HI HR106

Requests the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine to include a mandatory course on childhood obesity in the curriculum for all medical students.

Required course content must cover the incidence and prevalence of obesity in children from birth through adolescence, short- and long-term health consequences, and major contributing factors.

Course must address treatment approaches for overweight and obese children and adolescents, as well as individual and public health prevention strategies.

Directs transmission of certified copies to the UH Board of Regents Chairperson, UH System President, School of Medicine Dean, and Director of Health.

Cites childhood obesity affecting nearly one in three U.S. children with associated health risks including heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and psychological effects such as low self-esteem.