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    Over the past 30 years childhood obesity has been increasing at an alarming rate. With working parents‚ technology‚ and processed foods; children are eating more and are less active then ever seen in the past. Obesity is hitting youth so hard that health experts warn that this generation of children will be the first to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents (Afterschool Alliance‚ 2006). This paper is intended to explain current issues surrounding childhood obesity‚ and touch on some of

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    Western Oregon University SEVIS Transfer I-20 Request International students who are currently at another U.S. academic institution on an F-1 or J-1 student visa should use this form to notify their current school that they plan to transfer their SEVIS I-20 to Western Oregon University. Instructions: If you are currently an international student in the United States at another academic institution on an F-1 or J-1 visa (including going from an English language institute to an academic program)

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    Rick Perry Governor of Texas 3/14/2011 Name Here Class Here   Table of Content Life Page 2-4 Priorities Page 5-7 Governor Organizations Page 8-11` Roles of a Governor Page 12 Future Page 13 Work Cite Page 14   Life As a fifth generation Texan‚ Governor Rick Perry has taken an extraordinary Texas journey‚ from a tenant farm in the rolling West Texas plains to the governor’s office of our nation’s second largest state.Texas’ 47th governor‚ and the first Texas A&M graduate to

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    eliminate childhood asthma; however‚ one must understand the factors that influence Childhood asthma before focusing on prevention. Using the Socio- Ecological Model (SEM) will allow a better understanding of this disease process and potential prevention strategies. The SEM model focuses on the complexity interplay between individuals‚ relationship‚ organization‚ social factors‚ and public policy. Using the SEM also simplifies the understanding of the range of risk factors associated with childhood asthma

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    Advertisement and Childhood Obesity ENGL/101-B25 Would you feed your children lard? The answer for most all of us is “No Way”. Most parents can safely say that they want healthy choices for their children and would never want to give them something that is bad for them. However‚ with many of the foods on fast food menus this is not far from the truth. We have all heard the statement that childhood obesity is on the rise‚ and has been for quite some time now. We have seen the heartbreaking stories

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    | Childhood obesity is a disease that affects millions of children worldwide today. According to the Mayo Clinic‚ “Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity is particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults‚ such as diabetes‚ high blood pressure and high cholesterol

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    Childhood Obesity: A New Epidemic The nature of society has changed greatly since the mid 20th century. With this change‚ the face and size of American youth has been altered. Increasing numbers of children ranging from infants to adolescents have become obese. Since the 1970’s‚ obesity in children age two to five and adolescents age 12 to 19 has more than doubled. However‚ the fact that the percentage of children between the ages of 6 and 11 who are obese has tripled is increasingly frightening

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    Child Obesity: How Society Supersizes Kids By Linda Lents Celeste Brown English 102: #28440 November 10‚ 2012 Linda Lents Celeste Brown English 102: #28440 November 10‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity: How Society Super Sizes Kids Most Americans learn about nutrition from the media. Because food is a very large business and because everyone eats every day‚ the public is fascinated by stories about diet and health. Newspapers‚ magazines and television produce and distribute

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    nutritional problems in developed countries such as the United States.” (Feldman 153) It is essential to include foods with low-fat content like yogurt or vegetables and to avoid foods with high sodium content like baked goods or unhealthy cereals. Early childhood

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    Another model that evaluates health-related behaviors for childhood obesity is The Health Belief Model. The Health Belief Model is one of the first theories developed exclusively for health related behaviors and today is one of the most popular models as it provides specific guidance at the micro level for planning the “how to” part of intervention (Sharma & Romas‚ 2012‚ p. 74). The constructs of The Health Belief Model places a strong emphasis on perceived issues contributing to behaviors followed

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