Helen Binns, MD, MPH

Director, Lead Evaluation Clinic and the Nutrition Evaluation Clinic; Director, Wellness & Weight Management Program

Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director, Center on Obesity Management and Prevention (COMP); Associate Director, Pediatric Practice Research Group (PPRG), Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Infant growth, lead poisoning, nutrition, obesity, practice-based research

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Academic General Pediatrics >

Education & Training

Education: Northwestern University, 1981

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in general academic pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1987; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Memorial, 1984

Board Certifications: General Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: Ambulatory Pediatrics Association; American Academy of Pediatrics

Research

Research Interests: Addiction; Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nutrition, Dietetics; Obesity; Pediatrics

Publications

Most recent publications

Exergaming for Health: A Randomized Study of Community-Based Exergaming Curriculum in Pediatric Weight Management Games Health J 5 (6): 413-421
Influence of Office Systems on Pediatric Vaccination Rates Clin Pediatr (Phila) 56 (3): 231-237
Recognition of elevated blood pressure in an outpatient pediatric tertiary care setting J Pediatr 166 (5): 1233-1239.e1
Physicians' Lack of Adherence to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Guidelines for Pediatric Lipid Screening Clin Pediatr (Phila) 54 (12): 1200-5
Initial steps for quality improvement of obesity care across divisions at a tertiary care pediatric hospital Int J Environ Res Public Health 11 (9): 9680-93
Linking pediatric primary care obesity management to community programs J Health Care Poor Underserved 24 (2 Suppl): 158-67
Exploring caregiver understanding of medications immediately after a pediatric primary care visit Patient Educ Couns 91 (2): 255-60
Vitamin D levels, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular risks in very young obese children J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 26 (1-2): 97-104
Unfilled prescriptions in pediatric primary care Pediatrics 130 (4): 620-6
Obesity care strategies in primary care practices J Pediatr 161 (1): 152-155 e1