What organizations specialize in Child Obesity?

List some organizations.

http://www.newimagecamp.com/

http://www.newimagecamp.com/not-a-fat-camp.html

http://www.wellspringcamps.com/

Childhood Obesity Is Worldwide Epidemic

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USDA Announces Team Nutrition Training Grants to Improve Health of America’s Children
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2010 —Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Team Nutrition Training Grants to 19 States to help children develop good nutrition and physical activity habits for healthier lifestyles.
Childhood Obesity Epidemic

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Mental health workers?

I work in mental health and have done for some time. Not only am I trained and got all a painful childhood and some past mental health problems as well. For people working in mental health, did you ever feel really sad for someone? Working as a child psychiatrist and literally breaks my heart sometimes. Moreover, they often get customers to bring back the parts of my past and I feel very painful. Did you find this, and find it difficult to cope? I love my job, but have had to take time off so many things have happened recently and everything was getting on top of me. Do you feel well ever?

I know I can do. I thought I was struggling to cope with the counter because I was young. I was hoping that the time and experience would help me cope better. In a way, gain some strength to be able to hear some of the stories of these children. I mean, some patients have been where they are, makes it easier to help. However, there are others where I feel so helpless. I know I've been there and know how feel, but deep down I'm not sure if I've been able to overcome those struggles, so I feel as if I can help. I'm not sure if anyone can. And then there are those who, with horror stories, stories that everything he tried, no way of knowing what it is, is unfathomable. All the hundreds of books I've read, none of them help you prepare for it. And you have this child in front of you, whose only hope of getting a better you. If you can not help them, you know most likely going to take a life without trust, full of unstable relationships, medicinal probably forever, and never be happy … I have been told to keep in mind that there are some that you can help and there will be others that you can only try my best to help them, and then just hope for the best. I do not know, I have no answer. I myself had to take a break does bit too. I guess you have to be able to recognize their limits and thus, recognize when it's time to take a break. You must be able to take care of you same, in order to be able to take care of others. However, if you can, go back and help a couple of others, because although there are many you can not help, you can help if you're not there, they have nobody. Probably was not much help, but I wish you the best! Be careful! =)

Dr. Lisa Chamberlain discusses children’s health issues facing the Obama administration

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Have you seen any statistics on morbid obesity in adult survivors of child abuse?

My own impression is a very high correllation, although I wouldn’t presume to speculate on the exact psychological mechanism. I’m thinking of women, but for all I know it’s true of men as well. Can you provide a link to research papers or reports? Opinions of experts?

The statistics are scattered and not very conclusive, but the general professional opinion is that there does seem to be a link (not necessarily a cause and effect).

There are currently two problems that complicate the issue. The first is the small numbers of people in the studies. The second is the general increase in morbid obesity in both children and adults (especially in the USA).

The numbers of reported cases of child abuse have increased dramatically over the last two or three decades. This has more to do with honest reporting of incidents than a real increase of the number of incidents. The facts of the abuse could better remain hidden in the past.

Morbid obesity is not and never has been hidden. The numbers involved are easily determined. Although the numbers of obese adults has increased very rapidly, there has been little scientific data collected to determine what part of this population might be effected by abuse of any kind, much less sexual or emotional abuse of children.

Childhood Obesity and Kids Nutrition PSA: Paper Dolls

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