Health promotion program

Running head : HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM

Health Promotion Program

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Abstract

Overweight is a national program . The development of one day health promotion program will require researching epidemiology determining screening tools and designing a budget . Health promotion program will be aimed at developing community awareness about health risks and consequences of overweight and obesity

Health Promotion Program

Introduction

Overweight has already turned into a serious health issue . Numerous programs are designed to address the risks of overweight and obesity among

adults . The development of such health promotion programs requires researching epidemiology , identifying risk factors , and determining the screening tools that will be used to monitor the changes in participants ' health condition . It is certainly critical for any health promotion to identify the approximate costs and possibly benefits of such programs

Overweight : epidemiology

Generally , 39 .8 million of American adults are obese the following statistics will tell much about overweight and obesity prevalence in the United States : 25 .2 of men aged 35-44 are obese 33 .9 of women aged 35-44 are also obese . Across gender and racial groups , 35 .9 of African American women and 24 .4 of African American men know about their overweight problems . This data refers to those whose BMI is 25 and higher . Many states face obesity problems : for example , in California the number of people with overweight and obesity problems has already reached 20-24 (Wrong Diagnosis , 2008

Risk factors

Those who are aware of their health condition should also be aware of the risk factors that accompany overweight and obesity issues . These include high blood pressure (hypertension , diabetes , and cancer . To be more specific , several studies have already related obesity and overweight to the risks of miscarriage , bone diseases , liver diseases sleeping problems , and even Alzheimer 's disease (Moy , 2003 . The list of these and other overweight risk factors should be published , so that each health promotion program participant is able to read , review , and remember how dangerous overweight is for human health

Screening tools and recommendations for screening overweight

In case with overweight , nutritional screening and the control of body weight remain one of the most reliable means for determining the progress of each patient . However , recent researches have proved the relevance of Body Mass Index (BMI ) to screening the changes of health condition among overweight and obesity patients . To determine risk , the following BMI categories are used

BMI of 18 .5 to 24 .9 is healthy

BMI of 25 to 29 .9 is considered overweight

BMI higher than 30 is considered obese (WIN , 2008

Furthermore , Moy (2003 ) refers to waist circumference as one of the essential screening tools for overweight and obesity patients . Waist circumference is performed better than Waist Hip Ration (WHR it is indicative that waist circumference could be used as a tool in raising awareness of weight management among overweight and obese population (Moy , 2003 . Although waist circumference is a relatively new screening tool , it is simple and informative . On the basis of weight , BMI...