Prevention of Childhood Obesity - Community Teaching Proposal

This community teaching proposal aims to impart awareness regarding the negative health consequences of developing obesity and inculcate the importance of optimum weight management among children and adolescents. The proposed plan will utilize the 'Social Development Theory' for teaching and encourage learners to design personalized diet plans. The efficiency of the teaching plan will be evaluated by utilizing written examination and feedback interview methods.

Community
Teaching Proposal:
Primary
Prevention/Health
Promotion
PREVENTION
OF CHILDHOOD
OBESITY

Introduction: Childhood
Obesity•The phenomenon of obesity, is caused due
to the unhealthy accumulation of body fat
in excess, with an absence of adequate
physical exercise and engagement in faulty
dietary habits (Apovian, 2016).
•According to the American Heart Health
Association, one child or teenager,
amongst a group of three, is considered to
be obese or overweight (Hales et al.,
2017).

Preliminaries of
Teaching
• Name of the teacher:
• Credentials:
• Time estimated for
teaching: 60 minutes
• Location: University/School
Health Centre
• Required materials:
Pamphlets, Projector
• Estimated Cost: $80 to
$100
• Target Audience: Children
(6 to 12 years), Adolescents

Childhood Obesity:
Epidemiological Rationale
• According to the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development, almost 31%
of the obese or overweight populated in the
United States are children (Hales et al.,
2017).
• According to the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey, the rate of
obesity occurrence amongst youngsters in the
United States, is 18.5 % (Odgen et al., 2015).

Nursing Diagnosis
• With respect to the
promoting awareness
regarding the prevention
of childhood obesity,
nurses should undertake
active participation in
educating children and
their families, regarding
the importance of
optimum weight
management.
• With regards to hospital
admission, nurses should

Readiness
for Learning
• Childhood curiosity
regarding incorporation
of dietary habits for
obesity prevention.
• An active discussion
regarding the issue of
childhood bullying due
to physical appearance.
• Encouragement of
learners to design
personalized diet plans.

Learning Theory
• For the purpose of
teaching, the ‘Social
Development Theory’ will
be utilized, which has been
formulated by Lev
Vygotsky, and places
emphasis on the
requirement of social
interaction for the
enhancement of one’s
cognition (Leach, 2015).
• The teaching on imparting
awareness regarding
childhood obesity

Goals
The proposed
community teaching
plan will aim to:
• Impart awareness
regarding the
negative health
consequences of
developing obesity
• Inculcate the
importance of

Behavioral
Objectives
• The behavioral objective
of the community
teaching program would
be to ensure adoption of
healthy habits by the
learners.
• After the community
teaching, the learners
can be encouraged to
develop their
individualized diet plan,
which can be further

Evaluation
The efficiency of the
teaching plan will be
evaluated by utilization of
the following methods:
• Usage of a written
examination to test the
retention of knowledge by
the learners
• Usage of a feed back
interview to evaluate the
knowledge acquired by

Barriers &
Communication
• The youth learners in the
teaching plan, may
display skepticism in
sharing their current
dietary habits, which can
prove to be a barrier.
• The utilization of
interactive
communication practices
and group participation,
will help to overcome the

References
Apovian, C. M. (2016). Obesity: definition, comorbidities,
causes, and burden. Am J Manag Care, 22(7 Suppl),
s176-185.
Hales, C. M., Carroll, M. D., Fryar, C. D., & Ogden, C. L.
(2017). Prevalence of obesity among adults and
youth: United States, 2015-2016. US Department of
Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, National Center for Health
Statistics.
Leach, N. (2015). Social Development theory: a case for
multilingual tutorials (Mlts) in law. The Independent
Journal of Teaching and Learning, 10(1), 51-68.
Ogden, C. L., Carroll, M. D., Fryar, C. D., & Flegal, K. M.
(2015). Prevalence of obesity among adults and
youth: United States, 2011-2014 (pp. 1-8).
Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human

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