Childhood Obesity: Health Promotion Model

Childhood Obesity: Health Promotion Model
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Childhood Obesity: Health Promotion Model
According to WHO statistics, the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased in the last three decades. 170 million children below 18 years old are estimated to be obese with the studies further indicating that the majority of the affected minors come from the upper-middle-income countries. The incidences of obesity are lowest in lower-middle-income countries (WHO, 2016). Various consequences are associated high prevalence of obesity such as increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and several types of cancer. The diseases are noncommunicable and may cause premature deaths and long-term morbidity. Obesity in children also causes low-quality life as the affected children may be withdrawn and face the possibility of isolation. Given the adverse nature of obesity governments and various stakeholders are always seeking the possible strategies that could be used to manage or prevent the disorder. The WHO emphasizes that the member states adopt the various nutritional and physical activities interventions to prevent obesity
This essay presents a possible promotion model that can be employed in controlling childhood obesity with the intention of promoting the quality of life and the health of populations.
CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION MODEL
Structures for Supporting Policies and Interventions Policies and Interventions at Population-wide level Community-based
interventions
Networks and partnerships
Formulation of ‘health-for-all’ policies
Leaderships
Systems for monitoring and evaluating Non-communicable diseases
Standards and guidelines for operations.

Fruit and vegetable initiatives
Subsidies on food taxes
Nutritional labeling
Campaigns on social marketing
Awareness on unhealthy foodstuff
Physical activity promotion Application of strategies in community settings
Initiatives aimed at early childcare
Primary and secondary schools as well as institutions of learning

The schematic model presented is globally recommended and is based on the Global Strategy on Diet Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (DPAS) that is used in the prevention of obesity in children and the general population as retrieved from the WHO website (WHO, 2016). The schematic model presented utilizes population-based strategies and interventions that are tailored for implementation in particular locality.
The structures within governments such leadership, networks and partnerships, as well as standards and guidelines, are used to support the policies that are aimed at preventing obesity by providing the necessary framework for the policies can be implemented. Population-wide policies and interventions are intended to promote healthy lifestyles through healthy nutrition and physical exercises. Such initiatives may include encouraging increased uptake of fruits and vegetables. Subsidies and incentives may be offered to farmers to produce more fruits and vegetables to serving the growing the world populations. Fruits and vegetables are critical in controlling of obesity given the healthy vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that can be obtained from such food (Spence et al., 2013). Increased consumption of fruits and vegetables also help to reduce the possibility of consuming processed and junk food that is highly associated with weight gain and obesity (Naidoo, 2016). Nutritional labeling is necessary as the information is availed regarding some nutrients that an individual can consume in a single serving of the meal. The initiatives are meant to alter the environments so that people can make healthy food and physical activity choices. Social marketing is meant to create awareness in the community on the dangers of some food habits. Such actions are also intended to restrict access to unhealthy food to the children. The community-based are programs that have been tailored for use across multiple settings. The interventions are expected to implement locally by the relevant authorities together with the members of the society.
References
Naidoo, J. (2016). Foundations for health promotion. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Spence, A. C., McNaughton, S. A., Lioret, S., Hesketh, K. D., Crawford, D. A., & Campbell, K. J. (2013). A health promotion intervention can affect diet quality in early childhood. The Journal of nutrition, 143(10), 1672-1678.
WHO,. (2016). Population-based approaches to CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION (pp. 1-54). Geneva: WHO Document Production Services,. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/…/childhood/WHO_new_childhoodobesity_…