The Healthy House: A Novel Program for Pediatric Obesity

A salient feature of successful pediatric obesity is family involvement. The Healthy House: A Novel Program for Pediatric Obesity provides an overview of the Wellness Fitness Awareness Nutrition (FAN) Program, which addresses the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity through observational learning and active play in a simulated home environment (The Healthy House). The DVD discusses how adapting concepts from social cognitive theory can enable healthy lifestyle choices to be modeled in a real-life setting, which may be translated into healthy behaviors in both the home and community.

Among the topics covered:

• Models of obesity
• Rethinking the model
• Wellness F.A.N.
• Looking ahead
• Decision making
• Cost/benefit of an exercise program
• Habits
• Contextual psychology