Obesity and Disability Overweight and obesity are labels for a wide range of weight that is greater than what is considered healthy for a particular weight. This term also identifies a range of weight that are indicators of the likelihood of develop Continue Reading...
health issue of obesity is gaining attention from diverse groups in society nowadays. For some years now, the many cases of health problems resulting from obesity have been the focus of research and studies of many scientists from different countrie Continue Reading...
Obesity and Discrimination Bias against overweight and obese individuals is perhaps the last form of acceptable discrimination. Overweight people are subject to both subtle and blatant forms of discrimination, from childhood to adulthood. Discrimina Continue Reading...
Current United States Strategies to Solve the Obesity Problems The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity (1991) explained many strategies that can be used to solve the issues of obesity . These strategies Continue Reading...
Obesity in the United States The extent of the Problem Obesity as one commentator says, is not just a "matter of aesthetics" but has become a major public health problem in the United States. Similarly, Federal health officials have categorically s Continue Reading...
The quality of the food brought into the home can increase caloric intake. For example, calorie-dense foods such as regular milk, sugar sweetened beverages, high-fat foods, and fast foods are potential sources of excess caloric intake. Family food p Continue Reading...
In addition, those who are emotionally troubled and who are overweight -- often a contributing factor to emotional difficulties -- do not receive extra counseling time." Seale, Seale & Zhang (2008, p.425) This is a serious concern and one that m Continue Reading...
The key to this program's success is changing the way the citizens approach their daily lives, without changing the traditions and practices that are unique to the community. Teaching children how to cope with this unique conundrum will be difficul Continue Reading...
The purpose of this historiography is to use secondary sources that will make for a greater understanding of my topic and how it relates to American body culture. In the last six decades obese people have faced discrimination in American society beca Continue Reading...
References Boulton, Martha (2005) Exploring alexithymia, depression, and binge eating in self-reported eating disorders in women. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care Dahm, Lori (2005) Obesity update: are we getting any thinner?(Special Report) Priv Continue Reading...
Optimal Health and Obesity for Older Adults In older adults, obesity can aggravate physical function deterioration that comes with age, and result in frailty. However, appropriate obesity treatment in older adults is controversial, owing to decrease Continue Reading...
Epidemiology of Obesity The problem of obesity is one that impacts more than one third of the world’s present population (Hruby & Hu, 2015). In America, more people die from diseases related to obesity than they do from gun violence: approx Continue Reading...
Disability The story "The Village Watchman" by Terry Tempest Williams and the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" both depict families which include someone with developmental disability. In Williams' autobiographical story, it is the author's uncle, Continue Reading...
Obesity in Santa Barbara County We usually think of pandemics as serious diseases that have the potential to hurt thousands if not millions of people through disease. Ironically, a 21st century pandemic is that many in the developed world, through a Continue Reading...
Obese Interview Interview with an Obese Individual For this assignment I interviewed an obese individual from the South Florida area. I found it difficult to select an individual based on their physical condition. It was definitely a challenge to, Continue Reading...
Obesity, or having a body mass index (BMI) above the normal range has been linked to serious illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, some cancers, and type II diabetes, which are among the leading causes of death nation-wide (Nutrition, physical act Continue Reading...
For adolescents living in the Delta, health education on modifiable risk factors is mandatory if any change is to be seen. FINDINGS of the REVIEW of LITERATURE Findings of the literature reviewed in this study include the key roles of mothers, caf Continue Reading...
Prevention Epidemiology Provide a Framework Health Professional Intervene Prevent Disease, Injury Disability Levels of prevention in epidemiology: Obesity Obesity is responsible for an estimated 3,000,000 premature deaths every year and the number Continue Reading...
controversy regarding childhood obesity, as this is a pressing matter and as there are more and more cases involving children becoming obese as a result of a series of factors involving poor nutrition, little to no exercise, and a general failure to Continue Reading...
