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Healthy Active Living

Includes specialty programs: Bariatric Surgery Program

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When it comes to weight management, every child’s needs are different.  We use a personalized approach to support your child for success in both losing weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

The Healthy Active Living program provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment for children and teens who are overweight. Our multidisciplinary team includes a physician, psychologist, certified nurse practitioner, dietitian and exercise physiologist.

Our initial assessment to identifies barriers to treatment and determines motivation to make lifestyle changes to develop an individualized treatment plan. Follow-up visits may include some or all of the following team members: medical provider, registered dietitian, exercise physiologist, pediatric psychologist and social worker.

We offer a bariatric surgery program for severely overweight adolescents.

Locations

Contact Healthy Active Living

330-543-5673

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Healthy Active Living
Akron Children's Hospital Healthy Active Living, Akron
Main Hospital Building
214 West Bowery Street
Orange Elevators, Suite 6400
Akron, Ohio 44308
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Healthy Active Living, Boardman
Akron Children's Hospital Healthy Active Living, Boardman
Leonard J. Fisher Family Building
6505 Market Street, Building A
Boardman, Ohio 44512
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Our Doctors/Providers

Department Heads:
Marnie Walston
Marnie Walston, MD

Medical Director, Healthy Active Living Program; Pediatrician

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Physicians/Providers:

Kelsey Brocker, PsyD

Pediatric Psychologist

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Geoffrey Putt, PsyD

Pediatric Psychologist

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Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants:

Sarah Livesay, MSN, APRN-CNP

Family Nurse Practitioner

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Amy Perusek, MSN, APRN-CNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

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