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¶ … public health threats, many grassroots organizations and individuals have found writing letters to the editors of their local newspapers to be an effective means of raising public awareness concerning these threats (White & Olson, 2010). A sample letter to the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer concerning the alarming prevalence of childhood obesity in the Philadelphia community in general and inner-city communities in particular is provided below.
Dear Editor,
Public school students in Philadelphia need healthier choices in school cafeterias. As many people in Philadelphia already know, the prevalence of childhood obesity in our community is at near-epidemic levels. Nationwide, the increase in the number of overweight and obese American school-aged children has been staggering (McDuffie & George, 2009). In fact, in 2004, fully 16% of all young Americans were overweight and another 34% were at high risk of becoming overweight...
Unfortunately, the problem has become even more severe since that time and the obesity levels for adolescents have doubled over the past 20 years and tripled over the past 40 years (McDuffie & George, 2009).
Part of the problem is the type of foods that are typically consumed by adolescents during the school day where the cafeteria environment, staff and available food choices influence eating habits (McDuffie & George, 2009). In many cases, the food choices that are available to Philadelphia public school system students are high-fat or sugary items including French fries and soft drinks (McDuffie & George, 2009). In fact, American adolescents consume more than 33% of their calories from saturated fats because French fried potatoes comprise 25% of their vegetables (McDuffie & George, 2009). These are…
References
Hogan, C.L. (2011, March 21). Michelle Obama stresses economic impact of childhood obesity. Nation's Cities Weekly, 34(11), 1-5.
McDuffie, T.E. & George, R.J. (2009, Spring). School day eating habits of inner-city, African
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White, P. & Olsan, T. (2010, May). Legislative: Searching for health policy information on the Internet: An essential advocacy skill. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 15(2), 11-14.
One of the most fascinating problems associated with the information age, is not the lack of information but the overabundance of information one can find on any given topic. The internet drives this phenomena of abundance and can offer the individual to many choices and conflicting opinions. There is really no issue, besides health that more effectively resembles the above statement. Many people then seek information from recognized public sources.
D. Research questions. This study will be guided by the following three research questions: 1. Can high cholesterol levels be genetically related? 2. Can high cholesterol levels be anatomically induced? 3. Do high cholesterol levels always result from poor eating choices? E. Assumptions and Limitations. For the purposes of this study, it will be assumed that a chi-square analysis represents a superior methodology for the investigation of the above-stated general hypothesis. F. Definition of terms. 1.
A way to better distribute the information that is being taught in the classrooms is also through the community so that the changes are also effecting the parents to the students, as a change on their part as well would be helpful in the battle against obesity. It would be useful to initially target pamphlets, an informational booth or table at grocery stores, where the foundation of the problem lies.
The need for these types of interventions has been abundantly documented in recent years at the national as well as state and local levels. At the national level, the Healthy People 2010 initiative cites physical inactivity, overweight, and obesity as being high-priority areas for prevention and intervention in general and especially for youths, because: 1. The percentage of overweight youths has doubled during the past 30 years; 2. As many as 70
Childhood Obesity Summary of Public Health Program Plan and Purposes of Evaluation Obesity is a growing problem in the United States for both children and adults. Over the past 30 years, obesity has more than doubled among U.S. children ages 2 to 5 and nearly tripled among young people over the age of 6 (Obesity, 2011, NIH). Low-income and minority children are statistically more likely to suffer this condition: although the reasons
Ethics and Public Policy Ethical Dilemma This paper discusses the application of the major ethical theories of consequentialism (utilitarianism), deontology, and virtue ethics to a specific policy question, namely how to improve the nutrition of the nation's poor and to reduce the rise in food insecurity. It also discusses the implications of ethical theories such as determinism and moral relativism. First, the theory is discussed in the abstract, followed by an exposition