Absenteeism was found to be 14 percent higher is obese employees compared with normal-weight employees in the working population. These costs have an economic impact on the Australian economy through productivity losses resulting in lower output. Medical conditions associated with obesity lead to social costs for individuals and families in the economy. This is created through reduced quality of life and shorter life
007-3.2 Explain the potential impact of an out break of infection on the individual and the organisation. Impact on the organisation: There would be potentially huge cost implications on an organisation with regards to staff sickness levels rising, causing the need to employ more staff which they will be paying to cover in addition to staff that are off sick ,and patients needing hospitalisation. Patients may require to have longer stays in hospital causing a shortage of beds for other patients. Hospitals, units and wards could all face closure short term or long term. The organisation could also be fined by not complying with the law which would have a negative effect with exposure in the media.
Childhood Obesity Policy Obesity is one of the leading health problems of the 21st century. According to Ferry, 31.7% of children between the ages of 2-19 and 34.2% of adolescents are obese (Ferry1406). About 1/3 of all children in America are obese, that is an alarming number and it must be lowered. Childhood obesity that develops into adulthood is only second, in deaths that could have been prevented, to tobacco (Ferry 1406). We can now see obesity is the second killer behind tobacco that could have been prevented with the proper lifestyle changes.
The secret is using a 'gross' method which depicts teenagers drinking bottles of lard with fat flowing down their faces. This method has proved to cause a decrease in obesity rates among teenagers in the state of Hawaii. Additionally, a director from the Department of Health, Loretta Fuddy, believes, "Rethink Your Drink has had a significant impact on behavior change among our teens. This type of public education is essential to improving health and wellness, as it gives teens the information they need to make healthy choices in their everyday lives." Although the majority of teens reported drinking sugary drinks every week, the ‘Rethink Your Drink’ campaign used such a
4). Ebbeling (cited in Banwell, Kinmonth, Dixon, 2010, p. 127) explains “Childhood obesity increases the risk of diseases, preconditions and complications across cardiovascular, neurological, endocrine, musculoskeletal, psychosocial, pulmonary, renal and gastrointestinal systems, along with a raised risk of adult morbidity and mortality”. Obesity can be prevented through many lifestyle changes, but the Determinants of Health such as social, socioeconomic and cultural can affect an individual or
The biggest risk for Castor Collins in insuring the employees of Constructit would probably come from self induced health problems related to smoking and obesity. Obesity is considered a risk factor for the employees of Constructit because nearly 40% of them are classified as obese. This mean that Castor Collins would be paying for diagnosis and treatments for illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, or heart
What do most people imagine when they hear the word “obese”? Some may simply picture it as being chubby or fat. However, being obese actually means being so overweight that it can endanger one’s health. In fact, obesity was declared an epidemic for the past decade. While some argued that it is the fault of food industries, and for some, fault of consumers, it can easily be resolved with two words: self-responsibility.
Stories of people dying because they had illnesses that were left undiagnosed due to not having insurance to seek healthcare are becoming more frequent. This by far is a good reason to impose universal coverage. Finding the funds to pay for universal coverage will be hard since many state budgets and the federal budgets face large
Poorly Obese Wanavia T. Wilson University of Phoenix Instructor: Lisa Hunt Poorly Obese Obesity has become all too common, even though most people know being obese is a very serious health concern that can lead to diseases like cardio vascular disease, strokes, and type 2 diabetes. The problem is many people cannot afford to eat healthy, and they do not exercise. In the article “Poverty and Obesity in the U.S.”, by James A. Levin; he speaks about obesity being higher amongst impoverished communities. I would have to agree with his point of view, because I have seen it, first hand, being raised in one of these communities. People buy what is affordable over what is healthy, because they live on a strict budget.
Obesity prevalence was highest in blacks 33.35% and Hispanics 28.8% and lowest in Asians 9.0%. Obesity prevalence was associated with lower education level, lower income, and unemployment status” (JCH, 2014). Other factors that play a role in obesity are behavior, environment, and genetic, makes it a complex health issue to address. The goal for this Health promotion paper is to raise nurse’s awareness on the challenge of obesity in older adults. One healthy people 2020