Question

Discuss the strategies that will be used to guide relevant parties through the changes of child obesity will require. This will need to include strategies on dealing with impacted employees, patients, clients, and even departments and outside stakeholders, depending on the type of initiative within your organization

Answer 1

Strategies to guide the changes in childhood obesity:

Identification of Risk factors:

Asessment of comorbidities in childhood obesity

Determinants of childhood obesity

Lack of physical activity

Excessive calorie intake

High income group high socio-economic status

Sociocultural factors and urbanization

Age and gender

Management strategies:

Prevention-includes identification of maternal factors, psychosocial factors, dietary goals, activity goals, priority age group for prevention, physical activity, effects of dietary pattern, Nutritional education to family, community, school based and community based interventions with health authority and legislation

Structured weight management program

Comprehensive evaluation

Tertiary care intervention