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Overweight 5-year-old black boy with overweight parents who work full-time and the boy spends his time after school with his grandmother
include the following:
An explanation of the health issues and risks that are relevant to the child you were assigned.
Describe additional information you would need in order to further assess his or her weight-related health.
Identify and describe any risks and consider what further information you would need to gain a full understanding of the child’s health. Think about how you could gather this information in a sensitive fashion.
Taking into account the parents’ and caregivers’ potential sensitivities, list at least three specific questions you would ask about the child to gather more information.
Provide at least two strategies you could employ to encourage the parents or caregivers to be proactive about their child’s health and weight.
Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider factors that impact the validity and reliability of various assessment tools and diagnostic tests. You also will review examples of pediatric patients and their families as it relates to BMI.
Search the Walden Library and credible sources for resources explaining the tool or test you were assigned. What is its purpose, how is it conducted, and what information does it gather?
Also, as you search the Walden library and credible sources, consider what the literature discusses regarding the validity, reliability, sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, ethical dilemmas, and controversies related to the test or tool.
Consider what health issues and risks may be relevant to the child in the health example.
Based on the risks you identified, consider what further information you would need to gain a full understanding of the child’s health. Think about how you could gather this information in a sensitive fashion.
Consider how you could encourage parents or caregivers to be proactive toward the child’s health.
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In 3–4 pages, address the following: An explanation of the health issues and risks that are relevant to the child you were assigned. |
20 (20%) - 25 (25%) The response clearly, accurately, and in detail explains the relevant health issues and risks for the assigned child. |
19 (19%) - 24 (24%) The response accurately explains the relevant health issues and risks for the assigned child. |
18 (18%) - 23 (23%) The response vaguely and with some inaccuracy explains the relevant health issues and risks for the assigned child. |
0 (0%) - 17 (17%) The response is inaccurate and/or missing explanations of the relevant health issues and risks for the assigned child. |
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Describe additional information you would need in order to further assess his or her weight-related health. |
20 (20%) - 25 (25%) The response clearly and accurately describes detailed additional information needed to further assess the child's weight-related health. |
19 (19%) - 24 (24%) The response accurately describes additional information needed to further assess the child's weight-related health. |
18 (18%) - 23 (23%) The response vaguely and with some inaccuracy describes additional information needed to further assess the child's weight-related health. |
0 (0%) - 17 (17%) The response is inaccurate and/or missing a description of additional information needed to further assess the child's weight-related health. |
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Identify and describe any risks, and consider what further information you would need to gain a full understanding of the child’s health. Think about how you could gather this information in a sensitive fashion. |
18 (18%) - 20 (20%) The response clearly and accurately identifies and describes in detail any risks to the child's health. The response clearly and accurately identifies and describes in detail further information needed to gain a full understanding of the child's |
16 (16%) - 17 (17%) The response accurately identifies and describes any risks to the child's health. The response accurately identifies and describes further information needed to gain a full understanding of the child's health, with a clear |
14 (14%) - 14 (14%) The response vaguely and with some inaccuracy identifies and describes any risks to the child's health. The response vaguely identifies and describes further information needed to gain a full understanding of the child's health, with a |
0 (0%) - 13 (13%) The response identifies inaccurately and/or is missing descriptions of any risks to the child's health. The response identifies inaccurately and/or is missing descriptions of further information needed to gain a full understanding of the child's health, with an |
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health, with a detailed explanation of how to gather that information in a way that is sensitive to the child. |
explanation of how to gather that information in a way that is sensitive to the child. |
vague explanation of how to gather that information in a way that is sensitive to the child. |
inadequate or missing explanation of how to gather that information in a way that is sensitive to the child. |
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Taking into account the parents’ and caregivers’ potential sensitivities, list at least three specific questions you would ask about the child to gather more information. |
10 (10%) - 10 (10%) The response clearly and accurately lists three or more specific questions that would gather more information about the child. Specific questions are carefully worded to clearly demonstrate sensitivity to the parent(s) or caregiver(s) of the child. |
9 (9%) - 9 (9%) The response lists three specific questions that would gather more information about the child. Specific questions are worded to demonstrate sensitivity to the parent(s) or caregiver(s) of the child. |
8 (8%) - 8 (8%) The response lists three questions with wording that is vague and lacking specificity for gathering more information about the child. Some wording of the questions lacks sensitivity to the parent(s) or caregiver(s) of the child. |
0 (0%) - 7 (7%) The response lists two or fewer confusing or inadequate questions, or is missing questions, for gathering more information about the child. Wording of questions provided lacks sensitivity to the parent(s) or caregiver(s) of the child. |
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Provide at least two strategies you could employ to encourage the parents or caregivers to be proactive about their child’s health and weight. |
5 (5%) - 5 (5%) The response clearly describes two or more detailed strategies to encourage the parent(s) or caregiver(s) to be proactive about the child's health and weight. |
4 (4%) - 4 (4%) The response describes at least two strategies to encourage the parent(s) or caregiver(s) to be proactive about the child's health and weight. |
3 (3%) - 3 (3%) The response vaguely describes two strategies to encourage the parent(s) or caregiver(s) to be proactive about the child's health and weight. |
0 (0%) - 2 (2%) The response inadequately describes one strategy or is missing strategies to encourage the parent(s) or caregiver(s) to be proactive about the child's health and weight. |
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Written Expression and Formatting - Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make |
5 (5%) - 5 (5%) Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity. A clear and |
4 (4%) - 4 (4%) Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the |
3 (3%) - 3 (3%) Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%–79% |
0 (0%) - 2 (2%) Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of |
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clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused--neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction are provided that delineate all required criteria. |
comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion are provided that delineate all required criteria. |
time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment are stated, yet are brief and not descriptive. |
of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment are vague or off topic. |
the time. No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion were provided. |
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Written Expression and Formatting - English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation |
5 (5%) - 5 (5%) Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors. |
4 (4%) - 4 (4%) Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. |
3 (3%) - 3 (3%) Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. |
0 (0%) - 2 (2%) Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding. |
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Written Expression and Formatting - The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running heads, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list. |
5 (5%) - 5 (5%) Uses correct APA format with no errors. |
4 (4%) - 4 (4%) Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors. |
3 (3%) - 3 (3%) Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors. |
0 (0%) - 2 (2%) Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors. |
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015, August 27). Obesity Prevention | Healthy Schools | CDC. Retrieved from
CDC. (2018, May 20). Adult Obesity Causes & Consequences. Retrieved December 10, 2019, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/adult/causes.html
CDC. (2019). Overweight and Obesity: Strategies to Prevent & Manage Obesity. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/strategies/index.html.
Gibbs, H., & Chapman-Novakofski, K. (2015). Exploring nutrition literacy: Attention to assessment and the skills clients need. Health, 4(3), 120–124