OBS works in collaboration with other health and social-service agencies, physicians, and related professionals to identify children with potential health risks due to existing medical problems and other personal and family circumstances. Clients are referred by other agencies, physicians, and other professionals through the use of a Pediatric Assessment Tool. According to Gazzillo, chances for success improve dramatically when there is the opportunity to address a problem in the early stages. Gazzillo takes great satisfaction when he sees kids lose weight and watches their self-confidence blossom. This approach, he said, also often has added benefits for their families.
Parents end up exercising with their kids and paying more attention to what they're eating.
It's a snowball effect. OBS reflects an increasing emphasis within the healthcare community on prevention of medical problems through education and promotion of healthier lifestyle. That's a different philosophy. Speak to anyone in the insurance business and ask which makes better economic sense to treat. Every working day he draws upon his multifaceted background and deftly juggles these areas of expertise in his work.