Harbor-UCLA
Harbor-UCLA

Be Forever Fit (B.F.F.)

LocationHarbor-UCLA Medical Center
Pediatric Specialty Clinic
2nd Floor, Main Hospital Building
1000 West Carson Street
Torrance, CA 90509
Administrative AddressHarbor-UCLA Medical Center
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
1000 West Carson Street
RB-1; Box 446
Torrance, CA 90509-2910

The B.F.F. Program was established in 2013 through a grant from UniHealth Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic organization whose mission is to support and facilitate activities that significantly improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities within its service area. After conclusion of the grant in 2019, the BFF Clinic continues to provide patient care services through Harbor-UCLA hospital support.

The Be Forever Fit clinic participates in the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (P.O.W.E.R.), a national network of similar programs whose mission it is to better understand and improve health outcomes of children with overweight and obesity.

Directions

Check-in for your appointment at the Pediatric Specialty Clinic, 2nd floor of the Main Hospital Building, at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center campus.

Leadership

Jennifer K. Yee HS Clinical Professor of Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Director, Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship Harbor-UCLA Medical Center The Lundquist Institute Profile
National Library of Medicine Profile

Dr. Yee joined the Harbor-UCLA faculty in 2007. She provides patient care in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. Her research interests include childhood obesity and lipid metabolism.

Faculty & Administration

Margaret Guinnip, RD Dietician Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Astrid Reina, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Investigator The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation Director, Women’s Behavioral Health Service Associate Director, HIV Mental Health Services Harbor-UCLA Medical Center The Lundquist Institute Profile

Nutrition and Fitness Tips

Be Forever Fit Youtube Channel

Health Resources

Neighborhood Resources

Provided by Dr. Kelly Callahan and the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center K.I.D.S. Clinic through the AAP Catch Grant

YMCA in South Bay
Torrance-South Bay YMCA
Gardena-Carson Family YMCA

Carson
Boys & Girls Club
21502 South Main Street
Carson, CA 90745
(310) 549-7311

Healthy Habits – nutrition and fitness. Smart Girls – fitness, education, prevention and self-esteem for girls.

Gardena
Boys & Girls Club 
802 West Gardena Boulevard
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 523-2173

YMCA
1000 W Artesia Blvd
Gardena, CA 90248
(310) 523-3470

Harbor City
Boys & Girls Club
1220 W. 256th St.
Harbor City, CA 90710
(310) 534-0056

Hawthorne
Hawthorne Teen Center
3901 Weset El Segundo Blvd,
Hawthorne, CA 90250
(310) 970-7001

Long Beach
Boys & Girls Club 
Call (562) 595-5945 for your neighborhood location.

Healthy Habits – nutrition and fitness

Parks & Recreation

Social and recreational programs, promoting personal and social skills, responsibility, leadership and self esteem.

Cesar Chavez “The Zone”
McBride Park Teen Center
401 Golden Ave,
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-8890

McBride Park Teen Center
1550 Martin Luther King Jr Ave,
Long Beach, CA 90813
(562) 570-1605

Houghton Park Teen Center
6301 Myrtle Ave,
Long Beach, CA 90805
(562) 570-1640

Silverado Teen Center
1545 West 31st Street
Long Beach, CA 90810
(562) 570-1675

San Pedro
YMCA
301 South Bandini Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310)-832-4211

Boys & Girls Club
1200 South Cabrillo Avenue
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 833-1322

Torrance
YMCA
2900 West Sepulveda Boulevard
Torrance, CA 90505
(310) 325-5885 ext 2781

Kids N Fitness: nutrition and fitness for kids, ages 8-12, and their caregivers

The ATTIC 
2320 West Carson Street
Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 782-8828

The Teen Center offers hip hop dance classes, strength training, trips, volunteer opportunities and more.

Boys & Girls Club
1435 Del Amo Boulevard
Torrance, CA 90501
(424) 558-8675

Watts & Willowbrook
Peace4Kids
1339 E 120th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059
(1 block east of S. Central Avenue)
(323) 569-2034

A program empowering foster and at-risk youth, ages 5-24. Provides opportunities where youth can learn to make strong, smart, healthy choices.

Wilmington
Wilmington Boys & Girls Club
1200 South Cabrillo Avenue
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 833-1322

Wilmington YMCA
1127 North Avalon Boulevard
Wilmington, CA 90744
(310) 522-2100

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