Dr Yum Project

The Dr. Yum Project is a pediatrician founded and led non-profit organization on a mission to help families, and communities overcome barriers to eating well.  

Dr. Yum Project’s programs are designed by and maintained by experts in nutrition and cooking education, including physicians, early childhood educators, speech-language pathologists, feeding therapists, and registered dietitians.

We are proud to introduce Touchpoints at the AAP in October.  Touchpoints is a program of practical health behavior modules intended for use by primary care providers in the management of children with overweight or obesity. The American Academy of Pediatrics 2023 “Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity” states that Intensive Health Behavior and Lifestyle Treatment (IHBLT) should be offered to anyone 6 years old and older (and in 2 to 5-year-old patients at the discretion of the physician). The program can also be used with any children with health behaviors like poor nutrition or with a family history that puts them at risk for metabolic dysfunction.  Click here for more information: https://touchpoints.doctoryum.org