Obesity is a serious medical condition that not only affects adults but children and adolescents. Childhood obesity occurs when a child 's weight is significantly above the average weight for his or her age and height. A child is classified as overweight when their BMI is at or above the 85th percentile but below the 95th percentile for children and adolescents of the same sex and age. When a child is classified as obese their BMI is at or above the 95th percentile of children and adolescents of the same sex and age. BMI is determined by dividing an individual 's weight in kilograms by his/her height in meters squared (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). According to the CDC (2015), in the last 30 years, obesity rates
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These effects can either be short-term or long-term and impede children from performing to their full potential. During infancy, rapid weight gain is associated with accelerated puberty development and growth affecting early child development. Some short-term effects of childhood overweight and obesity are prediabetes, risk factors for cardiovascular disease (high blood pressure or high cholesterol), Sleep apnea, bone and joint problems depression, poor self-esteem, the risk for eating disorders, behavior and learning problems and the list goes on. Some long-term effects of childhood overweight and obesity are type 2 diabetes, various forms of cancer (breast, colon, ovary, prostate, etc.), heart disease, stroke, osteoarthritis and much more. Childhood obesity can also impede a child 's social interaction with his or her peers and lead to isolation due to poor self-esteem and fear of rejection, worsening psychological …show more content…
These policies include early care and education policy, let 's move campaign and healthy food financing initiative. Early care and education policy intend to educate child care providers, public health practitioners and decision-makers about current conditions in their state and ways to prevent or reduce obesity in the future. This public policy integrates electronic device reduction time and nutritional and physical activity training. The early care and education policy would also increase access to physical activity opportunities and healthier foods by enacting farm to table programs, joint use agreements, and purchasing cooperatives. The let 's move campaign was launched by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2010, which hopes to solve the obesity problem that affects so many children today. This policy focuses on five pillars of the program, including developing a healthier beginning for children, increasing parents and caregiver 's confidence, supplying healthier more nutritious foods in schools, providing more affordable healthy foods, and improving levels of physical activity. This policy involves everyone including, caregivers, health care professionals, parents, community-based organizations, schools and all levels of government to participate in reducing childhood obesity. Another policy released by Obama
These effects can either be short-term or long-term and impede children from performing to their full potential. During infancy, rapid weight gain is associated with accelerated puberty development and growth affecting early child development. Some short-term effects of childhood overweight and obesity are prediabetes, risk factors for cardiovascular disease (high blood pressure or high cholesterol), Sleep apnea, bone and joint problems depression, poor self-esteem, the risk for eating disorders, behavior and learning problems and the list goes on. Some long-term effects of childhood overweight and obesity are type 2 diabetes, various forms of cancer (breast, colon, ovary, prostate, etc.), heart disease, stroke, osteoarthritis and much more. Childhood obesity can also impede a child 's social interaction with his or her peers and lead to isolation due to poor self-esteem and fear of rejection, worsening psychological …show more content…
These policies include early care and education policy, let 's move campaign and healthy food financing initiative. Early care and education policy intend to educate child care providers, public health practitioners and decision-makers about current conditions in their state and ways to prevent or reduce obesity in the future. This public policy integrates electronic device reduction time and nutritional and physical activity training. The early care and education policy would also increase access to physical activity opportunities and healthier foods by enacting farm to table programs, joint use agreements, and purchasing cooperatives. The let 's move campaign was launched by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2010, which hopes to solve the obesity problem that affects so many children today. This policy focuses on five pillars of the program, including developing a healthier beginning for children, increasing parents and caregiver 's confidence, supplying healthier more nutritious foods in schools, providing more affordable healthy foods, and improving levels of physical activity. This policy involves everyone including, caregivers, health care professionals, parents, community-based organizations, schools and all levels of government to participate in reducing childhood obesity. Another policy released by Obama