Obesity has become one of this country's most significant nutritional diseases. The prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity has steadily increased over the past 20 years. The risk of developing health probl...
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Obesity has become one of this country's most significant nutritional diseases. The prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity has steadily increased over the past 20 years. The risk of developing health problems increases as the obese child becomes an obese adolescent and adult. The 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey reports adolescents participate in behaviors that put them at risk for obesity. The recognition of these unhealthy behaviors among our youth has led to the need for early intervention. The Coordinated School Health Program is a mechanism to address adolescent obesity at the school-age level. This program includes an organized set of policies, procedures, and activities intended to protect and promote the health and well-being of students and staff. The eight components of a Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) include school health services, a healthy school environment, comprehensive school health education, counseling and guidance, physical education, food service, worksite health promotion, and the integration of school and community. This paper describes integration of prevention and treatment strategies for adolescent obesity for each of the eight components of a CSHP.
The Older Americans Act of 1965 was implemented to provide assistance in the development of new or improved programs to help older persons through grants for the States. Community planning, and services for training, ...
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The Older Americans Act of 1965 was implemented to provide assistance in the development of new or improved programs to help older persons through grants for the States. Community planning, and services for training, were established within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare under an agency designated as the Administration on Aging. There has been an evolution of Community Nutrition services for the elderly. The original purpose was the establishment of community based congregate dining sites where seniors would come together for food and fellowship. The homebound seniors were recognized and home-delivered meal service was developed. This home delivered meal service has steadily increased as the participant population has changed with less family support and is becoming older and frailer while congregate participation has decreased. The challenge to marketers is to continue to bring together the need for nutritional assistance in the elderly population and nutritional programs to satisfy that need. The authors have conducted a nutrition service program study that can benefit the industry that serves this segment of the population. This study observes trends and behaviors and can assist the development of new products and services for the aging.
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