Weight Management - Health Professional Support

This page provides links to a range of useful resources for health professionals who are supporting children, adults and families to keep a healthy weight and folow good eating and exercise habits.

safefood Campaign - Advice for Health Professionals on Talking to Parents about Overweight and Obesity in their Children

safefood Campaign - Booklet and Guide for Parents on Reducing the Risk of Overweight and Obesity in their Children

HSE - ICGP Weight Management Treatment Algorithm for Children

HSE-ICGP Weight Management Treatment Algorithm for Adults

HSE ICGP Weight Management in Pregnancy (before, during and after)

National Physical Activity Guidelines for Ireland

National Healthy Eating Guidelines & remodelled Food Pyramid

Growth Monitoring - growth charts for children aged 1-4 and how to use them

Brief Intervention for Weight Management.pdf (size 220 KB)

BMI Chart.pdf (size 143.5 KB)

Report of the Taskforce on Obesity.pdf (size 675 KB)

Resources for health professional on weight management.pdf (size 33 KB)

Staying Fit For Farming.pdf (size 2.2 MB)

For information that is published for parents, visit our Parents' Information page and for information on increasing physical activity, visit the HSE's website www.getirelandactive.ie