The topic that I chose was "Promote Health and Reduce Chronic Disease Associated with Diet and Weight"
The objective I chose:19-3 Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese.Sub-objective I chose: 19-3c Children and adolescents aged 6 to 19.
Progress
for 13-c : 'moved -83% away from the target.'
Disparities for 13-c:
Race and ethnicity
-The group with the best rate for 19-c is White non-hispanics
- Disparities from the best group rate are Hispanic or Latino and Black non-Hispanic. Both being 50-99% away from the disparity group.
Gender, Income, and Disability
-Females with higher income are in the best group rate.
-Males are less than 10% from the best group rate.
-Lower incomes are 10-49% away from the best group rate.
Opportunities and Challenges
Data and Community involvement are crucial to aide in the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. Dietary Guidelines help to manage weight and the risk of chronic disease by identifying healthy eating and physical activity patterns. Other tools to help establish positive eating habits are the DASH-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension-eating plan and food labels.
Instituting healthy behaviors in children may possibly increase the prevention of obesity and diet related disease later in life. School wellness policies are sponsored by HHS partnered with USDA. Children should also be taught in the classroom healthy behaviors. Curriculum should range from a variety of topics, such as, nutrition and energy balance within the body. Parents and caregivers also play an important role in the prevention of obesity and disease
Emerging Issues
Since obesity has started to increase, new drugs and bariatric surgery will most likely become popular options for treatment. More data and monitoring should to be collected for these and other possible therapies surrounding this issue. Although, preventing people from becoming obese would be the best way to help stop the current trend of obesity in the U.S.
Related Bill
H.F. 0784 State reimbursement increased for reduced price school lunch meals from 12 to 52 cents per meal, and money appropriated
Sponsor: Newton
Last major action: 2/16/2009 it was referred by Chair to K-12 Education Finance Division
Recommendation: Vote Yes for H.R. 0784 State reimbursement increased for reduced price school lunch meals from 12 to 52 cents per meal, and money appropriated.
My Political Representative: State Representative Joe Hoppe
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Finding an objective and a bill that dealt with diet and weight management was something that I was almost going to do, so I really like what you have chosen. I can't wait to read your issue overview to read more about your bill.
ReplyDeleteI like your topic too, as you mentioned to me, it is something very similar to mine. I think that it is very important to address this. I like your bill too!
ReplyDeleteThis will be really interesting! I was looking for something on diet and weight at first but then settled for water quality.
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