Topic 1: Child and Adolescent Health Risks
As you discovered in this week's lectures and readings, several populations face multiple health risks across their lifespan. Children and adolescents are a population that is at a higher health risk for obesity. A national movement is underway to reduce risk factors for developing obesity in children. Part of this movement is the "
Let's Move!
" campaign, which is a comprehensive and coordinated initiative to prevent childhood obesity. The initiative emphasizes four primary components: healthy schools, access to affordable and healthy food, raising children's physical activity levels, and empowering families to make healthy choices.
Review
Healthy People 2020
. Identify objectives that will combat childhood and adolescent obesity.
Provide suggestions on how community health nurses can contribute to these national health objectives and accomplish the goal of decreasing obesity among this population.
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Topic 1 Child and Adolescent Health RisksAs you discovered
1. Topic 1: Child and Adolescent Health Risks
As you discovered in this week's lectures and readings, several
populations face multiple health risks across their lifespan.
Children and adolescents are a population that is at a higher
health risk for obesity. A national movement is underway to
reduce risk factors for developing obesity in children. Part of
this movement is the "
Let's Move!
" campaign, which is a comprehensive and coordinated initiative
to prevent childhood obesity. The initiative emphasizes four
primary components: healthy schools, access to affordable and
healthy food, raising children's physical activity levels, and
empowering families to make healthy choices.
Review
Healthy People 2020
. Identify objectives that will combat childhood and adolescent
obesity.
Provide suggestions on how community health nurses can
contribute to these national health objectives and accomplish
the goal of decreasing obesity among this population.
