Nutrition and General Wellness

Learn how to stay healthy, eat well and manage your weight.

The weight management department at Texas Children's Health Plan offers:

• Health coaching over the phone.
• Fitness and nutrition classes at some pediatrician offices.
• Help from dieticians and referrals to other programs.

Other programs we can connect you with are:

• 10 weeks of meetings at Weight Watchers.
• Dieticians at Texas Children's Hospital Main and West Campuses and at Texas Children's Health Centers in Clearlake, Cy-Fair, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands.
• Teen WOW is an 8-week session for ages 12 to 18. Topics include self-esteem, motivation, goal setting, nutrition and fitness education.
• Weigh of Life (nutrition help).
• Healthy Beginnings (nutrition and exercise classes for ages 8 to 12).
• Summer programs and year-round sports teams at Houston Parks and Recreation Department.
• Kamp Ka'ana, a 2-week summer weight camp for kids ages 10 to 14.

Resources to help you:

• My BMI Self-Management Tool - Adults
• My BMI Self-Management Tool - Children and Teens

Call us at 832-828-1430 to learn more about our programs or to talk with a health coach. Or you can call 1-866-959-6555 (CHIP) or 1-866-959-2555 (STAR).