Primary Prevention of Overweight and Obesity - Report Example

Primary Prevention Project: Overweight and Obesity

Time Log

Time

Activity

Observation

Interviews

Location and Contact

Hours

Relevance to Topic

24/10/2017

Interviewed Daniel, the gym attendant in charge of the facility to get their perception towards those that register with them to reduce their weight.

Fitness 19, located in Plaza At Riverlakes, 9620 Hageman Rd Suite B

+1 661-588-5519

1 hour

Visited the gym to understand the meal plans the fitness center advises its clients.

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Attended tea-time and lunch sessions to understand what the school fed the young children

Greenfield Country Preschool, 7690 S Union Avenue

+1 661-834-8184

3 hours

Interviewed the kitchen staff to understand the combination of foods they give children to ensure a balanced diet

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Interviewed Lucy, Isaac, and Simon, some of the management team at the senior center to understand how they uphold healthy cooking for the citizens.

Rasmussen Senior Center

115 E Roberts Ln

+1 661-392-2030

1 hour

Visited the senior center to understand the type of meals they take and frequency.

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I participated of the food. This enabled me to understand the period one should cook different types of foods and preserve their natural nutrients.

Adventists Health Bakersfield Wellness Center

1524 27th Suite 101

+1 661-869-6580

3 hours

The wellness center would have relevant information about the balancing of nutrients sold by the premises

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Observed how the pediatrician handles and offers advice to patients who argue that their children do not feed well

Riverwalk Pediatric Clinic

9508 Stockdale Hwy

+1 661-663-7500

3 hours

The pediatric clinic had relevant information about the advice given to parents and guardians on how to feed the children

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Participated in the physical education clases to understand the type of exercises children perform

Ronald Reagan Elementary School

10800 Rosslyn

+661-665-8099

3 hours

It was relevant to understand what exercises the teacher extended to their students

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Observed the type of people visiting the healthcare facilities

Advanced Nutritional Consulting

1001 Tower Way

+1 661-327-7074

3 hours

The relevance of the visit was to understand the way a nutritional clinic works

25/10/2017

Observed the type of foods family prefer when they eat out.

Greenfield Family Resource Center

5400 Monitor Street

+1 661-837-3720

3 hours

I wanted to understand whether people feed unhealthily when they purchase foods

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To observe the types of foods young people feed on when out of their parents and guardians watch

Target-Boys and Girls Club

3401 Mall View Road

+1 661-872-9929

3 hours

This was to understand the culture in young people’s minds in relation to healthy feeding

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Interviewed some of the senior citizens who gave their names as Lewis, Trevor, Grace, and Alice. This was understand the type of eating habits they had in the past and issues they have due to their historical healthy or unhealthy activities

Kern County Aging And Adult Services

5357 Truxtun Avenue

+1 661-868-1006

1 hour

I wanted to get testimonies of how past eating habits affected the present in both positive and negative ways

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The reason for going back at the school was to confirm whether the learning institution feeds children unhealthy foods during birthday parties or other occasions

Greenfield Country Preschool, 7690 S Union Avenue

+1 661-834-8184

3 hours

Revisited the school to interview teachers on foods they stock during parties and the reception children have towards them compared to the kind of foods they feed on a regular basis. There was a birthday party for one of the students and a variety of foods were available

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Revisited the clinic and interviewed Sarah, Lydia, Samuel, and Henry, the nutritionists to access the type of advice they give to their patients

Advanced Nutritional Consulting

1001 Tower Way

+1 661-327-7074

1 hour

This was relevant to know about foods and healthy eating habits from some of the clients who visited the center

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Interviewed some of the registered members Elsie, Gabriels, Dennis, and James, to get first hand information about their weight journey and what they had dealt with in the past

Fitness 19, located in Plaza At Riverlakes, 9620 Hageman Rd Suite B

+1 661-588-5519

1 hour

This was relevant so that I could understand how people view the relationship between their weight and health

26/10/2017

Observed the type of foods served at the hotel and those that customers ordered more than others

Courtyard Bakersfield

3601 Commercial Street

+1 661-324-6669

3 hours

This was relevant as it enabled me to understand whether people are naturally driven to take healthy foods

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I participated in serving some of the visitors’s orders

SpringHill Suites Bakersfield

3801 Commercial Street

+1 661-377-4000

3 hours

This was important as I had the chance to understand why people travel from different parts of the world to take unhealthy foods

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I participated in serving in the cafeteria at school

San Joaquin Valley College

201 New Stine Road

+1 661-834-0126

3 hours

This was relevant as it made me understand how young people keep fit through healthy eating

