The Cultural Burden of Obesity: Obesity and Overweight in Children from Refugee Families

Authors

Sarah DiBrigida, Maine Medical CenterFollow

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Description

Date of Presentation: December 8th, 2022

Presented By: Sarah DiBrigida, MD, PGY-3 Pediatric Resident, The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center

CME available for 1 year after presentation

CME Text Code: 79300

Publication Date

12-8-2022

Publisher

Maine Medical Center

City

Portland

Keywords

Obesity, Children, Pediatrics, Family Medicine

Disciplines

Pediatrics

Comments

Objectives: - Understand what childhood obesity is, why it is becoming more common, and why we care. - Recognize that obesity affects children from refugee families disproportionately and begin to develop strategies to help mitigate this disparity.

Sarah DiBrigida- Resident

Recommended Citation

DiBrigida, Sarah, "The Cultural Burden of Obesity: Obesity and Overweight in Children from Refugee Families" (2022). Pediatrics Grand Rounds. 11.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/pediatrics_gr/11