Time 1 hr Facilitator Materials and Preparation Left side Right Side SAY: Why is obesity prevention the focus of SNAP-Ed and why is it so important? SAY: It is headline news. I think we all know that obesity is way too common, has serious consequences, and did you know that it is also very costly? SAY: One third of this crowd is obese and the cost of obesity are equally high Note to trainer/Background information: Data is from 2012 SAY: is semi-good news that is more current. This information just came out from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics in November: although obesity rates continued to climb among U.S. adults over the past decade, they stabilized for children and teens. Review SAY: Here is one example of why the costs are so high: Obese and overweight children visit the emergency department and outpatient clinics more often than children of normal weight or those who are underweight, according to a study in Academic Pediatrics. The Mayo Clinic calculated body mass index for 34,335 children, ages 2–18 years, in Olmsted County, MN, and found that children at or above the 85th percentile in BMI were more likely to use the emergency department. SAY: Early childhood media exposure is associated with obesity and many adverse health conditions
Time 1 hr Facilitator Materials and Preparation Left side Right Side SAY: Why is obesity prevention the focus of SNAP-Ed and why is it so important? SAY: It is headline news. I think we all know that obesity is way too common, has serious consequences, and did you know that it is also very costly? SAY: One third of this crowd is obese and the cost of obesity are equally high Note to trainer/Background information: Data is from 2012 SAY: is semi-good news that is more current. This information just came out from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics in November: although obesity rates continued to climb among U.S. adults over the past decade, they stabilized for children and teens. Review SAY: Here is one example of why the costs are so high: Obese and overweight children visit the emergency department and outpatient clinics more often than children of normal weight or those who are underweight, according to a study in Academic Pediatrics. The Mayo Clinic calculated body mass index for 34,335 children, ages 2–18 years, in Olmsted County, MN, and found that children at or above the 85th percentile in BMI were more likely to use the emergency department. SAY: Early childhood media exposure is associated with obesity and many adverse health conditions
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