Because Nothing Should Weigh a Child Down
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Live Light Live Right comes to Community Healthcare Network
Community Healthcare Network (CHN) is a nonprofit organization that provides health care to low-income and uninsured New Yorkers. CHN aims to provide access to quality, culturally-competent community-based primary care, mental health, and social services for diverse populations in underserved communities throughout New York City.
CHN is made up of 14 federally qualified health centers throughout Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan, along with a fleet of mobile vans that bring health services to people in need. We provide judgment-free, high-quality healthcare, without regard to race, religion, orientation, gender identity, immigration status or ability to pay. We turn no one away.
Our Crown Heights Health Center located at 1167 Nostrand Ave in Brooklyn has partnered with Live Light, Live Right Program to help treat children who struggle with obesity and the health problems it causes. We focus on the specific needs of each child and family. We then create a treatment plan based on their needs. We offer great care that helps to lower health risks through medical intervention, nutrition and behavior change counseling. Our team is deeply committed to our patients and strives to empower them to take control of their health.
To learn more about Communist Healthcare Network visit us at https://www.chnnyc.org/
The Benefits Of Exercising Early!
NEW YORK POST ARTICLE
November 12, 2018
You’re never to young to start exercising! New reports indicate that the earlier you start off with a healthy dose of exercise the better chance you have at developing healthy habits. So round up the kids and come to one of our exercise sites and let’s move our children in the direction of a healthy body!
Dying Not To Exercise!
New York Post Article
October 21, 2018
If you ever needed a reason to hit the gym with one of our trainer’s the below article says it all!
“Being unfit on a treadmill or in an exercise stress test has a worse prognosis, as far as death, than being hypertensive, being diabetic or being a current smoker. We’ve never seen something as pronounced as this and as objective as this.”
Let’s hit the gym together!! Please click here to learn about all of our exercise programs!
Diabesity-A Symposium featuring Dr. Sarita Dhuper As A Panelist
Live Light Live Right Partners With Brightpoint Health
As of December 1, 2017, we are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Brightpoint Health (www.brightpointhealth.org). Brightpoint Health is a recognized leader in the delivery of high-quality, person-centered, integrated care resulting in improved health outcomes for people, families, and communities challenged by health disparities caused by poverty, discrimination, and lack of access. The missions of Live Light Live Right and Brightpoint Health complement each other, and this partnership will play a vital role in the health and well-being of the children in our community.
Dr. Sarita Dhuper, Founder and Executive Director of Live Light Live Right stated, “By combining our resources with Brightpoint we are able to increase our outreach to the community and continue to provide excellent care to our patients. The first-rate team of doctors, nurses, and administrators at Brightpoint have made this transition easy and welcoming. We look forward to a bright future with Brightpoint!”
Please feel free to call 855-681-8700 to make an appointment at our Brightpoint office which is located at 2412 Church Avenue or call Rena Sooknanan at 718-221-1598, to set up an appointment at our Eastern Parkway office located at 1162 Eastern Parkway.
How Important Your Metabolism is in Weight Loss
A recent New York Times article titled After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight explained why many struggle to keep off weight lost.1 The article explains that someone who deliberately loses weight will have a slower metabolism once they stop dieting. Therefore, researchers were not surprised to see that contestants from ‘The Biggest Loser’ had slow metabolisms once the show ended and had a difficult time keeping weight off. Weight loss is accompanied by a slowing of one’s resting metabolic rate (RMR). This phenomenon is called ‘metabolic adaptation” or ‘adaptive thermogenesis’ and it acts to counter weight loss and contributes to weight regain.2
Sarita Dhuper, MD Participating in a Community Forum
On November 16, 2015 Dr. Sarita Dhuper will be participating in a Community Forum on Childhood Obesity. The Other “F” Word is being presented by Donna Perry, Founder of F.A.T.G.I.R.L and is Ms. New York Plus America 2015 and Robert Cornegy, Jr., Council Member, 36th Council District. The open forum is to have dialogue with parents and leaders in the community on all the elements that impact childhood obesity.
It will be held at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216 (community room). It is from 6pm-8pm and if you would like to register to come please call 347-265-1978 or email: fatgirlmovement@yahoo.com.
2015 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting
Live Light Live Right was honored to present our research at the Annual Meeting for Pediatric Academic Societies in April. We presented on topics such as, increasing prevalence of severe obesity in Brooklyn, Fitness levels in severe obesity, parental readiness to attend an obesity program for their children and other important issues related to childhood obesity.
To learn more about our research, Abstracts accepted at PAS and ESPR-1
Efficacy and Sustainability Evaluation of PATH, a Childhood Obesity Program
In NYC, over 20% of elementary school aged children are obese, but the burden is greater in populations of color and economically disadvantaged areas of NYC. We propose a pilot study to evaluate a 6-week intensive lifestyle modification program designed for parents of obese children (5-12 years of age), called Parents as Teachers and Healers (PATH). PATH is a novel pilot program of Live Light Live Right (LLLR), a comprehensive childhood obesity management program serving North Central Brooklyn since 2003. LLLR offers a multi-level, integrated care model with four key components: medical screening/treatment, nutrition education, behavioral counseling, and referral to supervised physical fitness. Continue reading →
A Smart Start: A Symposium on Preventing Childhood Obesity
On April 16th, many of the Live Light Live Right staff attending this symposium on Preventing Childhood Obesity at Columbia University Medical Center. The purpose of this symposium was to understand the importance of the associations between pregnancy related risk factors, infant feeding practices and early childhood interventions with later obesity in childhood through adulthood and to identify potential ways for preventing obesity.