Policies to resolve childhood obesity
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hca_415_team_assignment-1_final.pptxDate 11/2/15
Hello this project is about childhood obesity. This slide will also gives you information about the team members as well as the date and the instructors name. Before we get started think about What is obesity and why is it so prevalent in our current generation, and how we can help them these are the kids of our future.
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Childhood obesity
●Approximately 17% (12.7 million) children between ages 2-19 years are obese
● Obesity in children ages 2-5 have decreased from 13.9% in 2004 to 8.4% in 2012
● Obesity is higher in Hispanics (22.4%) and Non-Hispanics blacks (20.2) than any other race.
After researching the CDC we found some interesting facts on childhood obesity in the United States. This slide just gives you some percentages of the children affected by obesity and the ethic race that’s mostly affected. Let’s talk a little bout children ages 2-19. Childhood obesity is a national epidemic. Nearly 1 in 3 children (ages 2-19) in the United States is overweight or obese. How can we stop this?
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The health issues that children will face and the causes of Childhood obesity:
Children who are obese are more likely to become obese adults.
heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cancer.
Dietary patterns.
Physical activity.
You will find out some of the health issues that children suffer from because of obesity. Heart disease and cancer are just a couple of the health issues obese children will faced. We are putting them at risk for serious health problems. There is a rise in the amount of calories our kids are consuming in the form of fast food, food from convenience stores, and the many other snacks our children eat.
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What can we do to help and stop childhood obesity:
Help kids develop healthy eating habits
Provide vegetables and fruits
Choose healthy foods
Drink water
Help kids stay active
Brisk walking
Playing tag
Jumping rope
Playing soccer
Swimming
Dancing
Parents and kids can avoid obesity with the right physical activity and healthy eating. Making sure that everyone is aware of the seriousness of obesity in children will help limit some of the obesity cases. We can work together to create a nation where we can give our kids healthy choices is the easy choice for them to be health. We need to encourage eating more nutritious foods. Parents should provide home-made healthy food that kids would like (for example making pasta with vegetables like broccoli, carrots etc) instead of making the kids get use to eating fast food as parents are so busy with their lives that they sometimes ignore what their kids are eating and how it can affect their children's health.
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Resources References
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity. (n.d.). Childhood Obesity Causes &
Consequences. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/causes.html
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity. (n.d.). Tips for Parents – Ideas to
Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/children/index.html
Now that we talk about childhood obesity go out and help promote healthily living for our kids. Children and families working to create a healthier future for the next generation.
Here you will find the sources we used to get our information together for the assignment.
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