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Regulating Kids' Meals To Combat Childhood Obesity, Y-Lan Khuong
Regulating Kids' Meals To Combat Childhood Obesity, Y-Lan Khuong
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Obesity is an epidemic crossing genders, ages, socioeconomic status, geography, and race/ethnicity. In Vermont, 11.3% of 10 to 17-year old are considered obese, thereby increasing risk for numerous health issues. One contributing factor is an increased tendency to eat away from home. This project aims to provide qualitative evidence regarding response to policy setting nutritional standards for kids' meals in Vermont restaurants.
Barriers To Healthy Eating Among The Senior Populations In Brookfield, Ct, Yueyue Shen
Barriers To Healthy Eating Among The Senior Populations In Brookfield, Ct, Yueyue Shen
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
In the U.S, the cost of diseases associated with unhealthy eating reaches $157 billion a year. In the Western Connecticut area, hypertension and diabetes are the top two reasons for admitting seniors to the hospital. Both of them can be managed by healthy diet and exercise. This project aims to identify the barriers to eating healthy among elderly in Brookfield, CT, and to discuss potential interventions that can be implanted to address the identified barriers.
Energy, Nutrition, And Exercise: An Effort To Prevent Childhood Obesity In Vermont, Eric Franklin Bennett
Energy, Nutrition, And Exercise: An Effort To Prevent Childhood Obesity In Vermont, Eric Franklin Bennett
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Childhood obesity is an epidemic in the United States affecting 17% of all children. In Vermont 12.5% of children are obese. This carries increased risk for many health problems and an increased cost of medical care averaging $19,000 per obese child over a lifetime. This project aims to teach children about healthy food choices and exercise.