Instruction
The Centers for Disease Control has broken down prevention and treatment domains and strategies among individual health behaviors, community initiatives, school programs, and clinical guidelines.
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/resources/strategies-guidelines.html (Links to an external site.)
Read the content in the link above. Explore the links provided for additional information.
In a Word document, 12-pt font, Times New Roman (12 points), answer the following questions:
1. Rank the following 4 target populations (from 1 = most significant t, to 4 = least significant) in terms of how important you believe each is.for yielding the best possible outcomes for intervening in the obesity epidemic. (7.5 points)
preschool-aged children
school-aged children (and adolescents)
adults (and older adults)
parents-specifically
Consider where interventions may take place. For example, within the home, the school, community initiatives, clinical guidelines.
2. Using the target population you selected ("1"), explain! List three or more reasons why you think this is the most important population to target for yielding the best possible outcomes for intervening in the obesity epidemic. (10 pts)
3. Report and cite the obesity/diabetes statistics for this target population you selected (7.5 points)
4. Briefly discuss (3-4 sentences each) 3 strategies within your selected population "1" that you believe at this time would be the most effective way toward the goal of reducing the obesity epidemic. Use the links on the CDC website to help with ideas. (10 points)
5. Identify 3 peer reviewed articles that describe obesity/diabetes interventions with the population you selected. Write a short summary (1/2 page) for each article. Cite the articles in APA formatting. (15 points)