Health Care Campaign II

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Part I of this paper examined childhood obesity as a public health issues that faces the state of Texas . Further , the paper dwelt on the importance of addressing this public health issues because it has an impact on the lives of the children at the community , state , and national levels . Moreover , the paper also identified the models and systems that have found use in the determination and of childhood obesity , along with the associated vital statistics involved , and

br management care . The research paper revealed how prevalence in childhood obesity in the state of Texas increased from 5 .2 to 10 .9 for children between the ages of 7 to 12 between 1970 and 1995 . In an effort to address this public health issues , community organizations , the state of Texas as well as the federal government have also played a pivotal role in taking initiatives to help address this epidemic . At the community level , local agencies including health clinics and community centers have all been actively involved in the fight against childhood obesity Parents , schools , and the community are all charged with the responsibility of creating awareness about the childhood obesity epidemic . State agencies that are dealing with obesity in Texas include the Texas Obesity Research Center and the Health and Human Commission At the national level , The Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Childhood Obesity Foundation has been instrumental in the fight against...