Children’s Weight: The Role of Mom
Read the following documents:
Press release: https://stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/article-archive/overcoming-childhood-obesity-means-addressing-moms-weight-issues-well
Official statement from STOP Obesity Alliance and the collaborating partners:
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2010-07-childhood-obesity-mom-weight-issues.html (Links to an external site.)
Using specific professional examples to support your responses, answer the following questions:
Imagine you are the director of the Hillsborough County Health Department. You have been asked to develop an intervention to address women’s weight issues to prevent childhood obesity among 1 specific minority group. For example, you may choose to focus on individuals who self identify as Black, African American, Hispanic, Latinx, Native American, Alaska Native, Asian, or Pacific Islander. This recommendation should not focus only on doctor-patient interactions (HINT: For ideas, refer to the Child Obesity PPT lecture for a refresher on the Ecological Model. Think through your answers at each level of the SocioEcological Model). This assignment should be completed with the goal of creating an effective intervention for parents and children and should not focus on blaming mothers or shaming cultural practices for childhood obesity.
Why is it important to address this issue?Why is it important to address this issue among your selected minority group?What would you propose? Why?
- Be specific in describing your proposed intervention.