Multidisciplinary guideline for children with overweight and obesity

Many factors play a role for children with overweight and obesity. When providing care and assistance toward a healthy weight, it is therefore important to consider the context in which a child grows up. This makes collaboration with other professionals involved necessary for an effective approach. Thus, professionals from the medical and social domain, parents and children, and other stakeholders can work together on (poverty) stress, family patterns, healthy learning to eat, exercise, and other factors that promote a healthy lifestyle for children and their families. The Guideline on Overweight and Obesity in Adults and Children is an initiative of Care for Obesity and Partnership Overweight Netherlands (PON). Please be advised that most of the content is in Dutch, unless stated otherwise.

Guideline, standard and model

1. Children's section Directive overweight and obesity in adults and children. Diagnostics, support and care for people with obesity or overweight in combination with risk factors and/or co-morbidity (2022). Amsterdam/Rotterdam: Care for Obesity / Partnership Overweight Netherlands / Dutch Internists Association.
   • Seidell, J.C. & Halberstadt, J. (2023). Summary Children's section 'Guideline on overweight and obesity in adults and children. Diagnosis, support and care for people with obesity or overweight in combination with risk factors and/or comorbidities' TSG Journal of Health Law.
   • Childhood overweight and obesity guideline fact sheet. July 2024
   • This definition list is part of the updated guideline"Overweight and obesity in adults and children." Published in 2023.
   • Webinar "Guideline obesity in children: from theory to practice" by VU/C4O in collaboration with JOGG, online, June 11, 2024
     • FAQ webinar JOGG KNGG Implementation (kindnaargezondergewicht.nl)
2. Home art texts revised (2024) in conjunction with new overarching guideline:
   • My child is overweight | Thuisarts.nl
   • My child is much too heavy | Thuisarts.nl
   • My child is much too heavy and receives treatment to learn to live healthier | Thuisarts.nl
3. Care module Nutrition. (2012). Amsterdam: Partnership Overweight Netherlands.
   • Care Module Nutrition Flowchart, Care Profiles and Competencies (2012).
4. Internal Indicators Care Standard Obesity, Target group adults. (2012). Amsterdam: Partnership Overweight Netherlands.
5. Halberstadt, J. & Seidell, J. (2012) Addendum severe childhood obesity to the Care Standard Obesity. Chain care for children with extremely elevated weight-related health risk and their parents. Amsterdam: Partnership Overweight Netherlands.
6. Seidell, J., Halberstadt, J., Niemer, S. & Noordam, H. (2011) Addendum for children to the CBO guideline 'Diagnostics and treatment of obesity in adults and children'. Amsterdam: Partnership Overweight Netherlands.
7. Seidell, J., Halberstadt, J. Niemer, S. & Noordam, H. (2010) Care Standard Obesity. Amsterdam: Partnership Overweight Netherlands.
   • Summary Care Standard Obesity (2010).