Abstract
Obesity affects nearly 20% of adolescents in the United States. To enhance equitable access to evidence-based obesity management, an educational intervention targeting Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) and Social Workers (SWs) was implemented at a nine clinic system that provides primary care and family planning services to > 10,000 low-income adolescents and young adults (AYA) annually. The goal of this intervention was to improve providers’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in the following domains: medical management of obesity, use of motivational interviewing (MI) for behavior modification, avoiding weight-related stigma, and addressing social determinants of health.
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