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Running IHead: IHEALTHY IPEOPLE I2020 IIMPACT

NR 503 Week 2 Assignment: Healthy People 2020 Impact Paper

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HEALTHY IPEOPLE I2020 IIMPACT

The IHealthy IPeople Iinitiative Iis Icharged Iwith Ithe Iultimate Igoal Iof Iimproving Ithe Ihealth Iof

Ithe IAmerican Ipublic Iutilizing Ievidence-based Ipractices. I“Healthy IPeople I2020 Icontains I42 Itopic

Iareas Iwith Iover I1,200 Iobjectives” I(Healthy IPeople I2020, I2019). IThe Itopic Iof Iinterest Ithis Ipaper

Icovers Iis IMaternal, IInfant, Iand IChild IHealth. IThe Itopic Icovers Ia Iwide Ispectrum Iof Isubtopics, Ibut

Ithis Ipaper Iwill Ispecifically Iaddress Ichildhood Iobesity, Iinadequate Inutrition, Iand Iunhealthy

Iweight. IIn Ian Iarticle Iby IOgden, Iet Ial I(2018), I“CDC Ianalyzed I2011–2014 Idata Ifrom Ithe INational

IHealth Iand INutrition IExamination ISurvey Ito Iobtain Iestimates Iof Ichildhood Iobesity Iprevalence Iby

Ihousehold Iincome Iand Ihead Iof Ihousehold Ieducation Ilevel I(high Ischool Igraduate Ior Iless, Isome

Icollege, Iand Icollege Igraduate)” I(p. I186). IAranceta-Batrina Iand IPerez-Rodrigo I(2016) Idetermined

Ithat Irates Iof Ichildhood Iobesity Iare Iat Ian Ialarmingly Ihigh Irate, Iand Iare Iincreasing Iannually, Iwith

Ian Iestimated I42 Imillion Ichildren Isuffering Ifrom Ichildhood Iobesity Iworldwide, Iaccording Ito Ithe

IWorld IHealth IOrganization I(p. I18). IThe Ioverall Itarget Ifor Ichildhood Iobesity, Ioutlined Iby IHealthy

IPeople I2020, Iis Iless Ithan Ia I14.5% Iprevalence I(Healthy IPeople I2020, I2019).

The IHealthy IPeople I2020 Iinitiative Iidentifies Ichildhood Iobesity Iand Ithe Iramifications

Iassociated Iwith Ithis Idisease Ias Ia Isignificant Iproblem Iin Ithe IUnited IStates. IMaintaining Ithe Ihealth

Iof Ithe Ifuture Igenerations Iof Ithis Icountry Iis Iso Ivital Iand Iidentifying Ithat Iit Istarts Iwith Ieducation

Iand Ilifestyle Ichanges Iis Ionly Ithe Istart. IAccording Ito ISonntag I(2017), Ichildhood Iobesity Iburdens

Ithe Ieconomy Iwith Idirect Icosts, Iin Ihealthcare Idue Ito Ian Iincreased Irisk Iof Ideveloping Iobesityassociated Idiseases Ithat Ineed Itreatment, Iand Iindirect Icosts Irelated Ito Isick Ileave, Ireduced

Iproductivity, Iand Ipremature Ideath I(p. I175).

Overview Iof IProblem

Childhood Iobesity Iis Ione Iof Ithe Imost Iserious Ipublic Ihealth Iproblems Iin Itoday’s Isociety. IIt

Iaffects Inot Ionly Ichildren Iin Ithe IUnited IStates, Ibut Ichildren Iall Iacross Ithe Iglobe Iwith Isome Iof Ithe

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