Community-Based Healthcare: An Obesity Education Project Outcomes

This report outlines a community education project designed to address the increasing rates of obesity, particularly among young adults aged 10-19. The project aimed to raise awareness about the adverse health effects of obesity, including heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers, while also promoting healthier eating habits and regular exercise. The project involved analyzing the issue, engaging internal and external stakeholders, planning activities, and developing a budget. Key activities included demonstrating the effects of obesity through audio-visual aids and providing healthy recipes. The implementation phase focused on communication, resource collection, and continuous monitoring. Evaluation after the campaign showed positive outcomes, with participants adopting regular exercise habits, making healthier food choices, and experiencing weight loss. The project achieved its goal of fostering healthier lifestyles within the targeted community. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments and past papers for students.

HEALTHCARE
Community education based on
obesity

WHAT IS COMMUNITY
LEARNING?
 It is a program
organized by
institutions to ensure
social development of
individuals in the
society
 the chief purpose of
community education is
enhancing the capacity
of the people of all
ages, the capacity f the
communities to
enhance their quality of
life

IMPORTANCE OF THE COMMUNITY
EDUCATION ABOUT OBESITY
 The rate of obesity is
gradually increasing in
developed countries like
USA, Australia and UK
 Obesity has the potential
to lead to a great number
of diseases like
 Heart disease and stroke
 Diabetes
 Gout
 Cancer
 Heart disease
 Breathing issues
 Obstructive sleep Apnea and
others

IMPORTANCE OF THE COMMUNITY
EDUCATION CONT…
 The targeted community for
this community education
was young adults
 The age of the community
ranges from 10 years to 19
years (Morales et al., 2016)
 In USA, approximately 21
percent of the young adults
are suffering from obesity
 This community education
will made them aware of the
adverse effect of obesity
(Song et al., 2015).
 Not only this the project was
planned to enhance healthy
eating habits amongst the
mentioned community.

HOW COMMUNITY EDUCATION
PROJECT WAS PLANNED?
 to analyze the issue on which the
awareness is to be raised
 The second step involved considering both
the internal and external stakeholders
 activities to enhance the awareness of
obesity related issues were planned and a
budget was developed (Simmonds et al.,
2016)
 the objectives and outcomes of the
community educational plan had been
developed

ACTIVITY PLAN
 Two activities were planned for the
community education plan on obesity
 The first plan included to demonstrate
the adverse effects of obesity on our
body with the help of a audio visual
setup (Rancourt & McCullough, 2015).
 . She also provided with a good number
of healthy yet tasty simple recipes that
can help the participants reduce their
obesity within a limited time range

HOW THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION
PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED?
 first step of developing the community
education was to communicate the roles
and responsibility of the stakeholders
 Communication was established with
the suppliers
 fund was raised
 resources needed for the community
education was collected

HOW THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION
LEARNING WAS IMPLEMENTED?
1.Continuous
communication
with the
stakeholders and
suppliers were
maintained
2.Monitoring the
work process
3.Arranging
additional funds

OUTCOMES ACHIEVED
 After 5 days of the campaign it was
observed that out of 10 participants, 4
participants are regularly exercising.
 After 2 weeks it has been observed that
9 out of the 10 participants are regularly
exercising
 Changes in food habits were also
notified
 Majority of the participants were found
to select healthy food items over non
healthy food items

EVALUATION OF THE
COMMUNITY EDUCATION PLAN
 The goal of the project was achieved
 5 of the participants after this project
was found to lose1-2 lbs. 2 participants
were found to lose 2 kgs
 The food habits of 7 participants had got
changed positively
 all the participants were found to
develop effective exercising habit

REFERENCE LIST
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Obesity and health-related decisions: An empirical model
of the determinants of weight status across the
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Rancourt, D., & McCullough, M. B. (2015). Overlap in
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Simmonds, M., Llewellyn, A., Owen, C. G., & Woolacott, N.
(2016). Predicting adult obesity from childhood obesity: a
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Song, M., Choi, J. Y., Yang, J. J., Sung, H., Lee, Y., Lee, H.
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