Evaluation Report: New Zealand Childhood Obesity Program Analysis

This evaluation report assesses the New Zealand Childhood Obesity Program (CHOP), focusing on its methodology, focus, and findings. The report utilizes a logic model to evaluate the program's effectiveness in addressing childhood obesity, identifying risk factors, and examining intervention strategies. Findings indicate that the CHOP is beneficial, particularly the B4 School check, which promotes healthy diets and physical activity. The report recommends that the CHOP should focus on risk factors and implement healthcare programs to raise awareness and promote healthy lifestyles. Furthermore, the report suggests that the government should reduce sugar in products and implement more intervention programs to address other disorders caused by childhood obesity. The evaluation highlights the importance of the CHOP in addressing childhood obesity in New Zealand.

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Introduction
 The purpose of the report is to evaluate the childhood obesity program and identify
the methodology used in the paper.
 This report will include methodology, focus, finding and forward action
 Childhood obesity program can be evaluated using logic model that will be
evaluated in this report.
1. Methodology
Figure: Reducing childhood obesity intervention logic model

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(Source: Ministry of Health, 2017)
Evaluation of CHOP
 We have evaluated the evaluation CHOP report with the help of logic model due to
their capability to provide complete information about the program.
 Moreover, in the evaluation part the findings of recent papers were involved and the
significance of CHOP program was determined.
Reason for choosing logic model
 A logic model is used for evaluating the chosen report as it helped to evaluate risk
factors and reduce childhood obesity by briefing complete information.
 This model also provides an overview of the New Zealand childhood obesity
program
 This logic model defined various shared goals and outcomes that helped to examine
new priorities for investment.
2. Focus
 This report focuses on the childhood obesity faced by the children and adults
 It provides complete information about obesity
 Helps to identify risk factors that lead childhood obesity
 Provide a way to understand the significance of CHOP program
 Focus on the interventions and strategies used in the New Zealand CHOP program

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3. Finding
 It is found that childhood obesity is a common problem in New Zealand
 The proposed childhood obesity program is beneficial that provide clarity about the
intervention programs.
 In terms of accuracy, the childhood obesity program is more effective that helped to
reduce obesity among children and adults
 It is found that B4 School check is an effective intervention provided by the CHOP
that helped to aware students and children about obesity and also promoted healthy
diets and physical activities.
4. Forward actions
 It is reported that CHOP should focus on the risk factors that lead to obesity issues
in children
 It is recommended that a childhood obesity program should implement healthcare
programs in order to aware individuals and promotes healthy diets (Hammersley,
Okely, Batterham, & Jones, 2019).
 Moreover, the Government should reduce the utilization of sugar in the products
that lead to diabetes and obesity problems.
 It is suggested that the CHOP should implement more intervention programs and
focus on the other disorders that occur due to childhood obesity.

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References
Hammersley, M. L., Okely, A. D., Batterham, M. J., & Jones, R. A. (2019). An internet-based
childhood obesity prevention program (Time2bHealthy) for parents of preschool-
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Ministry of Health, (2017). Children and Young People Living Well and Staying Well.
Retrieved from:
https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/children-
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report-2016-17-jun17.pdf