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Case Assignment

INACTIVITY AND OBESITY

Review the article “Physical activity and sedentary activity patterns among children and adolescents: A latent class analysis approach” for this assignment.

As individuals and families spend more time in front of televisions, playing video games, surfing the internet, etc., incidence and prevalence rates of overweight and obese people in throughout the world increase. Based on the article, write a paper (2-3 pages) describing family, community, and school level strategies you would use in planning an obesity prevention program.

Assignment Expectations

The following items in particular will be assessed:

1. Identify two specific strategies (family, community, or school level) you would use to plan an obesity prevention program. Include evidence-based information as to why you believe these strategies will be the best ones to use.
2. In your opinion, when should obesity prevention start? What should be the ideal age to start obesity prevention, knowing that lifestyle has a great impact on whether individuals will become obese?
3. Provide empirical evidence to support your position as to when obesity prevention should start. Make sure to cite your sources.

Required Readings

Required 30-minute Tutorial for developing good goals and SMART objectives:

CDC (2011) Writing Good Goals and SMART Objectives - Tutorials. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/tutorials/writinggoal/index.htm

USDHHS. National Cancer Institute (2005). Theory at a Glance. Retrieved April 1, 2013 from http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/cancerlibrary/theory.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009). Writing good goals [Evaluation Briefs No. 3a]. Retrieved July 1, 2012 from http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/evaluation/pdf/brief3a.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009). Writing SMART objectives [Evaluation Briefs No. 3b]. Retrieved July 1, 2012 from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/evaluation/pdf/brief3b.pdf

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2011). Surveillance of certain health behaviors and conditions among States and selected local areas—behavioral risk factor surveillance system, United States, 2009. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report-Surveillance Summaries, 60(9), 1-250. Retrieved July 1, 2012 from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss6009.pdf

Glanz, K. (n.d.) Social and Behavioral Theories. Retrieved November 1, 2012 from http://www.esourceresearch.org/eSourceBook/SocialandBehavioralTheories/1LearningObjectives/tabid/724/Default.aspx . Also available as pdf at http://www.esourceresearch.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Public/Glanz_FullChapter.pdf

Patnode, C.D., Lytle, L.A., Erickson, D.J., Sirard, J.R., Barr-Anderson, D.J., & Story, M. (2011, May). Physical activity and sedentary activity patterns among children and adolescents: A latent class analysis approach. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 8(4), 457-467. Retrieved July 1, 2012 from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3100677/pdf/nihms193800.pdf