pyramid For Kids (United States Department of Agriculture)
• BAM! Body and Mind. Food and Nutrition. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• BAM! Physical Activity. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Play the MyPyramid Match Game: How Well Do You Know Your Food Groups? (Dairy Council of California)
• Choose a Healthy Breakfast: BreakFAST and Jump To It! (Dairy Council of California)
• Make Your Very Own Pizza (Dairy Council of California)

For Teens Only

• Get Fit, Get Right (Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation)
• Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager's Guide to Better Health (Weight-control Information Network)
• Fast Food, Healthy Food
• Fitness Planner for Teens (Dairy Council of California)
• Body Image: Learn to Like What You See
• Body Positive
• Is it Really Just a Diet?: Teens and Eating Disorders
• Es de veras solo una dieta?: Los adolescentes y los trastornos de la alimentacion

For Parents and Adults Interested in Weight Management

• Kaiser Permanente: Thrive!
• EatRight.org (American Dietetic Association)

Recommended Reading List

• Raising Healthy Eaters: 100 Tips for Parents. Legere, Henry. Dacapo Press, 2004.

• 100 Secretos Practicos para alimentar bien a sus hijos. By Henry Legere MD.

• Meals Without Squeals: Childcare Feeding Guide & Cookbook. Berman, Christine and Jackie Fromer. Bull Publishing, 1997.

• Helping Your Child Lose Weight the Healthy Way. Levine, Judith, and Linda Bine. Citadel Press, 2001.

• How to Get Your Kid to Eat...But Not too Much. Satter, E. Bull Publishing, 1986.

• Our Overweight Children: What Parents, Schools, and Communities Can Do to Control the Fatness Epidemic. Dalton, Sharron. University of California Press, 2004.

• The Healthy Lunchbox: How to Plan, Prepared & Pack Stress-Free Meals Kids Will Love. Marie McClendon, MEd, and Cristy Shauck. Alexandria, Va.; Small Steps Press, 2005.

• The Right Moves to Getting Fit and Feeling Great. Schwager, Tina and Michele Schuerger. Free Spirit Publishing, 1998.

• Real Kids Come in All Sizes. Ten Essential Lessons to Build Your Child’s Body Esteem. By Kathy Kater

• Kids & Sports: Everything You and Your Child Need to Know About Sports, Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Good Health--A Doctor’s Guide for Parents and Coaches. Small, Eric, MD and Spear, Linda. Newmarket Press, 2002.

• When Girls Feel Fat: Helping Girls Through Adolescence. Friedman, S.S. Firefly Books Ltd, 2000.

• How to Talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk. By Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish.

• Over It – A teen’s Guide to getting beyond obsessions with food and weight. By Carol Emery Normandi & Laurelee Roark

• “I'm, Like, SO Fat": Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices About Eating and Exercise in a Weight-Obsessed World. By Dianne Neumark-Sztainet, PhD.

• Estoy Tan Gorda !/ I'm So Fat! by Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD.