Power Point Presentation by 12/27/2021 at 6 pm
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Overweightandobesityoutline1.pptxOverweight and obesity outline
Ivis Perez Delgado
South University Online
12/6/2021
Healthy people 2030 goal: Reduce overweight and obesity by helping people eat healthy and get physical activity
Problems addressed
The proportion of children and adolescents with obesity
Reduce the proportion of people who don’t know they have pre-diabetes
Reduce consumption of added sugars for people above 2 years
Increased the proportion of women with healthy weight before pregnancy
The epidemiology, incidence, prevalence, and cost-burden of the problem
The prevalence of obesity in US was 42% between 2017-2018
About 2 in 5 adults and 1 in 5 children and adolescents in the United States have obesity
By 2008, the medical cost of obesity stood at $147 billion
Description of a specific population or problem
Obesity is a serious costly disease that is characterized by excess bodyweight for height. This disease is linked with other health problems such as stroke, heart disease and diabetes.
Reduce overweight and obesity by helping people eat healthy and get physical activity
The policy intended to improve the specific population
The purpose of the policies is to reduce obesity and overweight by ensuring people eat nutritious food and engage in physical activity
Specific legislators involved
The government
The food industry
Employers
The health care providers
How the policy influences clinical practice and is used to promote best outcomes
It helps people eat nutritious food
Develop public interventions that help people engage in physical activity
Encourage people with obesity to do health care visits
Reduce overweight and obesity by helping people eat healthy and get physical activity
How the policy can be used by the inter-professional team
Obesity and overweight cannot be reduced with a single intervention. It require an inter-professional team involving doctors, nurses, physicians, nutritionist and family
References
Hruby, A., & Hu, F. (2015). The Epidemiology of Obesity: A Big Picture. Pharmacoeconomics, 33(7), 673-689. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-014-0243-x
Philip T. James, W., Jackson-Leach, R., Shayeghi, M., Kalamara, E., & Mhurchu, C. Overweight and obesity (high body mass index). Who.int. https://www.who.int/publications/cra/chapters/volume1/0497-0596.pdf.
Rana, K., Ghimire, P., Chimoriya, R., & Chimoriya, R. (2021). Trends in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Associated Socioeconomic and Household Environmental Factors among Women in Nepal: Findings from the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys. Obesities, 1(2), 113-135. https://doi.org/10.3390/obesities1020011
