Final Report. Table of Contents. Report issue 2. Introd
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Final Report. Table of Contents. Report issue 2. Introd
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Table of ContentsReport issue.....................................................................................................................................2Introduction......................................................................................................................................2Overview of urban health issue....................................................................................................2Rationale of urban health issue........................................................................................................2Child obesity in Lambeth.............................................................................................................4Determinants impact on health issue...............................................................................................6Lack of physical activity.......................................................................................................6Excess caloric intake.............................................................................................................6High-income age group with high socio-economic status....................................................6Age and female gender.........................................................................................................7Sociocultural factor and urbanization...................................................................................7Public health consequences & implications....................................................................................7Strategies and interventions.............................................................................................................8Recommendations............................................................................................................................9Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9References......................................................................................................................................11
Report issueA report is on health issue on the childhood obesity age group of 10-11 children in the Lambeth borough of London. IntroductionIn this present paper, we will discuss the report on an urban health issue of childhood obesity among the age group of 10-11 children in the Stockwell within the borough of Lambeth. The paper also describe the rationale if choosing childhood obesity as an urban health issue, determinants which impacts on the childhood obesity in the wider context, public health consequences and implications of childhood obesity that impacts on the general population, health services, and an individual, strategies, and interventions to address the childhood obesity, and recommendations has been made on the basis of analysis.Overview of urban health issueOver the past several years it is found that prevalence of overweight and obesity has been tremendously increasing and approximately 170 Million children are overweight globally. It is founded on the study that higher rate of childhood overweight is in upper-middle class income countriesThe childhood obesity in England is rapidly increasing in the last few years which is a major problem faced by London. According to the London government health report (2009-10), it is shown that there is 11.6 % children from the age group of 4-5 years are suffering from obesity and 21.8% of children from the age group of 10-11 years are facing obesity. Over the past three
years, the percentage is at risk of being obese in which boys are at greater risk as the comparison to girls in the age group of 10-11 years (van Jaarsveld et al., 2015). There is insignificant inequality in London, and in deprived areas, there is the higher prevalence of children at risk of obesity. It is founded on the study that children from ethnic minority group such as the black Caribbean, Black African, and Bangladeshi. Childhood obesity is linked to physiological and psychological health problems. It is shown that the obesity among the children is linked with lowself-confidence, low self-image, and depression. It is shown that psychological problems among the people are raising the age and evidence shows that obesity among the children, later on, the increase with age and especially in girls. It is shown that one in four 11 years old children are obese in Dagenham, Westminster, Barking, Greenwich, Lambeth, Southwark, Barking, and Lambeth in 2013-14. It is found that obese has increased in 23 of London's 32 boroughs. It is founded that obsess is higher in than the England average in 28 boroughs of London. Rationale of urban health issueAccording to the (Dina et al., 2007), it is found that childhood obesity is significantly increasing in London and national data shows that approximately 17% of children aged between 5-19 years are facing obesity. It is found that obesity in London is higher among the age group of 10-11 years then it is England on average whereas it is rising everywhere. It is found that quarter of children of 11 years old are obese. It is shown in the below picture:
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