Obesity Advocacy Report: Prevention Strategies and Outcomes

This report focuses on obesity advocacy, particularly concerning youth health. It highlights the prevalence of obesity among Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, emphasizing the impact of location-specific factors, reduced access to services, and lifestyle choices. The report underscores the importance of advocacy for physical activity and nutrition, citing studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of these strategies. It discusses how engaging youth and their families in advocacy efforts can lead to significant reductions in obesity rates. The report also references studies that support the integration of family-based interventions and the enhancement of knowledge among family members to promote healthy behaviors and outcomes. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of continued advocacy to improve public health.

OBESITY PREVENTION
ADVOCACY AMONG
YOUTHS

Obesity Indicators
 Area specificity
 Lack of facilities
 Lack of physical activity among
the people (Indigenous vs non-
indigenous)
 Health status

Effect of indicators on Obesity
 According to the study of Thurber et al.
(2018), it is reported that due to location
specificity, more numbers of Aboriginal
people are having obesity (39% of total
population) while comparing with the non
indigenous Australian (22% of total
sample size).
 It is reported that due to reduced access of
services, food insecurity and lack of
knowledge, the aboriginal Australians
have 40% more chances of having obesity
than that of the Non-indigenous Australian.

Advocacy for obesity
 Advocacy for the nutrition is very
crucial for managing obesity
among the youths
 Engaging the youths in physical
activity (Besenyi et al., 2014).

Continued…
 Enhancing knowledge regarding
obesity among the youths.
 Engage family members in the
advocacy as a part of the social
advocacy (Besenyi et al., 2014).

Effectiveness of
Advocacy
 The study of Brennan et al. (2014),
reported that by using the physical
activity and nutritional advocacy,
prevalence of obesity had reduced by
56 % among youths (n=396).
 In another study by Marsh et al. (2014),
it is very effective the involvement of
family is very effective advocacy and as
a part of this knowledge levels among
the family members must be enhanced.

References
 Bellew, W., Bauman, A., Kite, J., Foley, B., Reece, L., Thomas, M., Mihrshahi, S., King, L.. Obesity
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 Besenyi, G. M., Carter, T. K., Pope, A. W., Gordon, K. L., Hebda, S., & Kaczynski, A. T. (2014).
Youth advocacy for policy, systems, and environmental changes for healthy eating/active living:
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 Brennan, L. K., Brownson, R. C., & Orleans, C. T. (2014). Childhood obesity policy research and
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 Marsh, S., Foley, L. S., Wilks, D. C., & Maddison, R. (2014). Family‐based interventions for
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 Thurber, K. A., Joshy, G., Korda, R., Eades, S. J., Wade, V., Bambrick, H., ... & Banks, E. (2018).
Obesity and its association with sociodemographic factors, health behaviours and health status
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