Childhood Obesity Reflection Paper

Obesity simply put, is an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity puts children at increased risk of disease and other health-related problems. Childhood obesity is a very serious and ongoing problem-putting children on the pathway to health conditions earlier in their life such as diabetes, elevated cholesterol, hypertension. Childhood obesity also has a link to depression as well as affects the self-esteem of children and adolescent. I recently performed a community teaching on childhood obesity and will be discussing the teaching experience, observation, summary of the teaching plan, epidemiological rationale for childhood obesity, evaluation of my teaching and the community’s response to the teaching. My student teaching experience

I gave the kids activities, provided the children with crayons and blank papers to look at the list of food and draw a picture of the healthy foods choices. The class was provided a copy of my power point presentation and resources. I needed the class, adults as well as children, to have a copy of the presentation so they can follow along. Overall this was a great experience for me, even though I must admit that I was a little nervous because teaching in public is not really my area of expertise, but it was a great experience and this experience will really help me moving forward. I will be able to get involved in presentations and public speaking both at work and in the

People 's eating habits have also changed tremendously, American eat more processed foods, and people tend to eat out a lot, the problem is with the foods that are offered in restaurants and vending machines which are unhealthy compared to what is generally prepared at home. Portion sizes are much more and packed with fat, and more calories. Some communities are designed in a way that it is almost impossible to be active and stay safe. Children getting to parks may be difficult. Americans spend too much time in front of screens, be it for work or entertainment. The solution to childhood obesity is not a single solution neither is it an easy one. The solution to childhood obesity is multidimensional; Parents should restrict television-viewing time for their children. As a community, we can also expand access to fruits and vegetables, learn how to grow our own vegetables. Communities can also reach out to school health advisory councils to advocate for healthy food programs in the school systems. There is so much that needs to be done even from the level of the local and state