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Adon Arnett

May 22, 2019

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Topic/Question: what Role Should the World Governments Play in Fighting Childhood Obesity?

Canterbury, Marna and Hedlund Sue. “The Potential Community-Wide Initiatives in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity.” Diabetes Spectrum, vol. 26, no. 3(2013), 165-170. http://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/3/165

The article explores community programs aimed at curbing childhood obesity. Most important, it proposes a community-wide framework that can be used to prevent the epidemic. This is peer-reviewed journal article, published in an international recognized journal. It will assist me to make recommendations in my essay.

“Federal Government Takes Bigger Role in Combating Obesity.” American Academy of Family Physicians, 2019. https://www.aafp.org/news/obesity/20100517fed-initiatives.html

This online article focuses on the role that U.S. Government play in its efforts to combat obesity. Specifically, it examines the various major programs taken by the Federal Government. The article is credible since it was published on the website of a reputable government organization, the American Academy of Family Physicians. It will assist me to articulate facts about the U.S. government’s role in the fight childhood obesity.

Frieden, Thomas R., Dietz William, and Collins Janet. “ Reducing Childhood Obesity Through Policy Change: Acting Now To Prevent Obesity.” Health Affairs, vol. 29, no. 3. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0039

This is an online journal article examining the necessary policy action to reduce childhood obesity. It is very credible die to the fact that it was written by three highly qualified researchers based at various research institutions in the U.S. and published in a journal, Health Affairs. It will assist me to articulate arguments in my essay on how the government reduces the impact of obesity through policy change initiatives.

Hammersley, Megan L. et al. “An Internet-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs.

(Time2bHealth) for Patients of Preschool-Aged Children: Randomized Controlled Trial.” JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 2, no 2(2019). https://www.jmir.org/2019/2/e11964/

This online journal article examines an Internet-based program referred to as Time2bHealth that was meant to prevent childhood obesity in various countries, including New Zealand and Australia. it was published in an internationally recognized, reputable journal. It will assist me to examine the role that the governments of the countries involved in the study have played in fighting childhood obesity.

Hawkes, Jewell J. “Law and Obesity Prevention: Addressing Some Key Questions for the Public Health Community.” WCRF International, 2013. https://www.wcrf.org/sites/default/files/WCRF-International-Law-and- ObesityPrevention.pdf

This working paper by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) International focuses on the legislations relating to obesity prevention. The fact that WCRF is a reputable global organization makes the article also valid and credible in sort of representing great information related to this topic. It will help me to track the government policies that regulate food in an effort to prevent obesity.

Kamik, Sameera and Kanekar Amar. “A narrative Review of Public health Policies for Childhood Obesity Prevention in the United States.” Journal of Local and Global health Science, vol. 4(2014), pp. 1-7. https://www.qscience.com/docserver/fulltext/jlghs/2014/1/jlghs.2014.4.pdf?expires=1 557247360&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=E3810F4E1B94F0BB362F79BA7AEB121 E

This peer-revised journal article explores the various school-based policies and legislative policies in the U.S. that are aimed at preventing obesity. The article’s credibility originates from it being a peer-reviewed article published in a reputable journal. It will assist me to uncover the role of the government through its various policies in preventing childhood obesity.

Kumar, Seema and Kelly S. Aaron. “Review of Childhood Obesity: From Epidemiology, Etiology, and Cormobidities to Clinical Assessment and Treatment.” Mayo Clinic Proceedings, vol. 92, no 2(2017), pp. 251-265. https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(16)30595-X/pdf

This review examines a number of issues relating to obesity. It is a valid source since it was published by a globally recognized organization, Mayo Clinic. It will help me add more information related to my topic. The most important thing to me is I understand this article and there is no difficult information on it. The author did use his opinion on this topic.

Navak, Nicole L and Brownell Kelly D. “Role of Policy and Government in the Obesity Epidemic.” Circulation, vol. 126 (2012), pp. 2345-2352. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.037929

This peer-reviewed journal article examines the role of the government and policy frameworks in the management and prevention of obesity epidemic. It begins by a succinct overview of the epidemic’s primary causes. The article is highly valid given that was written by a qualified researcher based at Yale University and published in a journal. It is very consistent with my research topic as it will assist me to uncover the role that the U.S. government plays in preventing childhood obesity.

Sahoo, Krushnapriya et al. “Childhood Obesity: Causes and Consequences.” Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, vol. 4, no. 2(2015), pp. 187-192. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4408699/

This journal article examines the causes as well as consequences relating to childhood obesity. It starts with examining its definition and then elaborates its causes before taking a critical look at the severe health complications associated with the disorder. The article is reliable because it had many information and sources published in journal. It will help me with writing the background information relating to childhood obesity.

Swinburn, Boyd A. “Obesity Prevention: The Role of Policies, Laws and Regulations.” Australian and New Zealand health Policy, vol. 5 no. 12(2008), 5-12. https://anzhealthpolicy.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-8462-5-12

This journal article examines the role played by the global regulations, laws, and policies in the prevention of obesity. It begins with important statistics regarding the prevalence of obesity epidemic and the key drivers of recent increases in incidences of obesity globally. It then delves into the legislations aimed at preventing the epidemic. The trustworthiness of this article stems from the fact that it is a peer-reviewed article. It will assist me in articulating the role of the global governments in their fight against childhood obesity.

Work Cited

Canterbury, Marna and Hedlund Sue. “The Potential Community-Wide Initiatives in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity. Diabetes Spectrum, vol. 26, no. 3(2013), 165-170. http://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/3/165

“Federal Government Takes Bigger Role in Combating Obesity.” American Academy of Family Physicians, 2019. https://www.aafp.org/news/obesity/20100517fed-initiatives.html

Frieden, Thomas R., Dietz William, and Collins Janet. “Reducing Childhood Obesity Through Policy Change: Acting Now To Prevent Obesity.” Health Affairs, vol. 29, no. 3. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0039

Hammersley, Megan L. et al. “An Internet-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs (Time2bHealth) for Patients of Preschool-Aged Children: Randomized Controlled Trial.” JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 2, no 2(2019). https://www.jmir.org/2019/2/e11964/

Hawkes, Jewell J. “Law and ObesityPrevention: Addressing Some Key Questions for the Public Health Community.” WCRF International, 2013. https://www.wcrf.org/sites/default/files/WCRF-International-Law-and-Obesity-Prevention.pdf

Kamik, Sameera and Kanekar Amar. “A narrative Review of Public health Policies for Childhood Obesity Prevention in the United States.” Journal of Local and Global health Science, vol. 4(2014), pp. 1-7. https://www.qscience.com/docserver/fulltext/jlghs/2014/1/jlghs.2014.4.pdf?expires=1557247360&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=E3810F4E1B94F0BB362F79BA7AEB121E