Objective: Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese.
*Progress Quotient Chart: This chart showed that children from 6-11 years old 83% of them moved away from the target and children ranging from 12-19 years old 83% moved away from target, as well.
*Unfortunately, no objectives in this focus area have been met or surpassed their goals.
*Food security (19-18) was the only objective that moved toward its target for which the change was statistically significant. "Food security" is defined as household members having access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. This objective aims to increase food security among U.S. households from a baseline of 88 percent in 1995 to a target of 94 percent in 2010.
*Challenges: There are countless challenges dealing with this goal and objective. The food in the United States is more abundant than ever and the sizes of meals are increasing. Another obstacle to overcome is that our country is becoming extremely sedentary. It is important to realize that healthy food may cost more, but the nutrients in that food are priceless. Also people may not have the resources needed to get access to a fitness center.
*It is important to heighten the amounts of healthy foods consumed, such as fruits, whole grains, and vegetables. However, people who do not regularly eat this these types of foods may feel that these products do not taste as good, the price may be higher, and they may not be at convience for the shoppers.
*Seven objectives are aimed at encouraging healthful eating patterns:
-They address fruit, vegetable, and grain product intake (19-5, 19-6, and 19-7)
-saturated and total fat intake (19-8 and 19-9)
-total sodium and calcium intake (19-10 and 19-11).
*The data dealing with the above facotrs were not available to an idea up updated esimates on the percentage of the population that does meet these specific food intakes. The assessment of progress in relation to the targets was not possible for this report because a second day of diet recall data on survey respondents was not available from the most recent national dietary intake survey, the 1999–2002 NHANE.
Emerging issues: Surgeries are coming about as treatment options, but there are health risks involved dealing with these major surgeries and they need to be evaluted and compared with the benefits. Data needs to be collect to monitor medical care and the quality of assurance.
*It is also important to realize that prevention instead of treatment could be the best option in turning around the commonality of obesity in America. It is critical that society will unite together to give hope to people fighting this deathly state of being. There is still much overweight progress that needs to get done before 2010.
HR 3688 IH To Encourage Programs of Health Promotions or Disease Prevention. (Introduced to the House)
Title: For purposes of subsection (a), a program of health promotion or disease prevention (referred to in this subsection as a `wellness program') shall be a program that is designed to promote health or prevent disease that meets the applicable requirements of this subsection.
Sponsor: Rep Michael Arcuri, Introduced October 1st 2009, Cosponsors Mr. BUYER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, and Mr. DEAL of Georgia
Latest Major Action: 1st session in the House of Representatives 10/1/09
Recommendation: Vote Yes for HR 3688 To encourage programs of health promotion or disease prevention
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this is a very relevant topic. good choice!
ReplyDeleteCool topic! It goes with your eco-chic lifestyle change! This is a growing problem in the U.S. even thought there are many programs now to help.
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