Mission Statement:
Strong Me! is a 12 week, physician-led, Structured Family Weight Management Program whose Mission is to combat Pediatric Obesity. At the end of 3 months, 90% of children who participate in Strong Me! experience a stabilization of their BMIs (Body Mass Index) and 90% demonstrate the development of new healthy habits including increased consumption of vegetables, fruits, water as well as increased frequency in exercise sessions per week. Three months after leaving the program, 60% of children have maintained these habits. Strong Me! is a Stage 2 program that meets the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Strong Me! enables families to develop and sustain healthy health habits. Strong Me! is committed to combating the National Pediatric Obesity Epidemic which, unfortunately, disproportionately affects the children of Memphis, TN and Shelby County.

Strong Me! utilizes nutrition education, motivational interviewing, exercise/Zumba, behavioral modification and spirituality, with family permission, to create health-promoting family habits.

History:
Strong Me! was founded by Dr. Janice Pride-Boone who is a Harvard trained, Board Certified Pediatrician and Certified Marriage & Family therapist currently in private practice at Memphis Peditrics in Shelby County, TN.
Dr. Boone has been practicing for over 25 years. Founded in 2003, Strong Me! was developed to combat pediatric obesity in New Orleans where she lived pre-Katrina. Strong Me! has been successful in managing over 300 families since its conception and continues to expand its services to families in the Memphis Metropolitan community. Strong Me! utilizes nutrition education, exercise, behavioral modification and non-denominational spirituality (with family permission) to create and sustain health-promoting family habits.

About Dr. Pride-Boone:
Board-Certified, Harvard-trained Pediatrician in practice for over 25 years. Currently practicing at Contemporary Pediatrics in White Haven/Memphis, TN, Dr. Pride-Boone is the Founder and Medical Director of Strong Me! Dr. Pride-Boone is also a Certified Marriage & Family Therapist with additional training in Christian Counseling. She directs the
Behavioral/Cognitive Behavioral sections of Strong Me!