Action Plan: Community-Based Obesity Management in West Virginia, 2024

This report details an action plan aimed at addressing the obesity crisis in West Virginia through community development. The plan outlines objectives such as empowering the community with knowledge about obesity causes and management strategies. It proposes an implementation plan including meetings with leaders, review of educational materials, development of guidelines, and community outreach programs. The project's budget, justification, and implementation site are also discussed, along with teaching materials, nursing interventions, potential partnerships, and a work plan with timelines for outcome achievement. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of community development in combating obesity and improving public health.

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Action Plan
Introduction
Following the increasing incidences of obesity in the United States of America, there has
been need to curb the crisis. However, the problem is accompanied with huge costs. Thus
community development is the most economical way of ensuring healthy people come 2020
regarding the obesity crisis. Therefore, this paper is designed to bring forth an action plan for
implementing a community development project in West Virginia as a fundamental strategy of
creating awareness regarding the management strategies of obesity.
Objectives
 To empower the community regarding obesity in terms of the causes and overall
understanding of the disease.
 To educate the community regarding the strategies to be employed in managing obesity
in society.
Implementation Plan
Action 1: Start meetings of the leaders and national authority representatives like
cooperative extension service educators and professional associations fundamentally to promote
common interests towards the implementation of obesity management recommendations and
build a series of mutual development initiatives relating to the achievement of the desired
objectives. Such meetings will minimize the tendency of opinion makers to concentrate on
differences regarding the management of obesity rather than similarities in curbing the crisis as
they arise from such organizations. Messages that promote mutual understanding are of more
effect and credibility. However, each organization may be interested in promoting individual

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visibility towards the efforts of curbing the crisis. Therefore, this stage will involve the use of
financial incentives through fund raising abilities to enhance cooperative efforts.
Action 2: Review of various materials prepared by diverse professional groups regarding
the management of obesity. Consistency is a vital concept while educating the public. Therefore,
it is vital for the director of the community development program to review all the materials that
are prepared by different professional groups to promote consistency. This intervention will
prevent disparities during the development process.
Action 3: Develop a committee made of authors and publishers to develop a series of
guidelines that will be used by publishers to provide consistent and authoritative information
regarding the management of obesity. This committee shall play a vital role in developing
guidelines and materials relating to the management of obesity. The committee will also
document the skills necessary for the implementation of diabetes management recommendations.
The products of the committee shall be distributed to major publishers in the field of health to
guide them in the development of new and revised publications regarding the management of
obesity.
Action 4: Develop a panel that will evaluate and review education materials available to
teachers in various educational departments across the community (NCBI, 2018). Due to the
financial constraints circumnavigating schools and other educational departments, teachers are
forced to utilize materials which are either offered freely or at lower prices despite having
incomplete and inaccurate information. Therefore, a committee that will review such materials is
necessary to promote consistency of messages available to the public regarding the management
of obesity.

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Action 5: Community Outreach and educating of the public. At this level, field trips shall
be organized whereby various groups of potential mentors shall contact community outreach
programmes to meet and educate the public regarding obesity and management strategies.
Action 6: Monitoring and Evaluation of the community development project. Monitoring
shall be done daily to identify the gaps and design remedies that will curb the challenges facing
the project (NICE, 2012). Evaluation, on the other hand, shall be done at the end of the project
whereby the outcomes of the programme shall be compared to the set targets to assess the
performance.
Budget
Income Formula Projected
Sponsorship $15,000
Participants Fees $300*50 participants $15,000
Total Income $30,000
Expenses Formula Projected
Wedges to the Staff $10,000
Food $2000
Training $500
Incentives and Awards $500
Project site rental $2000
Printing $1000
Transportation Six Van $24,000
Postage &2000
Telephones 5 $25,000
Total Expenses $67,000

