Running head: EBP PROPOSAL- PROBLEM DESCRIPTION 1
Evidence-Based Practice Proposal: Problem Description
Grand Canyon University: HCA-699
Christian Mbong
May 04, 2016
Obesity can be defined as the condition in which one carries more body weight than
recommended or expected. Obesity can be attained in a person at different ages, especially early
on in life. This can be affected by various genetics, environmental, and behavioral factors.
Childhood obesity, unfortunately, is a serious current health epidemic with terrible consequences
for this nation’s health, especially its children. There are numerous causes contributing to this
epidemic including nutrition, sedentary life styles, and significant changes in the way children
now eat. The amount of food Americans consume, the frequency, and the types of foods
themselves are among these changes in eating habits.
According to numerous research American people are the fattest on the entire word,
unfortunately, there is no slowing down anytime soon. A survey by The Journal of the American
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, EBP PROPOSAL- PROBLEM DESCRIPTION 2
Medical Association of adult women and men here in the USA between 1999 and 2000, found
that about 30.5% of Americans are struggling with obesity. This is up from 23% ten years
earlier, and nearly two-thirds (64%) are overweight (Flegal, Ogden, & Johnson, 2003).
Obesity has been experienced mostly by older people for decades, but research has found
that it can be experienced in any age as well. Children are victims of this major issue that keeps
getting worse and worse. Some argue that parents can be seen as one the main causes for this
phenomenon as well as the saviors in fixing this problem for their children. Here is no definitive
answer tough as genetics is found to play a significant role in children obesity. This was
evidenced when a research was conducted for the comparison between levels of obesity amongst
children coming from wealthy background versus those coming from poor families. This topic
definitively deserves everyone’s attention as obesity amongst children has both immediate and
long-term effects on youth’ health and well-being.
The purpose of the paper is to help in decreasing the predominance of children obesity,
especially the school aged ones. However, this will be done with different purposes that will be
focused towards meeting the main objective. The paper will investigate the level of obesity in the
children in elementary schools. School environment can play a significant role by creating a
safer and supportive environments with practices and policies that promote healthy habits. Also,
schools can help by providing opportunities for students in learning and practicing physical
activity behaviors and healthy eating.
Revised PICOT:
In children struggling with obesity (P) how does their overall school nutrition and
physical activity (I) compared to their parents involvement at home (C) affect their overall health
(Obesity) (O) throughout their preadolescence years (T)?
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Evidence-Based Practice Proposal: Problem Description
Grand Canyon University: HCA-699
Christian Mbong
May 04, 2016
Obesity can be defined as the condition in which one carries more body weight than
recommended or expected. Obesity can be attained in a person at different ages, especially early
on in life. This can be affected by various genetics, environmental, and behavioral factors.
Childhood obesity, unfortunately, is a serious current health epidemic with terrible consequences
for this nation’s health, especially its children. There are numerous causes contributing to this
epidemic including nutrition, sedentary life styles, and significant changes in the way children
now eat. The amount of food Americans consume, the frequency, and the types of foods
themselves are among these changes in eating habits.
According to numerous research American people are the fattest on the entire word,
unfortunately, there is no slowing down anytime soon. A survey by The Journal of the American
This study source was downloaded by 100000850699744 from CourseHero.com on 08-20-2022 04:05:11 GMT -05:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/16861851/PROBLEM-DESCRIPTION-1/
, EBP PROPOSAL- PROBLEM DESCRIPTION 2
Medical Association of adult women and men here in the USA between 1999 and 2000, found
that about 30.5% of Americans are struggling with obesity. This is up from 23% ten years
earlier, and nearly two-thirds (64%) are overweight (Flegal, Ogden, & Johnson, 2003).
Obesity has been experienced mostly by older people for decades, but research has found
that it can be experienced in any age as well. Children are victims of this major issue that keeps
getting worse and worse. Some argue that parents can be seen as one the main causes for this
phenomenon as well as the saviors in fixing this problem for their children. Here is no definitive
answer tough as genetics is found to play a significant role in children obesity. This was
evidenced when a research was conducted for the comparison between levels of obesity amongst
children coming from wealthy background versus those coming from poor families. This topic
definitively deserves everyone’s attention as obesity amongst children has both immediate and
long-term effects on youth’ health and well-being.
The purpose of the paper is to help in decreasing the predominance of children obesity,
especially the school aged ones. However, this will be done with different purposes that will be
focused towards meeting the main objective. The paper will investigate the level of obesity in the
children in elementary schools. School environment can play a significant role by creating a
safer and supportive environments with practices and policies that promote healthy habits. Also,
schools can help by providing opportunities for students in learning and practicing physical
activity behaviors and healthy eating.
Revised PICOT:
In children struggling with obesity (P) how does their overall school nutrition and
physical activity (I) compared to their parents involvement at home (C) affect their overall health
(Obesity) (O) throughout their preadolescence years (T)?
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