Rebecca C. Segal Grand Canyon University: HCA 240 07/22/2012 Monica Stults This paper is about the world of obesity and how it affects the individual, the community, the population and the healthcare industry. Most Unites States residents expect to live long healthy lives. The economic impact of obesity and its associated health issues can a will have a tremendous impact on the Unites States Healthcare System. The impact will affect both profit and non-profits organizations
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Childhood Obesity in United States Janet Henry Ashford University English 122 Instructor: Teresa Plummer July 16, 2012 Childhood Obesity in United States Obesity is having excess body fat. In the young generation obesity has become a major factor and it continues to grow. According to the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention childhood obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years. By being obese, it cans lead to many different diseases; it can result in a shorter life span
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A.Thesis Statement. Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the U.S and around the world. This is a problem that should be addressed at all levels of a child’s life. The best action that can be taken is to inform people of the problem, and to give them the knowledge to fight obesity in kids. The number of kids affected by obesity is roughly 20% of kids ages 6-11 today in the US (Ferry, 2012). Obesity can cause many other health issues within a child's life such as diabetes, high blood pressure
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ISSUE REPORT F as in Fat: HOW OBESITY THREATENS AMERICA’S FUTURE 2010 JUNE 2010 PREVENTING EPIDEMICS. PROTECTING PEOPLE. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TRUST FOR AMERICA’S HEALTH IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SAVING LIVES AND MAKING DISEASE PREVENTION A NATIONAL PRIORITY. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health
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televisions and sometimes even motorized scooters in order for them to get around so they don’t have to walk. This causes thousands of Americans per day to go bankrupt, but parents just can’t say not to their kids! The parental aspect of childhood obesity also causes great disturbances at school. Teachers are having to force kids into exercising during gym classes and recess. If these children don’t put in the effort, a letter gets sent home and the parents complain to the school board and the
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Program on Childhood Obesity Name: Institutional Affiliation: Date: Part 1: Childhood Obesity Statistics and studies on childhood obesity indicate that obesity disproportionately affects individuals from racial minority groups and that the prevalence of the condition is increasing among such populations. Childhood obesity is a significant health issue that has numerous consequences on the affected persons and their families. The increase in childhood obesity incidences
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of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004 Health Care Economics N 330 Professor: Joanne Dencyum January 20, 2010 Name of the article: Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004 Author: Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD, Margaret D. Carroll, MSPH, Lester R. Curtin, PhD, Margaret A. McDowell, MPH, RD, Carolyn J. Tabak, MD, MPH, and Katherine M. Flegal, PhD A description of the subject of the article: The article is about increasing obesity prevalence in adults
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The New England Journal of Medicine: Incidence of Childhood Obesity in the United States General Summary: Childhood Obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. Prevalence data has been documented; however, gaps in the incidence study still exist. Thus, a study was conducted on data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health in order to track the incidence of obesity. The National Center for Educational Statistics selected a nationally representative cohort using probability
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The percentage of children 6–11 years old in the United States who were obese increased from 7% to nearly 20% from 1980 to 2008. Childhood obesity is a disorder where a child has too much unnecessary fat. It is sad that this is called a disorder or a disease because of the type of society we live in today. Many children who are overweight suffer from medical to self esteem issues. Some even suffer from psychological effects. There are so many ways for kids to prevent becoming obese and should do
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Annotated Bibliography for Childhood Obesity Cuthbert C Cuffy DeVry University The many forms of interventions that are cur¬rently being used to prevent and control childhood obesity are not effective thus and a new paradigm shift is required. The complexity of fighting childhood obesity needs stepper legislation and changes in health policies. A multipronged, integrated and collective approach will be need to achieve acceptable results in today’s society with an added benefit
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