MY HEALTH CARE VISIT, pp. 11–12

GUIDE FOR YOUNG WOMEN

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The health care provider calculates BMI and BMI-for-Age Percentile in the Guide for Young Women.

Speaker Notes:

Page 11 in the Guide for Young Women also prompts you or another clinical staff member to measure or calculate the patient's height, weight, and BMI.

The patient's BMI-for-age percentile should also be recorded to identify whether the patient is overweight, at risk of overweight, at a healthy weight, or underweight for her age.

For young women, calculating BMI and determining the age percentile that the patient falls into is a two-step process:

• Step 1—Locate the BMI formula found on the CDC chart "BMI-for-Age Percentiles" and calculate the patient's BMI. You will need a calculator for this. Alternatively, an online BMI calculator is available at www.shapeup.org/oap/entry.php. Record the BMI in the Guide

• Step 2—Plot the BMI on the CDC chart "BMI-for-Age Percentiles." Then record the percentile in the Guide