C228-Community Health Nursing-Task 1 Western Governors University Identification of Community Along the northern-end of Utah’s Wasatch Front is a scenic region of land known as Weber County. This county ranges from the peaks of the Wasatch Mountains into a portion of the Great Salt Lake of the lower valley. The Weber and Ogden rivers and their tributaries run through its valleys (Weber County, 2015). Weber County is the second smallest county in land mass and has the fourth largest population
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the main consumers (humans) those who consume them on a daily basis. How have these pesticides affected the health of the people who continually ingest them? Throughout the years, the physical health of people has been negatively impacted by the use of dangerous pesticides. To begin with the carcinogens found in pesticides have been linked to the development of various types of cancers. One type of cancer that seemed to have a presence among farmers who sprayed their crops with pesticides
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to better the situation. Childhood obesity is on the rise, and I truly believe that with the right approach and the proper awareness childhood obesity could become nonexistent. I truly believe everyone wants to put a stop to childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has become a huge problem throughout the years, and is now increasing significantly. The problem itself goes back in recent years, but it is just now becoming a worldwide issue. Children are the ones who are affected by this problem, ranging
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Who is to Blame for Childhood Obesity? Childhood obesity has been a hot topic over the past few years. With this crisis on the rise, many are asking who is to blame. Is it the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? Maybe it is the ad companies that promote sugar filled foods to catch the eye of young ones, as well as the food distributors. Some say it is the cafeteria’s fault in your local school. Others protest that it is the obese child’s parents who we should be blaming. Some
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Oregon school system were overweight. Childhood obesity is an epidemic in America as children consume more foods that are high in calories and sugars. In many cases these foods do not provide a significant amount of the child’s daily required nutrients. Therefore, not only in the food unhealthy, it is full of empty calories. Another reason behind the rise in obesity is the increasingly sedentary lifestyles that many children engage in. Childhood obesity can cause several health issues including, (1)
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In David Zinczenko’s article “Don’t blame the eater” Zinczenko agrees to the children who have sued fast food restaurants for making them fat. The author also claims those fast foods restaurants are increasing diabetes to children. He said that “In 1994, 5 percent of childhood cases were obesity-related, or Type 2, diabetes according to the National Institutes of Health, in now a day, type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 30 percent” to suppose his writing. The author blamed fast food restaurants
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SCI228 OBESITY! A MAJOR PROBLEM IN MODERN AMERICA WHAT’S ON THE PLATE? Good evening, my name is Obesity and I’ll be your waiter today. So, you want to know what the special of the day is. It’s obesity! There have been several concerns, questions and arguments presented by GMA and in homes across the country regarding the obesity epidemic in modern America. Adding more water and using less salt doesn’t make this bowl of soup healthier nor putting a pad lock on the candy bar, especially if
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Child obesity is a very serious concern. Statistics state that one in every five children are obese. With a statistic so frightening, the question that is being raised is, who is the blame? I believe parents should be held accountable for child obesity because as parents they have the most influence and control over the childhood habits that may result in obesity. Child obesity is preventable if mothers and fathers realize the dramatic effect obesity has on the child and their future in society.
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Physical Education Required Have you ever wondered how much it costs to help treat obesity? An obese person will spend approximately $1429 more on medical costs than a normal weighted person. That amount of money could be gathered and used for something else! On average, annual medical costs of obesity are as high as $147 billion (Begley 2). It is clear that we are becoming obsessed with food as a nation and are not making the best choices for our body. Children are lacking physical education
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television advertisements, billboards or magazines it is always going to surround us. So when we start to gain weight due to our busy life style is it our fault or the fast food industry? In 2002 there were multiple complaints filed against the McDonald’s corporation. One family claimed that McDonald’s was the cause for their child's obesity. This lawsuit raised some controversial questions about corporate responsibility versus personal responsibility. Is McDonalds truly the cause for this child's
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