Focusing on the whole baby = a healthier baby
Nationally, approximately 24% of pre-school aged children are overweight or obese, meaning that they carry excess fat for their height. Overweight children have a two- to tenfold increase in the likelihood that they will also be overweight as adults. Through group well-baby visits, one group in the South Bronx is hoping to set kids on healthy trajectories early in life by focusing more broadly on the foundations of healthy early childhood development.