5As of Pediatric Obesity Management

A roadmap to sensitive, realistic, and sustainable care

Experts at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Centre for Healthy Active Living adapted the 5As of Obesity Management for adults into a family-centered approach to managing pediatric obesity in primary care.

The 5As of Pediatric Obesity Management professional toolkit includes a practitioner’s checklist, patient tear-off pad, a desktop tool to facilitate discussions on weight with patients, and a practitioner’s guide to incorporating the 5As into daily practice.

The below videos were completed and led by the Centre for Healthy Active Living in partnership with HSC as part of Meant2Prevent– a type 2 diabetes prevention initiative for children and youth, funded by SunLife.

These tools were developed for Health Care Practitioners as a tool kit for the management of pediatric obesity.

Resource Downloads

Pediatric 5As Practitioner Guide
Pediatric 5As Slides

2006 Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management and Prevention of Obesity in Adults and Children

2006 Guideline
PEIP Resource Guide
PEIP User Guide
PEIP Pediatric Obesity Slides
Linkedin Youtube Facebook Instagram

Obesity Canada respectfully acknowledges that our work takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island, which includes the lands now known as Canada. Our national office is located on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional lands of the Cree, Dene, Blackfoot, Saulteaux, and Nakota Sioux, and the homeland of the Métis.

We recognize the enduring presence, cultures, and contributions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities and acknowledge the ongoing impacts of colonialism, including systemic barriers to health equity. As we work to improve the lives of people living with obesity, we commit to listening, learning, and taking meaningful action to advance reconciliation, health justice, and culturally safe care for all.

Registered charity number 8107 62146 RR0001

  • ©2005-2025 Obesity Canada. Content cannot be reproduced without written permission.
  • Privacy Center