Childhood Obesity: The Challenges For Nurses
Review of CHILDHOOD OBESITY: THE CHALLENGES FOR NURSES
Lionel Williams
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Professor Mauldin
12/3/2014
In this article Childhood Obesity: The Challenges for Nurses provide nurses with a background in dealing with the challenges associated with child obesity. The ages that they are trying to address is from birth to 18, preventing this at a young age lead to a healthier life. Penn & Kerr show research that suggests obesity can be passed on by genetics through the parents, they also cite eating, sleeping and leisure habits as impacts to weight gain. (Penn & Kerr 2014) Interventions is another topic Penn and Kerr go over in their article using the project Healthy kid and Healthy Futures as example
Lionel Williams
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Professor Mauldin
12/3/2014
In this article Childhood Obesity: The Challenges for Nurses provide nurses with a background in dealing with the challenges associated with child obesity. The ages that they are trying to address is from birth to 18, preventing this at a young age lead to a healthier life. Penn & Kerr show research that suggests obesity can be passed on by genetics through the parents, they also cite eating, sleeping and leisure habits as impacts to weight gain. (Penn & Kerr 2014) Interventions is another topic Penn and Kerr go over in their article using the project Healthy kid and Healthy Futures as example