Confronting Childhood Obesity
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Children and Families
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 56
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Preventing Childhood Obesity
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2005-01-31
Total Pages: 435
ISBN-13: 0309133408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChildren's health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of this improvement is due to the reduction of infant and early childhood mortality. Given this trajectory toward a healthier childhood, we begin the 21st-century with a shocking developmentâ€"an epidemic of obesity in children and youth. The increased number of obese children throughout the U.S. during the past 25 years has led policymakers to rank it as one of the most critical public health threats of the 21st-century. Preventing Childhood Obesity provides a broad-based examination of the nature, extent, and consequences of obesity in U.S. children and youth, including the social, environmental, medical, and dietary factors responsible for its increased prevalence. The book also offers a prevention-oriented action plan that identifies the most promising array of short-term and longer-term interventions, as well as recommendations for the roles and responsibilities of numerous stakeholders in various sectors of society to reduce its future occurrence. Preventing Childhood Obesity explores the underlying causes of this serious health problem and the actions needed to initiate, support, and sustain the societal and lifestyle changes that can reverse the trend among our children and youth.
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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Author: United States Senate
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Published: 2019-09-05
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781691174089
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConfronting childhood obesity: creating a roadmap to healthier futures: field hearing before the Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session ... December 3, 2008, Santa Fe, NM.
Childhood Obesity
Author: Uddy E Moses
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2022-12-20
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKChildren and adolescents are affected by a significant medical disease known as childhood obesity. It happens when a youngster weighs much more than is typical for their height and age. Children who are overweight or obese are more likely to have health issues, including high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. A child's surroundings, eating habits, amount of physical activity, and genetics are all known to have a role in childhood obesity. In addition to drugs and surgery, treatments for pediatric obesity may include dietary adjustments and increased physical activity. To purchase this book, click the "Add To Cart" button.
Confronting Childhood Obesity
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-01-16
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781983870613
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConfronting childhood obesity : creating a roadmap to healthier futures : field hearing before the Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session ... December 3, 2008, Santa Fe, NM.
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Children and Families
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKChildhood Obesity in America
Author: Laura Dawes
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2014-06-09
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 0674369580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA century ago, a plump child was considered a healthy child. No longer. An overweight child is now known to be at risk for maladies ranging from asthma to cardiovascular disease, and obesity among American children has reached epidemic proportions. Childhood Obesity in America traces the changes in diagnosis and treatment, as well as popular understanding, of the most serious public health problem facing American children today. Excess weight was once thought to be something children outgrew, or even a safeguard against infectious disease. But by the mid-twentieth century, researchers recognized early obesity as an indicator of lifelong troubles. Debates about its causes and proper treatment multiplied. Over the century, fat children were injected with animal glands, psychoanalyzed, given amphetamines, and sent to fat camp. In recent decades, an emphasis on taking personal responsibility for one’s health, combined with commercial interests, has affected the way the public health establishment has responded to childhood obesity—and the stigma fat children face. At variance with this personal emphasis is the realization that societal factors, including fast food, unsafe neighborhoods, and marketing targeted at children, are strongly implicated in weight gain. Activists and the courts are the most recent players in the obesity epidemic’s biography. Today, obesity in this age group is seen as a complex condition, with metabolic, endocrine, genetic, psychological, and social elements. Laura Dawes makes a powerful case that understanding the cultural history of a disease is critical to developing effective health policy.
Childhood Obesity
Author: Eric J. Berman
Publisher: Healthcare Intelligence Net
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 9781933402062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith more than 9 million overweight American children and adolescents---triple the number identified in 1980---healthcare providers must react now to counteract the related health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. In this special report, "Childhood Obesity: Truths, Trends & Program Design," sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN), expert speakers provide background on this growing epidemic. You'll also get case studies on programs launched by healthcare payors and providers to address childhood obesity. Youll hear from two leading industry experts, Dr. Eric Berman, Medical Director & Chairman of Health Policy, Horizon BCBS of NJ, and Dr. Barbara Moore, President and CEO, Shape Up America! on what's driving childhood obesity in America, its impact on healthcare costs and what factors to consider before launching a childhood weight management program. This report is based on the September 23, 2004 audio conference How Healthcare Organizations Are Addressing Childhood Obesity during which Moore and Berman described the impact of childhood obesity and what healthcare organizations are doing about it. Youll get details on: -Assessing overweight/obese children; -Preventing obesity in children; -The IOM Action Plan for confronting the epidemic; -How to engage the child's support network -- family, school and community resources; along with -Case studies on childhood weight management programs at Horizon BCBSNJ, St. Louis Childrens Hospital, Highmark and Kaiser Permanente.Table of Contents Health in the Balance: Childhood Obesity in America -Why More Children Are Obese -The Impact of Age on Childrens BMI -The Devastating Stigma of Obesity -Obesitys Impact on Healthcare Costs -Cost of Obesity Gaining on Us -Children Learn What They Live: The Parents Role -The Skinny on Trimming BMI -Considering Cultural Differences -Nature vs. NurtureHealthcare Implications of Childhood Obesity -How the Healthcare Sector Can Prevent Childhood ObesityObesity Initiatives -Childrens Hospital Hopes Healthy Living Is Habit-Forming -The Effect of Walkable Communities on Health -Highmark Attacks Problem from All Fronts -Kaiser-Permanente Takes AIM at Weight Management -Horizons Template for Healthy Living -Students Walk Away from Negative Body ImagesHealth Literacy and Childhood Obesity -Teen Mentoring Program Boosts Confidence -Other Health Literacy-based InitiativesIOM Action Plan for Confronting the Epidemic Q&A: Ask the Experts -The PCPs Role in Childhood Weight Management -Launching a Childhood Obesity Program -Legislating Change -Defining Vigorous Activity -Schools and the Battle Against ObesityGlossary
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Author: U.S. Government Printing Office (Gpo)
Publisher: BiblioGov
Published: 2013-10
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13: 9781294026600
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe United States Government Printing Office (GPO) was created in June 1860, and is an agency of the U.S. federal government based in Washington D.C. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive Office of the President and other executive departments, and independent agencies. A hearing is a meeting of the Senate, House, joint or certain Government committee that is open to the public so that they can listen in on the opinions of the legislation. Hearings can also be held to explore certain topics or a current issue. It typically takes between two months up to two years to be published. This is one of those hearings.
