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Youth Soccer Intervention For Childhood Overweight In Mississippi, Robert A. Leach D.C.
Youth Soccer Intervention For Childhood Overweight In Mississippi, Robert A. Leach D.C.
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The scourge of childhood obesity in Mississippi threatens to undermine progress made in other national health goals espoused by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Community-based youth sport activities, and specifically soccer, may lower Body Mass Index (BMI) and have the potential to provide the vigorous physical activity preventive and intervention indicated by studies to date, especially given the explosive growth o f the sport in the US recently among females. After gaining approval from the Starkville School Board, access to FitnessGram data of all 4^^ grade students at a public school was obtained and data revealed 57 female students …
The Role Of The Nurse Practitioner Regarding The Promotion Of Health In Childhood Obesity, Joanna R. Mccollum
The Role Of The Nurse Practitioner Regarding The Promotion Of Health In Childhood Obesity, Joanna R. Mccollum
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Childhood obesity is a condition that is growing in epidemic proportions in the United States (U.S.). The prevalence of childhood obesity has doubled since the 1980’s. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC, 2002), stated that approximately 55 % o f the U.S. population is overweight. According to Moran (1999), preventing childhood obesity significantly decreases morbidity related to type II diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, hyperuricemia, and other chronic conditions. The purpose o f this Evidence Based Practice (EBP) project was to develop a nurse practitioner knowledgebase regarding health promotion in childhood obesity. The research questions asked: (a) What is the level o …