Comprehensive Weight Management Name Age BMI Content Referral required Cost Location Days/Times Enroll/Info TCH Resources 12-18 >95th %ile Medical, nutrition, and behavioral interventions Yes Insurance/Self Wallace Tower EPIC*(“referral to Adol Med”)/832-822-4887 15-18 ≥40 kg/m2 Evaluation and preparation for surgery or alternate treatments Yes Insurance/Self Wallace Tower EPIC* (“referral to pediatric surgery”)/832-822-4868 Non-TCH Resources Weight Management Clinic – Harris Health 1-18 ≥85th %ile Medical, nutrition, and psychology Yes Insurance/Self Monday PM Families need to be ready to make changes Behavior Modification Programs Name Age BMI Content Referral required Cost Location Enroll/Info TCH Resources 1-18 ≥ 85th %Ile 15 week behavior program, individual No Insurance/Self Wallace Tower, Cy-Fair HC M-F, 8-5 EPIC* (“AMB referral to childhood 6-12 ≥ 85th %Ile 8 week group for behavior change No Free Meyer Building T 5p (6-8y) 6p (9-12y) EPIC* (“AMB referral to childhood Obesity”) Cy-Fair HC M 5p (6-8y) 6p (9-12y) TeenWOW group program 12-18 ≥95th %ile 8 week group program with nutrition and physical instruction No Insurance/Self Wallace Tower, West Tuesdays, 3-5 832-822-4887 Non-TCH Resources 7-13 ≥ 95th %ile Yearlong family program through YMCA Yes $50, free at Thelma Ley Anderson Houston Texans, MD Anderson – Spanish, Monty Ballard, Thelma Ley Anderson, Vic Coppinger, West Orem 713-758-9179 healthy.kids@ ymcahouston.org Available in Spanish at MD Anderson ≥10 any Group behavior modification program Yes - requires physician approval. Self ($3-9/wk) Multiple For TCHP members, may be covered after case management supervision for at least 3 months (832-828-1197)
Physical Activity Resources Name Age BMI Content Referral required Cost Location Days/Times Enroll/Info TCH Resources Physical Assessment Clinic 6-18y any Assessment of Physical Conditioning by a Physical Therapist Yes Insurance/Self Wallace Tower T, 1-4pm EPIC (PT-evaluate and treat, choose Main campus, Evaluate and Treat, and Plan of Care to include “Education/Home Exercise Program” and put “Brandon Achane” in Comments”) Non-TCH Resources Houston Parks and Recreation Instructional Sports Play 6-13y any Multiple offerings of teams and fitness No Free multiple M-F, 3-6pm Marathon Kids Running Clubs pre K-12 grade any Running clubs at various schools running for 10-30 minutes n/a $15 multiple Girls on the Run Greater Houston grade any Running clubs at various schools for 10 weeks each Fall/Spring n/a $30-155 multiple varies; 2x/wk for 90 minutes Neighborhood Centers Houston any any some offer nutrition and physical fitness classes n/a $150/family/yr multiple YMCA any and individual fitness options n/a varies multiple CDC.gov any any guideline for physical activity n/a Free Healthy children.org (American Academy of Pediatrics) any any online collection of articles on physical fitness for families n/a Free Nutrition Resources Name Age BMI Content Referral required Cost Location Days/Times Enroll/Info TCH Resources
8-12 ≥ 85th %Ile 6 weeks of 1 hour classes, 8-12 years No Self ($50) West Th, 4:45-6p 832-227-1440 6-16 ≥95th %ile Family based, 4 wks of 3-hr nutrition & activity. 3 x/year Yes Free Different HCs Saturdays Constantina 832-822-3620; referral form on TCH website. Note: Spanish interpreter available at sessions. 10-18 any classes with cooking demos, recipes, and exercises No The Center for Children and Women Sat Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Members Only 832-828-1430 Beanies Nutrition Basics Any Any Group classes on healthy eating Yes Free Wallace Tower 11th floor M,Th, 2-3p Cooking classes any any Cooking demos No The Center for Children and Women Saturdays 1p English, 2p Spanish Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Members Only Non-TCH Resources ChopChop Cooking Club any n/a Online cooking resource No Free ChooseMyPlate.gov any n/a Online nutrition and physical activity facts No Free Cooking with Heart for Kids (American Heart Association) any n/a Online videos and recipes for kids to cook No Free Calories Needed Parent Tips (NHLBI) any n/a Online guideline for number of calories needed by age & gender No Free Healthy Children.org (American Association of Pediatrics) any n/a Online articles on nutrition No Free 0-5 <95% Nutrition, PE, and parenting tips for infants through toddlers No Free SWAY nutrition videos (Stanford University) any n/a Online nutrition video series No Free Supertracker (USDA) any n/a Online tracking for nutrition and health No Free Camps Name Age BMI Content Referral required? Cost Location Enroll/Info
Non-TCH Resources Kamp K'aana 10-14 ≥95th %ile 2-week overnight camp program No Self 9-14 4 week summer programs with nutrition, exercise, and counseling No up to $1000 – free for the 2017 summer University of Houston Stephen Power Farish Hall 3657 Cullen Blvd. Houston , TX 77204 Must be a resident of the ward for the summer program Other Information Name Content Enroll/Info Non-TCH Resources Shape Up Houston Health tracking and information Doctors for Change Resources for Health