Vital Records is Moving to Cheverly Health Center

The Brightseat Road Vital Records Office location is permanently closed. Vital Records will reopen at the Cheverly Health Center on June 30, 2025.

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Family-based Behavioral Treatment

Family-based Behavioral Treatment 

Our program is designed for families with children ages 6 to 18, who are overweight or obese. We emphasize healthy eating, physical activity, and positive parenting to empower families to practice new behaviors in a variety of settings so that they can sustain healthy changes long-term.

Timeline

The curriculum will be spread across a 12-month period. Two, 1-hour virtual group classes will be hosted by the FBT interventionist per month.

Mission/Vision

The overall goal of the program is to help families achieve realistic health behavior changes to improve overall health and well-being, and to prevent future health issues.

By the end we plan to see an improvement in: 
  • Nutrition, physical activity, and associated behaviors.
  • Health-related quality of life, including self-esteem.
  • Metabolic markers, such as blood pressure, lipids, and insulin sensitivity.
  • Parental stress, self-efficacy, and quality of life

Care Team

FBT Interventionist: 

Will provide 4 hours of individual family assessment and 22 hours of FBT within a group setting. 

Dietitian: 

Will provide 2 hours of individualized medical nutrition therapy. (1 hour in the first 6 months and 1 hours in the second 6 months)

Primary care provider: 

Will follow up every 6 months to reassess for improved weight status (i.e., decrease in BMI percentile or weight stabilization).

Enrollment: 

Rolling admission

Cohort size: 

2-10 families per cohort

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