OBESITY: A GLOBAL HEALTH CONCERN
To prepare for this Discussion:
Compare rates of obesity in the United States to other developed and also developing countries. Think about how health issues resulting from obesity compare as well.
Reflect on health promotion and prevention strategies that nurses can implement.
Contemplate the ethical, cultural, economic, political, and environmental issues a nurse should consider when developing a primary obesity health prevention strategy.
Post an obesity health promotion and prevention strategy a nurse could implement for a specific cultural group in the United States. Then, modify your message for use in one other country, being sensitive to the cultural nuances of the country you select. Describe why you chose to take the approach you did in your strategies and explain any challenges you anticipate a nurse may encounter when trying to implement these strategies.
Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.
Note Initial Post: A 3-paragraph (at least 350 words) response. Be sure to use evidenceLinks to an external site. from the readings and include in-text citationsLinks to an external site.. Utilize essay-levelLinks to an external site. writing practice and skills, including the use of transitional materialLinks to an external site. and organizational framesLinks to an external site.. Avoid quotes; paraphraseLinks to an external site. to incorporate evidence into your own writing. A reference listLinks to an external site. is required. Use the most current evidenceLinks to an external site. (usually ≤ 5 years old).
Holtz, C. (2022). Global health care: Issues and policies (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett.
Chapter 10, “Global Perspectives on Selected Chronic Cardiovascular Diseases” (pp. 199-226)
Chapter 14, “Global Perspectives on Diabetes, Respiratory Diseases, and Orthopedic Chronic Diseases” (pp. 327-345)
Review Chapter 16, “Global Perspectives on Nutrition” (pp. 402-411)
Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2016). Public health nursing: Population-centered health care in the community (9th ed.). Elsevier.
Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, 9th Ed. by Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. Copyright 2015 by Elsevier Health Science Books. Reprinted by permission of Elsevier Health Science Books via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Chapter 20, “Promoting Health Through Healthy Communities and Cities” (pp. 441–454)Download Chapter 20, “Promoting Health Through Healthy Communities and Cities” (pp. 441–454)
Laws, R., Campbell, K., van der Plight, P., Ball, K., Lynch, J., Russell, G., Denny-Wilson, E. (2015). Obesity prevention in early life: An opportunity to better support the role of maternal and child health nurses in AustraliaLinks to an external site.. BioMedCentral Nursing, 14(26), 1–14. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-015-0077-7