Healthy Weight Program

For Healthcare Professionals

Making a referral to the Healthy Weight Clinic

The Healthy Weight Clinic is a clinic for children ages 4-17 years who meet the clinical definition of overweight or obesity and have at least one of six qualifying co-morbidities. The clinic also accepts children whose BMI is at or over the 99th percentile with or without weight-related comorbidity.

The purpose of the multidisciplinary clinic is to develop a complex care plan in partnership with the primary care provider, assess medical needs through a comprehensive assessment, coordinate care with other specialties and provide weight management through family-based lifestyle changes.

Qualifying for Clinic services

With proper documentation of relevant tests or lab work*, overweight or obese children may qualify for the Healthy Weight Clinic if they have one or more of the following co morbidities:

Children whose BMI is at or above the 99th percentile may be referred without a weight-related comorbidity.

*Please refer to consult request form for required labs and their cut-off values.

Exclusion criteria

At the present time, the Clinic is not be able to serve children with the following special needs:

How to refer to the Healthy Weight Clinic

Clinic referral forms are available online or by request at 267-426-2782. Referral to the Clinic needs to come from the patient's primary care provider.

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