(IOM, 2010, p.xi) Although the nursing process brought a bounty of offering to the healthcare table, the IOM recognized that major improvements would have to be made. Specifically, to prepare the enlarging workforce of nursing, changes in scopes of practice, advances in education, improvements in the nursing continuum of care, and transformation in nursing leadership would have to be implemented. The IOM’s proactive nursing blueprint would extend to national, state, and local levels to transform necessary healthcare policies. (IOM, 2010, p. xii) This paper will focus on the impact of IOM’s report concerning nursing education, nursing practice in primary care, and the nurse’s role in leadership. Emphasis will also be made concerning how I would change my practice to reflect the goals of the IOM report.
Overweight and obesity has become a national epidemic problem. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity has affected a third of the adults in the United States and a third of the Americans seem to be getting fatter. (Freedman, 2011) It has created many problems, such as an increase in health insurance premiums, health related diseases and unhappy lives. These factors are affecting Americans of all ages and the problem is not going away unless drastic interventions are implemented. In the present paper, overweight and obesity is being investigated.
Prevention strategies for parents are set limits on TV and computer time, offer healthier foods, assign active chores such as mowing the lawn or mopping the floor, be a healthy role model for your children and eat meals together at the dinner table and limit fast foods or microwavable foods to no more than once a week. Another reason I wanted to do this research paper is to see how I who is going to be a teacher soon can help prevent this disease that is hurting our children. Some suggestions that I found were as teachers we can plan some form of movement into the classroom curriculum, ask parents to bring healthy snacks, do not punish students by taking away recess, have a nutritionist come visit classroom and speak to the children about the importance of healthy eating and regular
This is measured in terms of the impact of being absent (absenteeism) from work or being less productive at work that a healthy person (presenteeism), and loss of productivity due to premature mortality caused by obesity. The indirect costs are associated with productivity losses (both absenteeism and presenteeism) and premature mortality is estimated to be $6.4 billion in 2008/2009. In addition to the costs of obesity related to healthcare, productivity and premature death, the burden of disease costs associated with obesity were estimated to be approximately $30 billion in 2008/2009. Notably, this is significantly larger than the other costs presented above and are important to consider, as this estimate captures not only the financial but also the social costs of obesity. Absenteeism was found to be 14 percent higher is obese employees compared with normal-weight employees in the working population.
While understanding which areas are successful, we also wish to determine why certain policy areas are successful. The areas of policy we will focus on are school nutrition, physical activity in schools, and prevention/awareness policies. It is the goal of these policies to overall reduce childhood obesity, but also reduce the health risks that it brings. We plan to utilize a deductive approach with information and data gathered from both ourselves and notable researchers. During the course of the semester we hope to answer: Which public policies implemented to reduce childhood obesity are effective and
Obese children also obtain lower academic grades as well. Dr. Adshead has been heavily involved with the Public Service Agreement in creating six themes to prevent/treat childhood obesity. These themes are: change in attitude, help children be active and eat healthy, local targeted awareness, raise awareness, work with local partners, and develop knowledge. Along with promoting these themes, Adshead has been involved in a 10 year program targeting children 2-10 years old to encourage healthier eating styles and more active lifestyles. Their program also aims to educate mothers (Top Tips for Top Mums) and promote healthier family lifestyles as a whole.
Epidemic of Obesity Introduction Obesity is spreading at an alarming rate and is becoming an epidemic around the United States; research shows that every year 300,000 adults will die from complications associated with obesity (Charles E. Menifield, 2008). Obesity is caused by many different factors such as: over eating, lack of physical activity and poor diet. There are many health problems associated with obesity and many of them can lead to mortality. Some of the medical conditions linked to obesity are: chance of stoke, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, glucose intolerance, asthma, sleep apnea, impaired balance, orthopedic problems, and depression (Kellie R. Lang, 2012). With health problems like this plaguing the country, there
Every child gains weight different mostly due to problems like poor eating, not enough exercise, family geneses, health issues, the environment, and psychological issues. Childhood obesity has become a major issue in today’s society, and the only way that this problem
However to increase and improve access and coverage costs a lot and requires immense amounts of resources and efforts. Too many Americans are uninsured; and unfortunately it is not so easily discovered why. All other developed countries have public health insurance and according to many polls America comes in dead last from all the major developed countrie, according to the World Health Organization website. Solution: Healthcare is a right that every American citizen deserves. Obama-care has begun to alleviate some of the issues stated above.
Obesity is one of the major challenges faced by today’s society. Over the last decade, the percentage of obese and overweight people has increased significantly in all age groups. The growth in obesity rate in children is a matter of grave concern. This paper examines different factors that contribute to the obesity problem, including poor eating habits, lack of exercise, aggressive marketing tactics by junk food manufactures, lack of public awareness, and unhealthy lifestyle. The paper argues that obesity problem has reached epidemic proportions and it should be treated as a long-term threat to the nation’s health and economic stability.