WUSTL Center for Healthy Weight and Wellness

We had a great training for our Kansas City regional pilot training for behavioral health providers! The team from Washington University in collaboration with experts from Children’s Mercy Hospital in KC delivered a 2-day training on family-based behavioral treatment for childhood obesity.

We love seeing the lab team featured in the news and raising awareness! Dr. Wilfley recently spoke to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about weight loss in a story on one of the first teens to undergo bariatric surgery in St. Louis. Wilfley emphasized that weight loss surgery is only part of the bigger picture in obesity treatment. She says that the key to curbing childhood obesity rates is prevention or early intervention. Dr. Wilfley is hopeful that Missouri Medicaid will respond to a proposal she worked on and begin covering prevention and early intervention programs. Check out the whole article!

Our Center is recruiting for our clinical lab manager position! This person will assist the PI with tasks including, among others, day to day management of the center, manuscript and grant submission. This is a great position for someone interested in working in the fields of obesity and/or eating disorders. Find mor info and apply at https://jobs.wustl.edu/ jobID 43159.

One of our studies is seeking participants!

We are hiring!! This person will help implement a healthy habits program aimed to help families lose weight and make healthy eating and physical activity choices. The position will work directly with families in multiple settings including group family sessions, individual family sessions in the lab, and individual family sessions over the phone. To apply visit : https://jobs.wustl.edu/ job listing 42235.