Obesity in Latino Women

Paper Summary:

The paper relates that the female Latino population is experiencing a significant health problem of being overweight or obese. The paper identifies the target population and the incidence, prevalence and etiology of obesity. The paper also discusses the research that addresses the causes of obesity that are poor nutrition and insufficient exercise. In addition, the paper looks at services available to address the problem and suggests a program that will meet the needs of this population.

Outline:
Problem Statement
Target Population
Problem Analysis: Incidence, Prevalence and Etiology
Theories and Research that Address the Problem
Services Available to Address the Problem
Program Hypothesis

From the Paper:

"Statistically the increase of the overall female population that is overweight or obese has increased since 1997 from 15% -20% and have increased by the largest degree among Latina women, 19% (1997) -27% (2005). Looking at the statistics the reasons that this is happening has a great deal to do with the level of activity as well as diet, among those in the at risk population who frequently report eating fewer than the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables as well as self-report being minimally active or inactive on a regular basis."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Day, Kristen. "Active Living and Social Justice: Planning for Physical Activity in Low-Income, Black, and Latino Communities." Journal of the American Planning Association 72.1 (2006): 88.
• Garcia, Robert, Erica S. Flores, and Sophia Mei-Ling Chang. "Healthy Children, Healthy Communities: Schools, Parks, Recreation, and Sustainable Regional Planning." Fordham Urban Law Journal 31.5 (2004): 1267.
• Kumanyika, Shiriki, and Sonya Grier. "Targeting Interventions for Ethnic Minority and Low-Income Populations." The Future of Children 16.1 (2006): 187.
• Lindsay, Ana C., Katarina M. Sussner, Juhee Kim, and Steven Gortmaker. "The Role of Parents in Preventing Childhood Obesity." The Future of Children 16.1 (2006): 169.
• LA County Health Indicators for Women 2005 at: http://lapublichealth.org/wwwfiles/ph/hae/ha/WomensHealthIndicators05.pdf

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