Case Study # 2. please help with the solution. Lorrie is 16 years old and 75 pou

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Case Study # 2. please help with the solution.

Lorrie is 16 years old and 75 pounds overweight. Her father is an engineer who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Her mother is a chemist at the local hospital. At a recent health science fair at her school, a student-led screening clinic documented Lorrie’s blood pressure at 140/92 mm Hg. (Learning Objectives: 2, 4)

a. Is obesity a major health issue in the United States?

b. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NCHS, CDC; BRFSS, 2012), how is obesity defined?

c. What risk factors should be explored for Lorrie’s father for cardiovascular disease?

d. Public health nurses use statistics to demonstrate the need for obesity program development and community interventions. According to CDC data in 2014, what data were identified about obesity in children and adults?

Explanation / Answer

1Ans. Yes. Obesity has become a serious health problem in the United States (US): nearly 35% of Americans have obesity. All the medical associations like NIH(National Institute of health), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considered as chronic disease and a national epidemic. It is not just a weight problem, it can have serious effects on a person’s physical, metabolic and psychological health

2Ans. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is NCHS’ most in-depth and logistically complex survey, designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. Overweight, obesity, and healthy weight can be defined by the Body Mass Index (BMI), calculated as weight in kilograms/height in meters squared.

3Ans. Since Lorrie’s father is an engineer and his sedentary life style. Metabolic, inherited, food habits and work stress might lead to overweight that raised the risk for cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

4Ans. According to CDC data in 2014, The below mentioned data was identified about obesity in children and adults: **In 2011-2014 For children and adolescents aged 2-19 years1:

--The prevalence of obesity has remained fairly stable at about 17% and affects about 12.7 million children and adolescents.

--The prevalence of obesity was higher among Hispanics (21.9%) and non-Hispanic blacks (19.5%) than among non-Hispanic whites (14.7%).

--The prevalence of obesity was lower in non-Hispanic Asian youth (8.6%) than in youth who were non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, or Hispanic.

--The prevalence of obesity was 8.9% among 2- to 5-year-olds compared with 17.5% of 6- to 11-year-olds and 20.5% of 12- to 19-year-olds. Childhood obesity is also more common among certain populations.

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