Weight Management
Caring and supportive weight management
Health is more than a number on a scale. For some children and adolescents, maintaining a healthy weight can be difficult.
Healthy Futures is a weight management program to help children achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The goal is to improve overall physical and emotional health by:
- Teaching healthy food choices
- Discussing social pressures around food and eating
- Addressing the emotional aspects of food and weight
At Healthy Futures, your child will be evaluated and managed by a team of specialists. They work with your child and family to develop healthy habits in a fun and supportive environment.
Our weight management program for children includes:
Two-hour sessions that meet once per week for 16 weeks
Family-centered approach
Peer-to-peer support
Behavioral therapy with a licensed clinical social worker and child life specialist
Individual and family nutrition sessions with a dietitian
Personalized exercise training with fitness instructors
Meal planning and hands-on food preparation
Evaluation and tailored exercise with physical therapists
Access to a multidisciplinary team of pediatric physicians who can address individual medical needs, if needed
Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center
30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601
E-mail: HealthyFutures@hmhn.org
855-463-8887
