Discovering Inspire
Northern Arizona Healthcare Inspire, a service of Children’s Health Center, helps kids and their families learn about healthier ways to live. Today, children and adolescents in the area are learning how to take better care of themselves, eat better and become more physically fit — and they’re having a blast.
Focusing on Health
Our program is designed to motivate kids and educate families on developing and maintaining healthy habits.
The Inspire clinic team provides one-on-one education and support in making small, healthy changes to last a lifetime. Through consistent, flexible appointments with each practitioner, families learn how to improve their health and receive support in making goals for change.
A highly effective team approach
At Inspire, the focus isn’t on fad diets, strict exercise regimens, medications or quick fixes. Instead, Inspire educates and supports families on how to make small, consistent changes that can fuel a lifetime of good health.
Our team includes a counselor, exercise specialist, registered dietitian and nurse practitioner that develops and implements a treatment plan to address every aspect of a child’s development.
Nurse practitioner
At Inspire, our nurse practitioner determines where your child is on the pediatric BMI percentile chart and where he or she stands in terms of overall health risks. The nurse also completes a family medical history to determine long-term risk factors.
We take a complete medical history and perform a physical examination to determine if your child can participate in our program. Findings such as heart murmurs or muscular and joint problems may need further followup.
Laboratory results are discussed with your family in detail, so both you and your child understand what issues may be going on inside their bodies caused by being at an unhealthy weight.
Our nurse practitioner focuses on creating a healthy lifestyle and how this can have a positive effect on your child’s – and your family’s – long-term health. We always emphasize health and not weight.
Registered dietitian
Our registered dietitian provides your family with nutrition education and helps you set goals for eating in healthier ways. You’ll have the opportunity to take cooking classes and learn safe kitchen skills.
Program counselor
Our program counselor completes a behavioral health assessment and works with your family to develop a treatment plan that addresses self-esteem, identifies feelings and emotions, deals effectively with bullying and improves communication.
Exercise specialist and more
Our exercise specialist provides your child with opportunities for physical activity during scheduled appointments. Our exercise specialist also works with your family to integrate physical activity into your everyday lives.
During the program and after graduation, the Inspire team meets regularly with kids and their families to answer questions and provide ongoing nutritional and fitness support.
Additional program resources
In addition to appointments, clinical program participants and their families have access to:
- ALTERG® Anti-Gravity Treadmill™
- Genetic testing
- Point-of-care testing (for patients unable to do traditional lab draws)
- Medication management (when appropriate)
- Healthy cooking classes
- We provide Individualized care and appointments with clinical staff – under team approach
- InBody body composition analysis
The Inspire program takes pride in bringing families together through healthy habits. Read our newsletter to learn what the Inspire program has to offer.