Obesity in Adolescence
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PUBLIC POLICY ANALYST
STEP 1: DEFINE THE PROBLEMSTEP 2: GATHER THE EVIDENCESTEP 3: IDENTIFY THE CAUSESSTEP 4: EXAMINE THE EXISTING POLICYSTEP 5: DEVELOP NEW SOLUTIONSSTEP 6: SELECT THE BEST SOLUTION - EFFECTIVENESS VS.
FEASIBILITY
STEP 1: DEFINE THE PROBLEM
PART A: ANALYZE THESE TWO PICTURES AND CREATE A DEFINITION OF THE WORD OBESITY
Scientific Definition of the word Obesity
In the last decade obesity and a population of overweight people have become a global problem - according to the World Health Organization (WHO) back in 2005 approximately 1.6 billion adults over the of age 15+ were overweight, at least 400 million adults were obese and at least 20 million children under the age of 5 years were overweight.
Experts believe if the current trends continue by 2015 approximately 2.3 billion adults will be overweight and more than 700 million will be obese.
obesity
PART B:
DISCUSS AND SHARE DEFINITION OF OBESITY (IN GROUPS)
STEP 2: GATHER THE EVIDENCE
PART A: Read and discuss an article on the
effects soda can have on obesityArticle 1:
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-are-the-health-effects-of-drinking-soda.htm
Article 2: http://www.ada.org/sections/advocacy/pdfs/topics_softdrinks.pdf
PART B:
Students will conduct a survey in school using the BMI (biomass
index) and the fitness gram gym data
PART C: Write an analysis on the following information about the
prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents
PART D: GATHERING MORE
EVIDENCES
What are the medical issues an obese person confronts?
What are the medical costs associated with obesity?
What other diseases are a result of poor nutritional choices?
Part E: Homework
Choose one fast food restaurant and list the amount of calories found in one meal as well as one dessert.