Question

i want you to focus your discussion around one particular chronic health issue this week obesity. so as the administrator of a community health center, your board chair would like for you to create a new low cost health initiative that will improve the health of the county's residents, who are under the age of 18 who are dealing with obesity. describe the program you would like to create.

Answer 1

Obesity is defined as BMI greater than 30.the obesity is one of the leading cause of death in this world .If we can not prevent the obesity it will greater burden to our health status. Comorbidities associated with obesity is type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia hypertryglyceridemia,hyperlipidemia etc,

The program initiated for residents who deal with obesity

Objectives of the program

By the initiation of the program will lead to decline of obesity in residents who deals with obesity .

Main strategies of this program

:measuring of BMI every month. The measurements will help to know our own health status.

:avoid food rich in transfat_now a days the consumption of transfat containing foods is high. So delivering of transfat free food is one of the key point to decrease obesity in residents .

:avoid food like soft drinks and fast food_consumption of these type of food is one of the leading cause of obesity so stop delivering of these type of food and provide healthy food.

:encourage to increase activity level_as a community administrator provide opportunity for increase activity level in residents like exercise. It help to improve health status and reduce obesity. Exercise should perform atleast 30 min every day.