Obesity in Children

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The paper addresses the development and design of a community health program to address the problem of childhood obesity. The paper presents a review of the literature and current US government figures and programs, as well as a comprehensive assessment of factors related to childhood obesity. The paper includes a comprehensive nursing diagnosis table.

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"Statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics ("Overweight and Obesity," 2005) state that 30% of American adults (those aged 20 and older) are obese. According to Munson (2004) 15% of 6-19 year old children (approximately 9 million children) and 10% of children 2- 5 years old were classified as obese based on the results of the 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) with rates as high as 23% for non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican-American teenagers. Statistics this high are staggering when one considers the anatomical, physiological and psychological repercussions of obesity. This paper will examine the problem in detail and assess the pathology involved based on an analysis of current literature and provide the preparatory steps in the development of a Community Health Program to combat childhood obesity."

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