There are remedies (albeit not easy ones for the individuals involved), as suggested by the research. However, and this is very important, the current public health approaches that the Saudi government has taken, as Mabrey et al. (2010) note, have Continue Reading...
Risk Factors for Obesity: A Critique Non-Infectious Disease Major Risk Factors for Obesity: A Critique of the Research Literature Major Risk Factors for Obesity: A Critique of the Research Literature The World Health Organization (WHO, 2013) est Continue Reading...
EE values were 10% lower in Down syndrome patients compared with normal babies. Neonatal heartbeats were also found to be lower in Down syndrome babies (6 beats less per min on an average). The researchers found that REE was 14% lesser than healthy Continue Reading...
America has been built on the idea that thin is attractive and capable, while fat is ugly and lazy. Morbid obesity is a growing problem in the United States. News channels have done stories about the nation's problem with weight and diet fads abound. Continue Reading...
More specifically, when certain species (including homo Sapiens) consume more calories than necessary for immediate energy requirements, their digestive systems efficiently converts those excess calories into storable forms of reserve energy that ar Continue Reading...
local city state agencies select a target population. Examples target populations poor, unemployed, children, elderly, people disabilities, persons mental illness, substance abusers, criminals, homeless, persons living HIV / AIDS. Instructions: Re Continue Reading...
Barriers to provision of healthcare in rural areas include "provider shortages and infrastructure issues." (Hearne, et al. 2004) Obesity related costs are inclusive of both direct and indirect costs which include 'medical costs and lost productivit Continue Reading...
The largest study of children's health is on course to make discoveries that could improve health for generations to come, according to its planners, including the possibility of new treatments and life-saving prevention strategies. However, propose Continue Reading...
The study found that overweight children or those likely to be overweight tended to incur more medical expenses than non-overweight children (Johnson 2006). Socio-economic and demographic differences between them indicated the differences in expens Continue Reading...
PICOT -- Arthritis & Obesity The Healthy People 2020 objectives for people who suffer from arthritis are focused on reducing the number of individuals who experience pain, limited activity in general, limited capacity to attend to daily affairs, Continue Reading...
Lesbian Health Care Lesbian Health Issues in a Heterosexual Society The additional burdens placed on the lives of minorities as a result of social exclusion can lead to health disparities. Social exclusion theory has been used in previous research Continue Reading...
Enhancing Patient Engagement Through Healthcare Technology: A Needs Assessment on Childhood ObesityIntroductionChildhood obesity is a critical public health issue that demands patient-centered approaches for successful management. Central to this is Continue Reading...
" (1999) Moran states that it has been demonstrated in many studies that a "familial aggregation f risk factors for obesity exist and the family "provides the child's major social learning environment." (1999) Surgical and Pharmacological Treatment Continue Reading...
Reduce the Proportion of Adults with ObesityI. IntroductionGlobally, obesity is rising to epidemic levels. If current trends persist, it has been estimated that the percentage of overweight or obese adults worldwide will rise from 33 percent in 2005 Continue Reading...
obesity and diabetes increased? In spite of the fact that technology and medical science have experienced significant success in the recent decades, maladies like diabetes and obesity are increasing in prevalence in developed countries. This provid Continue Reading...
Obesity It is well established that obesity is a major public health epidemic and that its consequences impact all areas of the healthcare system. When discussing the issue of obesity, the focus is usually on the health impact of obesity on the pati Continue Reading...
Living with disabilities certainly exposes life to a variety of challenges including the challenge of securing and keeping a job. But today fortunately for most people with disabilities, increased awareness and technological advancements have given a Continue Reading...
Bullying is not a new phenomenon in the social lives of school-aged children but in recent years a great deal more attention has been paid to bullying because of the apparent rise in the number of publicized incidents. Teachers, parents, school admin Continue Reading...
Parenting Education for Teen Mothers If a community values its children, it must cherish their parents. (John Bowlby) Rationale of intervention population Group based intervention programs Multi-purpose programs Teen Mother Empowerment Program S Continue Reading...
