Childhood Obesity: An Analysis of Food in Children’s Television Shows There are more obese children in the current times than ever before‚ and many people blame many different sources. One of these sources is Television; whether it is the act of the children watching television‚ or the shows themselves and what the children are seeing on the programs. The main discussion in what children’s television programs are showing is ‘food’ – more specifically‚ unhealthy food. Many of the programs on
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What are the facts? Child obesity is a growing problem in Australia‚ with an estimated 2/3 of children considered overweight‚ 1/3 of which are considered obese. Coincidently‚ Australia not only has the most overweight children‚ it also has the highest proportion of junk food advertising on commercial television (Chapman et. al‚ 2006; Morton‚ 1990; Morton et. al.‚ 2005). In the period between 1985 and 1997 the number of overweight children doubled‚ and the number of obese young Australian’s
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Orem Theory Assessment Tricia Burr Elms College Elms College: Division of Nursing Theory Assessment Assignment N: 285 Theorist: _____Dorothea Orem______________________________________ Theory: ______Self-Care Deficit Theory _______________________________ |Credentials |Basic degrees – Diploma from Providence Hospital School of Nursing in Washington DC in 1934; BSN Ed from | |Of author |Catholic University of America in 1939 (Hartweg & Fleck
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DOROTHEA OREM’S NURSING THEORY RED TEAM MEMBERS S T E FA N I E B U R I C S U N D A RA D E VA RA J S H A N E D RY I A L E W I S T H O M A S VA DA K A N W E N D I S L E VA 08/18/2014 INTRODUCTION Nursing theories offer an organized and systemic way to express statements related to questions in nursing. This provides nurses with the opportunity to describe‚ predict‚ explain and control phenomenon related to their practice GENERAL THEORY OF NURSING Dorothea Orem’s theory is comprised of three related
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Review of CHILDHOOD OBESITY: THE CHALLENGES FOR NURSES Lionel Williams Chamberlain College of Nursing Professor Mauldin 12/3/2014 In this article Childhood Obesity: The Challenges for Nurses provide nurses with a background in dealing with the challenges associated with child obesity. The ages that they are trying to address is from birth to 18‚ preventing this at a young age lead to a healthier life. Penn & Kerr show research that suggests obesity can be passed on by genetics through
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Dorothea Elizabeth Orem Myiesha Melvin Fayetteville State University PNUR 210-01 Abstract Dorothea Elizabeth Orem (1914-2007) born and raised in Baltimore‚ Maryland was an amazing nursing theorist. Orem obtained many degrees as well as honorary degrees. She was the creator of the Self-Care deficit theory‚ also known as the Orem model of nursing. Dorothea Elizabeth Orem (born 1914 in Baltimore‚ Maryland and died 2007 in Savannah‚ Georgia) was a nursing theorist and creator of the self-care deficit
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The Background and Methodology of Childhood Obesity HCS/465 January 16‚ 2014 The Background and Methodology of Childhood Obesity Abstract: Over the years childhood obesity has grown by more than 9 million‚ and this number is expected to grow by even more. Parents are not always heard‚ and often schools are not run the way they would prefer. In this article parents are given a voice and a chance to be heard on what they feel is important for their children’s health. In this article the
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HEAD: NURSING THEORY Nursing Theory: Explanation and Relevance to Nursing Practices Katherine Lott Azusa Pacific University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing UNRS 306 Professor Cone May 20‚ 2009 Merriam Webster defines the word "theory" as "a belief‚ policy‚ or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action." There are various categories of theories accepted and practiced throughout the world and throughout professional practices today. One example of a type of theory is a
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DeVirgilis1 Lily DeVirgilis Professor Blazer ENC 1101 15 9 December 2013 FastFood & Childhood Obesity According to a recent study‚ “nearly 15 percent of U.S. youngsters… are obese” (Holguin). Heavily influenced by our society‚ childhood obesity in the United States is becoming a widespread and growing epidemic. Somewhere alongside almost all obese cases though‚ one can usually find a trail of unhealthy eating patterns. But what exactly are the causes for kids developing these unhealthy eating patterns
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The Psychological Effects of Childhood Obesity Leah McGrath ENG122: English Composition II Prof. Jonathan Berohn September 2‚ 2012 In recent years there have been more and more studies looking into the rise in childhood obesity. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Controle and Prevention in 2006 “Globally‚ 22 million children under the age of 5 years are overweight.” (Cornette‚ 2008) There are many ways to determine obesity in a child however for the purposes of this paper
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