Healthy Eating Active Living
WHAT’S NEW
- KP Santa Clara Lifestyle Medicine Website
- Tasty and Healthy Family Recipes
- Cook for Health: Junior Chef
– See Cooking Videos
– Web-based cooking classes — sign up through the Lifestyle Medicine Department by calling 650-903-2800 - HEAL Academy (Monthly Virtual Activity Session)
OUR VIDEOS
Program Videos
Cooking Videos
- Healthy and Quick Family Breakfast Ideas: Overnight Oats
- HEAL Cooking Class: Breakfast
- HEAL Cooking Class: Lunch
- HEAL Cooking Class: Dinner
Nutrition Videos
HEAL PROGRAM
Address
KP Santa Clara Tantau: 19000 Homestead Rd. Building 2, 1st Floor
Hours
By appointment only
Tuesday afternoons and once monthly on Thursday afternoon
New patients (average duration of appointment: 1.5 hour)
Returning patients (average duration of appointment: 45 minutes-1 hr)
Goal
To help children and teens aged 3-17 years old and their families make healthy lifestyle choices to ensure a healthy weight and habits for their lifetime.
Expectation
A commitment from the child, plus parents and caregivers involved in the child’s environment, to try to adopt healthier lifestyle choices and habits.
Services
We offer a variety of services depending on what you and your family need most. There are 4 choices, and you are welcome to enroll in the one that best fits your and your family’s situation. After 6 months you can also transition to a different option.
- HEAL Academy: A 6-month program with monthly group virtual workshops that cover the key aspects to making successful lifestyle changes. Currently offered every 4th Tuesday from 3:45-5:00p.m. with 15-20 minutes of physical activity, 5-10 minutes of mindfulness and meditation, and 20-30 minutes of education on a lifestyle topic (see HEAL Academy calendar for topics). These are fun, interactive, and help your child or teen learn in a group setting. You will have a telephone or video visit with a Health Educator at the beginning and end of the 6-month workshop series as well as at 9 and 12 months to monitor your progress. You may also add the Jr Chef cooking class option.
- HEAL Flex: A 6-month program with individualized visits with our multi-disciplinary team members 4x over a 6-month period, then a check-in with a Health Educator to discuss your goals for the next 6 months. We will help you build and maintain a healthy lifestyle by helping you develop personalized health goals for you and your family. This currently can be done via in-person office visits (assuming no illness/Covid symptoms) or a combination of in-person office visits and virtual video visits. This also includes a trial of one of our virtual classes (cooking class or HEAL Academy workshop).
- HEAL Total: A comprehensive 12-month program for patients and families who are really ready to commit to making lifestyle changes! This includes a combination of HEAL Academy and HEAL Flex. You will have sessions 2x/month with a combination of group virtual workshops as well as individualized lifestyle appointments (in-person and virtual) with our HEAL team to customize goals for you and your family.
- HEAL Jr Chef: A 6-month program with monthly virtual hands-on cooking classes (offered every 3rd Thursday of the month from 4:30-6:00p.m.). We start class by learning about a nutrition topic and then cook a meal/snack together, led by physicians. Note: Parents or adults need to be present to supervise. We encourage kids/teens/families to cook along with the class so they have a meal ready at the end (recipes are sent out 1 week ahead)! Anyone in the other HEAL options can join the Jr Chef classes.Note: we also offer adult virtual cooking classes—mature teens 16 years and up as well as parents are welcome to join those classes. Click here to find out more: Culinary Medicine Cook for Health Classes.
RESOURCES
Action Plan and Goals
Nutrition Resources
- Mindful eating
- Parenting for success
- Hunger scale
- Eat more vegetable tips
- Healthy plant based diet
- Healthy plate (Chinese) (Spanish)
- Healthy breakfast
- Healthy thirst quenchers
- Healthy kids’ recipes
- KP Food for health blog
- Dr. Yum recipes
- Eat Right website for healthy recipes and more
- Snack challenge
Physical Activity
Get Moving
Fitness Apps
- Sworkit Kids: 5 – 30-minute exercise routines for children 7-14 years old
- Go Noodle: dance, yoga, and mindfulness for children 5-12 years old
- Iron Kids (from American Academy of Pediatrics): 45-minute workouts for 8 years and older (cost: $3.99)
- Just Dance Now: dance party exercise for 10 years and older
- Zombies, Run!: running game for 12 years and older
- NFL Play 60 (from American Heart Association): for 4 years and older
- FitQuest Lite: exercise adventure powered by movement (e.g., jogging, hopping, dancing), moving unlocks more puzzles in the game
Dance Videos (For younger kids, 4-9 years)
Active Games (For younger kids, 4-9 years)
Be Mindful
- Belly Breathing Song (for young children)
- Mental Health and Emotional Wellness Apps
- Mindfulness Video (for young children)
Healthy Sleep
Other Resources
- Tips for parents to help kids reduce screen time
- Healthy Eating Active Living – Tips for families (Spanish)
OUR TEAM
Allison Collins, MD
Pediatrician | HEAL Medical Director
Physical Health. Medical evaluation including weight, BMI, lab tests, physical exam, review, evaluation, and recommendations.
Neelam Singh, RD
Nutritionist
Healthy Eating and Nutrition. Complete nutrition evaluation and goal setting for healthier food choices and quantities.
Donna Petersen, MPT
Physical Therapist
Strong Body, Healthy Heart. Assess physical activity and help create new exercise habits that will put child on a healthier track.