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14 hours per week of television and spend an average of 6-7 hours per day viewing various media" (LeBlanc, 2003, p. 329. Furthermo...
low self-esteem," but there are also serious health repercussions that can follow children into their adult years (Henry and Royer...
to join a health club or try to fit some other structured activity into her already-full schedule, at least not on a long-term bas...
his ideal weight yet less than that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a ...
The funding agency chosen for this program is the Childrens Aid Society, a nonprofit organization that has been dedicated to impro...
This paper pertains to low-income community assessment, and then presents statistics on childhood obesity prevalence. Three pages...
Melnyk, 2001, p. 606). Children today live in a social and cultural climate that "idealizes thinness," and also "stigmatizes being...
benefit to help enhance the way a nursing job is performed. The duties of a nurse varies according to the patients they care for. ...
The prevalence of obesity has increased across the world over the last three decades. Effective programs to curb and prevent overw...
2005, p.165). In obese children, the number of fat cells present in the body can be as much as three times higher than in normal w...
factor in childhood obesity is the fact that television viewing tends to be accompanied by the consumption of high-calorie, high s...
This research paper offers an overview of the websites for the following health education professional organizations: the Society ...
self-reported diabetes ranged from 1.6% among persons aged 18-34 years to 12.5% among persons aged 65-74 years" (Current Trends Re...
This research paper discusses the health benefits associated with exercise in regards to cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and ...
decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...
This 10 page paper gives an overview of childhood obesity. This paper includes how combining mental health treatment with family h...
of people who are constantly trying to lose weight, if they were heavy as adolescents they are at increased risk of dying younger ...
"hyperlipidemia, hypertension, blood glucose disturbances, Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea and asthma," while emotional effects inclu...
This research paper begins by defining health promotions. It then offers discussions of the purposes associated with health promot...
This research paper presents an extensive discussion of childhood obesity that addresses prevalence, the negative effects of overw...
It can begin with a general cleaning and assessment of the condition of the new patients oral health, progressing to addressing ca...
promotion can address a variety of nursing clients in a variety of circumstances. For example, Richardson (2002) acknowledges that...
a number of other illnesses (Huang et al, 2007). The nurse will be involved if these risks materialize and may also have...
to play unsupervised or accompany them to a park. Immense social and economic changes have dictated shifts in how families ...
This essay offers an overview of health and safety in Richmond County, NY (Staten Island). Demographic data and health data are in...
negative health impacts are felt. This means that there is a lag in the conditions as well as the associated costs. The short term...
It is no secret that a large percentage of the American population is overweight or obese. The tragedy is that a large proportion ...
goals and interventions which are compatible with those identified in "Healthy People 2010". Eight assessment parameters will be ...
says that families have been sorely neglected as a great deal of nursing practice continues to focus on individuals (Denham, 2003)...
fever and as such this is a product which satisfies a need as well as a desire. The main thrust of the...