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Runningc Head:c PUBLICc HEALTHc ISSUEc c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c 1
4-2c Finalc Projectc Milestonec One:c Draftc ofc Publicc Healthc Issue
CHEc 110
SNHU
Septemberc 25,2022
PUBLICc HEALTHc ISSUEc c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
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Thec publicc healthc issuec thatc hasc beenc identifiedc isc relatedc toc adultc obesityc inc Morrisc Countyc
inc thec Unitedc States.c Thec Worldc Healthc Organizationc (WHO)c hasc definedc obesityc asc anc abnormalc
orc excessivec fatc accumulationc thatc hasc thec potentialc toc presentc healthc risks.c Ac bodyc massc indexc
(BMI)c thatc isc morec thanc 25c isc regardedc toc bec overweightc (Worldc Healthc Organization,c 2021).c Thec
ratec ofc obesityc inc bothc adults,c asc wellc asc children,c hasc beenc onc thec risec inc recentc years.c Inc thec Morrisc
Countyc community,c thec burdenc ofc adultc obesityc isc high,c andc itc hasc anc adversec implicationc onc thec
qualityc ofc lifec ofc individuals.c Aroundc 21.7c %c ofc adultsc agedc 20c yearsc orc olderc inc thec communityc
settingc arec regardedc toc bec obese,c andc aroundc 20.3c %c ofc peoplec leadc anc inactivec orc sedentaryc
lifestylec whichc increasesc thec complexityc andc severityc ofc thec healthc conditionc (Pattenc etc al.,c 2019).c
Riskc factors
Ac diversec rangec ofc factorsc mayc comec intoc playc thatc canc increasec thec chancesc ofc ac personc
becomingc obese.c Somec ofc thec commonc riskc factorsc arec lifestylec choicesc likec unhealthyc eatingc
habits,c lackc ofc exercisec orc sedentaryc lifestyle,c geneticc factors,c usec ofc specificc medications,c familyc
history,c etc.c (U.S.c Departmentc ofc Healthc andc Humanc Services,c 2021).c Inc contemporaryc times,c
lifestylec factorsc suchc asc thec consumptionc ofc high-caloriec andc non-nutritionalc foodc alongc withc lackc
ofc physicalc activitiesc arec consideredc toc bec majorc riskc elements.c
Inc thec Morrisc Countyc community,c thec chiefc riskc factorsc thatc increasec thec vulnerabilityc ofc
adultsc relatingc toc obesityc arec ac sedentaryc lifestylec andc thec highc availabilityc ofc fast-foodc restaurantsc
thatc offerc unhealthyc orc junkc food.c Thec highc fastc foodc restaurantc densityc inc thec communityc (.80c
restaurantsc /c 1000c population)c increasesc thec accessibilityc toc unhealthyc food,c increasingc thec obesityc
riskc amongc thec community'sc adultc populationc (Collaborative,c 2021).c Accordingc toc Countyc Healthc
Ratings,c inc Morrisc County,c 15.2c %c ofc householdsc havec issuesc relatingc toc ac lackc ofc kitchenc facilitiesc
PUBLICc HEALTHc ISSUEc c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
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whichc increasesc thec dependencec onc unhealthyc conveniencec food,c therebyc increasingc thec riskc ofc
obesityc (Collaborative,c 2021,pc .17).c
Impactc ofc thec healthc issuec onc thec communityc
Thec highc prevalencec ofc obesityc isc connectedc toc differentc kindsc ofc healthc complications,c
suchc asc highc bloodc pressurec andc cardiovascularc complexities.c Thec Worldc Healthc Organizationc hasc
identifiedc thatc excessivec bodyc weightc canc givec risec toc gravec healthc impactsc suchc asc Typec 2c
diabetes,c heartc stroke,c differentc kindsc ofc musculoskeletalc disordersc andc severalc kindsc ofc cancersc
likec breastc cancer,c prostatec cancerc andc liverc cancerc (Worldc Healthc Organization,c 2021).c Obesityc
canc alsoc havec anc adversec impactc onc thec psychologicalc healthc conditionsc ofc individuals.c Accordingc
toc Menon,c therec existsc ac strongc associationc betweenc obesityc andc depressionc (Rajanc &c Menon,c
2017).c Similarly,c Lavalleec hasc alsoc identifiedc thec vitalc linkc betweenc mentalc healthc andc obesity.c
Obesec individualsc arec likelyc toc facec mentalc healthc issuesc suchc asc anxietyc andc depression,c whichc
canc takec ac tollc onc theirc qualityc ofc lifec (Lavalleec etc al.,c 2021).c Inc thec Morrisc Countyc community,c
