01:460:302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Public Health, Sleep Hygiene
17 Sep 2019
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Weight management interventions for pediatrics: asses behaviors, assess healthy eating and active living behaviors, provide preventative counseling, 5 (fruits and vegetables) 2 (hours or less of screen time) 1 (hour or more of physical activity) 0 sugary drinks every day: determine weight classifications, accurately determine weight and height, calculate and plot bmi and determine percentile. Focus on healthy behaviors not diet : eating a healthy breakfast (emphasis on protein, increasing intake of vegetables and fruit (fresh, frozen, canned, limiting sedentary (screen) time no more than. Social consequences of obesity: weight stigma and bias. What is weight stigma: social devaluation of an individual based on their weight; views patient as lazy, unmotivated, lacking willpower or being undisciplined. Who contributes: parents and other family members, peers, educators and counselors, healthcare professionals, society as a whole social media. Individual health consequences: unhealthy eating and lower physical activity, psychological disorders, stress-induced pathophysiology, substandard health care and decreased health care utilization.