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Net income (37,000)
Justification for the Project
Obesity is becoming a fundamental issue in the United States of America (FRAC, 2019).
Obesity is also associated with heavy costs in the U.S. (Dietz, 2017). Obesity among the adults
has been periodically increasing in states such as South Carolina, Oklahoma, Lowa, Rhode
Island, Ohio, and Massachusetts. Obesity among the adults is maintained above 35% in the
above-mentioned nations with the least value of 30% in other twenty-nine states. Obesity is
highest in West Virginia (38.1%) (Mark, 2018). This report is not just justified upon the rising
cases of obesity in the US but the health complications circumnavigating obesity crisis. For
instance, West Virginia records the highest number of patients with diabetes (15.2%) (State of
Obesity, 2017). The country also records the highest number of patients in hypertension (43.5%)
(State of Obesity, 2017). All these complications are heavily linked to obesity. Thus, addressing
obesity through the community development project is a vital strategic approach in curbing
related health complications such as hypertension and diabetes. Therefore, 2020 wellbeing of the
people depends on the ability to settle the obesity crisis through community development.
Site for Implementation
This action plan shall be implemented in two weeks upon the submission date of this
document. The place of choice for implementation is West Virginia. West Virginia is one of the
Southern United States located in the Appalachian region. The country is relevant for the
implementation of the project due to the rising incidences of obesity in the region. Furthermore,
the state has expressed rising incidences in obesity-related complications such us hypertension
and diabetes.
Teaching Materials (Victoria State Government, 2017)

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 Text books- Text books with relevant information regarding obesity and strategies in
curbing the crisis shall be published and used in teaching the community.
 Films- Films shall be utilized to show the villagers how to perform some of the exercises
that play a fundamental role in preventing obesity.
 Radio programs- Radio programs shall be utilized to teach the public about the general
knowledge on the topic and how to prevent obesity.
 Digital learning resources- Under this section, videos shall be utilized to show people
how to perform exercises as a strategic approach to preventing obesity. Audio shall also
be used in teaching general knowledge on the topic. Finally, the project shall utilize
images and animations to emphasize on the visual representation of obesity.
 Speeches- Community outreach programmes shall be organized whereby educators shall
organize the community members in groups and present their speeches on the topic.
 Performances- Handling obesity requires one to engage in a series of physical activities.
Therefore, performances shall be utilized to educate the community on the technical
skills involved in performing isometric and range of motion exercises.
Nursing Interventions
Intervention 1: Setting up a dietary and exercise plan
In most cases, the treatment of obesity the diet, exercise, behavior, and lifestyle
alterations (Oswald, 2019). Therefore, the nursing practitioner will help the patient in setting up a
dietary plan that will prevent obesity. Furthermore, the practitioner will include a plan for
exercises and lifestyle changes that will prevent the disease.
Intervention 2: Medical prescription

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The most recommended medications for the condition are anorexiants. The medications
play fundamental roles in increasing the basal metabolic rates while suppressing patients’
appetite (Lilley, Collins, & Snyder, 2014).
Potential Private and Public Partnerships
The first partners in implementing the community development strategy regarding
obesity are the health institutions (both private and public health institutions). Also, there exists
the government which plays a fundamental role in not only providing the necessary resources but
also providing security for the implementation process. Furthermore, educational institutions will
play a vital role in incorporating the suggested strategies in the school curriculum. Finally, media
departments will play a vital role in disseminating information regarding the topic.
Work Plan
Outcome Achievement Timeline
Reduce the number of obesity cases by 5% 5 Months
Reduce the number of obesity-related
hypertension cases by 9%
4 Months
Reduce the number of obesity-related diabetes
cases by 7%
4.5 Months
Improved knowledge and skills regarding the
prevention of obesity
6 Months
Conclusion
Obesity is a fundamental issue in America. Most of the problematic diseases in the
country are brought about by obesity. However, community development regarding the

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management of the crisis is essential in curbing the issue. Therefore, implementation of this
action plan is vital for the wellbeing of the community.
References

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FRAC (2019). Obesity in the U.S. [Online]. Retrieved from:
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Lilley, L., Collins, S., $ Snyder, J. (2014). Pharmacology and the nursing process. (7th ed.). St.
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Mark, R. (2018). Adult obesity in the United States [online].
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NCBI (2018). Eight education of the public: Strategies and actions for implementation [online].
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Oswald, R. (2019). Childhood Obesity and Nursing Interventions [online]. Retrieved from:
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State of Obesity (2017). Obesity rates and trend data [online]. Retrieved from:
https://www.stateofobesity.org/data/
Victoria State Government (2017). Sustainable teaching and learning resources [online].
Retrieved from: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/spag/curriculum/
Pages/resources.aspx