obesityc actsc asc ac majorc riskc factc forc chronicc medicalc conditionsc likec diabetesc asc wellc asc heart-
relatedc ailmentsc (Collaborative,c 2021,pc .c 3).c Thec instancec ofc liverc cancerc isc alsoc onc thec risec inc thec
communityc setting,c whichc hasc ac vitalc associationc withc obesityc conditionc inc individuals.c c c
Needc toc addressc thec healthc issuec
Obesityc isc ac majorc publicc healthc issuec inc thec Morrisc Countyc communityc thatc needsc toc bec
addressed.c Byc addressingc thec healthc issue,c itc isc possiblec toc helpc adultsc toc leadc ac qualityc lifestylec andc
minimizec thec risksc thatc theyc facec relatingc toc chronicc medicalc conditionsc likec heartc strokec andc
diabetesc (U.S.c Departmentc ofc Healthc andc Humanc Services,c 2021).c Accordingc toc thec Organisationc
forc Economicc Co-operationc andc Developmentc (OECD),c obesityc isc directlyc relatedc toc differentc
PUBLICc HEALTHc ISSUEc c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
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kindsc ofc chronicc diseasesc whichc canc havec ac negativec impactc onc societiesc andc thec entirec economyc
(Vuikc etc al.,c 2019,c p.c 3).c Thec lifec expectancyc ofc ac personc withc obesityc isc lowerc comparedc toc
individualsc whoc doc notc sufferc fromc thec obesityc condition.c Inc Morrisc County,c thec obesityc issuec mustc
bec tackledc soc thatc peoplec canc bec encouragedc toc adoptc healthyc lifestylec practicesc andc theirc healthc
statusc canc bec improved.c
Waysc toc addressc thec healthc issue
Toc addressc thec obesityc healthc issuec thatc isc prevalentc inc Morrisc Countyc ac suitablec approachc
involvesc thec designingc ofc ac communityc healthc educationc program.c Thisc programc willc
fundamentallyc focusc onc educatingc thec communityc membersc aboutc healthyc eatingc practicesc andc
regularc exercisec andc howc thesec lifestylec choicesc canc minimizec obesityc riskc andc helpc inc managingc
weight.c Thec programc hasc beenc designedc soc thatc healthyc behaviorc canc bec encouragedc inc thec
communityc membersc soc thatc theyc canc makec betterc lifestylec choicesc thatc canc minimizec theirc riskc ofc
obesity.c Byc educatingc thec communityc membersc andc raisingc theirc levelc ofc awarenessc onc nutritionalc
foodc andc exercise,c theyc willc bec empoweredc toc minimizec theirc obesityc riskc andc riskc relatingc toc
associatedc medicalc conditions.c Accordingc toc thec Centersc forc Diseasec Controlc andc Preventionc
(CDC),c toc reversec thec obesityc epidemic,c effortsc madec atc thec communityc levelc canc helpc toc supportc
healthyc eatingc andc activec living,c therebyc diminishingc obesityc risk.c
Involvementc ofc stakeholdersc inc addressingc thec publicc healthc issuec
Severalc stakeholders,c suchc asc adultc communityc members,c policymakers,c andc healthcarec
professionals,c includingc localc physiciansc andc nurses,c willc bec involvedc inc thec communityc healthc
educationc programc soc thatc thec publicc healthc issuec canc bec addressedc atc ac comprehensivec level.c Thec
localc physiciansc willc bec responsiblec forc diagnosingc adultsc withc obesityc inc thec communityc setting.c
PUBLICc HEALTHc ISSUEc c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
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Similarly,c thec nursesc willc playc ac keyc rolec inc thec communityc healthc educationc programc toc educatec
thec adultsc aboutc obesity,c itsc healthc impactc andc healthyc practices.c Thec policymakerc willc bec involvedc
asc theyc willc bec responsiblec forc introducingc suitablec policiesc relatingc toc thec creationc ofc ac healthyc
foodc environmentc soc thatc thec riskc ofc obesityc canc bec reduced.c
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PUBLICc HEALTHc ISSUEc c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
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U.S.c Departmentc ofc Healthc andc Humanc Services.c (2021).c Whatc arec overweightc andc obesity?c
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%20family%20history.c
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obesity.
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