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Observed how students ordered food at the school cafeteria

Libery Career College

906 19th Street

+1 661-322-3030

3 hours

This was relevant as I saw how students choose to eat their meals in relation to their weight

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Observed how the senior citizens consumed foods given to them

Westchester Gardens

5400 Stine Road

+1 661-398-8802

3 hours

This was relevant because I would be able to understand the types of foods seniors consume and how it relates to their health

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Observed the type of foods the kitchen department prepares for patients

Bakersfield Heart Hospital

3002 Sillect Avenue

+1 661-326-600

3 hours

This was relevant as I would be in a position to see patients battling heart diseases triggered by weight issues

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Observed the type of foods served to the children

Ronald Reagan Elementary School

10800 Rosslyn

+661-665-8099

3 hours

Relevant to understand the type of foods children consumed

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I observed the types of foods ordered in the hospital kitchen

Emmanuel Convalescent Hospital

1611 Heigt Street

+1 662-872-2324

3 hours

This was important to understand how the hospital contributed to the weight and health issues of their patients

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I participated on serving the customes at the hotel to know the types of foods most customers demanded

Quality Inn & Suites

4500 Buck Owens

+1 661-324-5555

3 hours

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I observed how the nutritionists advised the sportspeople on the right combination of foods that would help boost their bodies

Bakersfield Sports Nutrition

3501 Mall View Road

+1 661-873-4098

3 hours

This was important as it helped understand how nutritionists helped their customers maintain the right weight

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I observed the food combinations that wellness specialists advocated to their patients

Truxtun Medical Group & Psychiatric Wellness Center

8329 Brimhall Road

+1 661-431-1555

3 hours

This was relevant as it helped understand the advice given to patients with mental problems

Introduction

Overweight and obesity are some of the issues affecting the society. When detected early, people are in a position to maintain a healthy weight and avoid diseases that come from being obese. Unhealthy eating is one of the leading causes of being obese and overweight. Further, ignorance and lack of proper information about nutrients found in different types of food might cause people to eat meals that lead to their weight problems (Herring et al., 2012). Understanding the causes of obesity in the society will help people observe what they eat. It will also help develop a good tradition where people eat healthy meals at all times. Further, learning institutions will develop meal plans that assist the children under their care to start taking healthy foods from an age. It is worth noting that overweight and obesity affects people of all ages irrespective of their age. It also has a negative effect on the wellness of an individual if they do not take the proper precaution of changing the combination of foods they consume. Healthcare officials argue that the best step to ensure issues with overweight and obesity do not affect people is through prevention. This can only take place through taking a proper meal after understanding the benefits of having a manageable weight. With the development of technology, it is possible to reach out to a large number of people and educate them on healthy living. The current social media influence on decisions persons across diverse locations is a good platform to provide knowledge about healthy eating. Promoting health among people will increase the lifespan as one reduces the possibility of dying from overweight and obesity related issues.

Problem Description

The primary prevention topic is overweight and obesity for the people living in California State, with a special interest in Bakersfield town. The target populations for the study are those affected by the health concern, those working to prevent the possibility of developing the condition, and learning institutions that guide the society on healthy feeding from a young age. The population size is 100. Special demographics related to the population included young and old, men, and women, high and low income earners. The study used a population comprising of people from different races as they are all affected by overweight and obesity issues. The physical and social environment includes health care facilities, fitness centers, and learning institutions.

Health Disparity

Some of the evident disparities in Bakersfield are related to the economic power of people. Healthy foods are expensive and not all people can afford them. In addition, accessing and affording fitness fees when one has overweight and obesity is impossible for most people. This means that they can only commit themselves to exercising at home without proper guidance from the healthcare practitioners and nutritionists who work at such premises.

Data to Support Health Disparity

Data to support the health disparity claims is from on the high number of low-income earners in the town of Bakersfield ranging comprising about 75% of the entire population.

Current Primary Community and Prevention Resources

Some of the primary community and prevention resources include educating the community from a young age on the importance of eating healthy meals and maintaining their weight. Another applicable resource in the community includes the feeding health programs in the town of Bakersfield. For instance, Adventists Health Bakersfield Wellness Center gives food to the public free of charge. During this time, it educates those who care to know about how they can prepare healthy and simple meals at their homes. Senior citizens’ homes work with some healthcare providers to check their weight condition. They visit citizens so that they can help keep them on track and advise them on how to live longer.

