Imagine you are the director of the Hillsborough County Health Department. You have been asked to develop an intervention to address women’s weight issues to prevent childhood obesity among 1 specific minority group. For example, you may choose to focus on individuals who self identify as Black, African American, Hispanic, Latinx, Native American, Alaska Native, Asian, or Pacific Islander. This recommendation should not focus only on doctor-patient interactions (HINT: For ideas, refer to the Child Obesity PPT lecture for a refresher on the Ecological Model. Think through your answers at each level of the SocioEcological Model). This assignment should be completed with the goal of creating an effective intervention for parents and children and should not focus on blaming mothers or shaming cultural practices for childhood obesity.
Why is it important to address this issue?
Why is it important to address this issue among your selected minority group? (choose just one minority group)
What would you propose? Why? Be specific in describing your proposed intervention. (Choose at least 1 scholarly article* to use as a reference in your response. Make a scientific argument do not just state your opinion).
Total: 30 points
*Tip: When you search scholarly journal databases (such as PubMed), try using search words and combinations such as: prevalence childhood obesity; childhood obesity programs; mother AND childhood obesity, parents AND childhood obesity; child weight AND mother; maternal nutrition and childhood obesity; childhood obesity AND ethnic minorities