Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis Sameera Karnik‚ Amar Kanekar1 Correspondence to: Ass. Prof. Amar Kanekar‚ Department of Health Studies‚ East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania‚ East Stroudsburg‚ PA‚ USA. E‑mail: akanekar@po‑box.esu.edu Date of Submission: Sep 17‚ 2011 Date of Acceptance: Oct 27‚ 2011 How to cite this article: Karnik S‚ Kanekar A. Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis. Int J Prev Med 2012;3:1-7. ABSTRACT Introduction: Childhood obesity
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MLA Worksheet Works-Cited Page Part One: Works-Cited Page Entries Create entries for an MLA Works-Cited page using the following sources. 1. A book by Robert Akins called Greeks and Romans. It was published by Random House in Philadelphia in 1987. 2. A book by Henry Goldman and Elizabeth Howard called Ancient Civilizations. It was published in Philadelphia by Gold House in 1989. 3. An article called “Writing Utensils” in the 5th edition (published in 1985) of the Encyclopedia
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I have noticed in various articles in the newspaper‚ TV programs‚ magazines‚ and other media sources that there is a major concern for childhood obesity. There is a reality TV program that features Shaquille O’ Neal and his effort in conquering childhood obesity entitled‚ Shaq’s Big Challenge‚ and features a team of four boys and two girls that are encouraged to push themselves in order to achieve a healthy weight and lifestyle leading to a new sense of pride and being. This an effort put forth by
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Childhood Obesity: Why Are Our Children Fat? Childhood obesity has become a rising problem that is because its effects carry on into adulthood. Over the last thirty years‚ overweight children and adolescents in America has more than doubled. Children are increasingly engaged in more non-active activities rather than exercising. Watching television may contribute to childhood obesity both by reducing energy expenditure from displacement of physical activity‚ increasing energy intake from snacking
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Point Mar Case Study – Childhood Obesity Introduction The needs assessment of a community offers an accurate portrait of the community’s health to assist in the prioritization of prevention activities and build coalitions to make improvements and address existing problems (CDC‚ 2013). The needs assessment of the Vista County showed an economically poor county with six cities‚ largest being Point Mar‚ a port city with certain potential health issues. One of the health issues which is the focus of
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Childhood Obesity- Public Health Crisis Report Word Limit: 3000words Word Count:3‚223 Table of Contents 1. Introduction and definition of key terms 3 2. Assessment of Obesity 5 2.1 Body fat: direct measures and derived estimates 5 2.2 Anthropometric measures of relative fatness 5 2.3 Weight for Height 8 2.4 Body Mass Index (BMI) 8 3. The Causes of Childhood Obesity 10 3.1 Normal energy requirements 10 3.2 Genetic‚ familial and gene-environment interactions
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Childhood Memories As a child‚ I loved glamour; from dolls‚ to makeup‚ to high-heel shoes‚ and princess gowns. The only dolls I would play with had to have hair. And the reason why is because I loved‚ and still do love doing hair. I would literally sit my dolls in a line and talk to them like they were my clients in a salon. I would ask them questions like‚ “how do you want it this time Mrs. Cabbage Patch?’ Now I wouldn’t say that my passion for doing hair now is as serious as it was when I
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Anthony Professor’s Name Course Date Massachusetts Question 2: Opposition to the Death and Dying Initiative With the election just around the corner‚ many ballot questions throughout the United States are extremely controversial and one of these issues is evident in the state of Massachusetts. On November 6th‚ 2012‚ the citizens of Massachusetts will be asked to vote on the “Death with Dignity” initiative‚ also known as‚ “Question 2” which will
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Ann Vu 10-18-12 Period 3 Mr. Patton AN INSPIRATIONAL CHALLENGE Have you ever had a family member or maybe friends who you know that inspired you the most? Of all the family members and friends I knew the person I admire the most is my loving grandma‚ my mother’s mom. Her name is Vy Nguyen; she was born and raised in a poor family in Thanh Hoa‚ Vietnam. My grandma is truly an important role of my family. I’ve heard many stories told by my mom about the struggles and
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Jones 1 Tracy Jones Mr. K. Smith ENG-4GN-01 16 January 2006 The Many Facets of Taboo The World Book Encyclopedia defines Taboo as "an action‚ object‚ person‚ or place forbidden by law or culture" (Dundes). As pointed out in the Occultopedia‚ another word for taboo is "tabu" a Polynesian word meaning that which is banned. The Occultopedia also points out that taboo is found among many other cultures including the ancient Egyptians‚ Jews and others ("Taboo")
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