Underlying Causes

Some of the underlying causes of overweight and obesity include genetic influences, unhealthy eating, and environment, lack of taking exercise, stress, and depression. People come from different genetic combinations, which mean that some of them might be overweight naturally (Herring et al., 2012). This is evident from when an individual is born and a visit to the pediatrician clinic revealed some of these claims. Some of the children brought in for check-ups were overweight since it ran in their family. However, the doctor in charge advised them on what meals they could feed their children to avoid having more challenges as they grew up. Unhealthy eating also contributes to overweight and obesity issues. Most foods in the market and eating joints stock foods high in calories and cholesterol. In addition, some of these people eat junk most of the time, like when watching television (Frieden, Dietz & Collins, 2010). This is from the fitness adviser at the gym. The environment where one grows, stays, and interacts with affect their overweight and obesity conditions. Some people tend to have an emotional eating spree when going through a stressful and depressing moment in their lives.

Evidence-Based Practice

The most applicable evidence-based practice for the community in Bakersfield is integrating education programs for the community. It should be affordable to most people so that they can gather at designated areas to learn about preparing healthy meals at affordable prices. In addition, public healthcare facilities should avail programs of wellness so that people can come it and learn free of charge (Thangaratinam et al., 2012). This will help in the decision-making processes of persons, as they understand how to live healthy lives with low incomes.

Identification of data

Healthcare facilities in Bakersfield are large in number and are about 3 per square kilometer. The feeder roads are functional and it is therefore easy for people to move from one place to another. Further, the large populations in Bakersfield will provide the numbers needed to educate the people at large.

Social media campaign objective

The main objective of using social media is to enable the nurses reach a wider audience. Most young people use social media as the main method of communication and access important information related to their welfare (Frieden, Dietz & Collins, 2010). They also trust the sources as opposed to conventional methods. It will also be possible to engage with people at all times, irrespective of the time they access a post on weight and obesity.

Social marketing interventions

Social marketing interventions will enable members share with each other ideas on how they manage their overweight and obesity issues from the comfort of their homes. It will also be possible to have online meetings with all members to encourage each other.

Rationale

The rationale for using social media as the main method to campaign against issues of overweight and obesity is because most people look for online information on how to control current issues facing them.

Social media platforms

Some of the media platforms to use include Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram which are some of the most used applications by youths.

Benefits of social media platform

• Reach a wide audience at the same time
• One-on-one interaction with friends and followers
• Ability to respond to more than one question at a time
• Sharing of ideas with other members

Benefit of target population

The target population is young people. Teaching youths how to eat healthy and look after their weight from an early age will help develop a positive culture among the community. They will also be in a position to teach their parents and guardians on how to check their weight and avoid issues when they grow older (Hesketh & Campbell, 2010). This culture will also guide them even as they age and will have no issues with weight or obesity.

Best practices for social media

The social media manager should be active and online most of the time so that they can answer questions and issues raised by members as they seek guidance and clarification on different types of foods. This will help increase confidence the people have on social media in addressing their issues (Frieden, Dietz, & Collins, 2010). Another good practice for social media is ensuring that the manager uses polite and professional language when discussing different ideas about weight and obesity and handle followers well so that they can continue with their allegiance to the page.

Stakeholder roles and responsibilities

Every member of the community has a role to play in matters related to their health. They must take the first initiative of eating healthy (Hesketh & Campbell, 2010). They must also be willing and able to follow guidelines forwarded to them so that they can reach the ideal weight depending on their age and gender. It will also be possible to work together in teams, though social media platforms as long as they can access the internet.

Potential partnerships

Partnering with the telecommunications industry in the town of Bakersfield will enable the message of healthy living reach a wider audience. For instance, televisions, social platforms, and print media are very effective when reaching the people living in that community. Evaluation of the effectiveness of measures taken by the society will depend on the number of people following the social media pages and those that attest they have lost weight and adopted healthy living. The reduced health issues reported at healthcare facilities will also be evidence that people worked on maintaining their weight (Thangaratinam et al., 2012). Measurable tools include number of overweight cases per square kilometer, registers made at fitness programs, and healthy children at pediatrician clinics. Cost of implementing of ideas is cheap; and will use around $500,000. This includes sponsoring the social media page, advertisements on other forms of media, and medical camps to educate the public.

Reflection on Social Media Marketing

Social media marketing will remain effective as long as the management of the page is realistic and works at all times. Further, the ability to introduce new ideas and healthy meals within a budget will encourage more people to have an interest in managing their weight.

Reflection of future nursing practice

Healthcare practitioners have the responsibility of passing advice to their patients on how they can live healthy lives through management of their weight. This can start as early as when parents and guardians take their young ones to pediatrician clinics. It is also the responsibility of nurses to follow up with the patients on how they manage their health conditions.