Overview of the CDC Growth Charts for Use in the United States Among Children and Teens Aged 2 Years to 20 Years

Welcome to the online training course, Overview of the CDC Growth Charts for Use in the United States Among Children and Teens Aged 2 Years to 20 Years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that health care practitioners in primary care settings in the United States, use the 2000 CDC growth reference charts to monitor growth of children and teens aged 2 to 20 years.

This course was developed by CDC to train health care practitioners and others who measure and assess growth on how to use the CDC growth charts to assess growth among children and teens aged 2 to 20 years.

For more information, see About This Course.

The CDC clinical growth charts are available at https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/clinical_charts.htm

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