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Poverty Equals Obesity:
The Dangerous DilemmaPoverty Equals Obesity:
The Dangerous Dilemma
Holley Klein
October 2011
Childhood Obesity EpidemicChildhood Obesity Epidemic
Lack of Nutritious Food and Obesity
In-Text Cite for YouTube Video
ContentsContents
1. Healthy Foods Are More Expensive 1. Healthy Foods Are More Expensive
2. Access To Healthy Foods Are Limited 2. Access To Healthy Foods Are Limited
3. Lack Of Exercise – unsafe neighborhoods
3. Lack Of Exercise – unsafe neighborhoods
4. The Promise Of A Job – Government Program 4. The Promise Of A Job – Government Program
5. Community Involvement and Help 5. Community Involvement and Help
6. Getting The Schools Involved 6. Getting The Schools Involved
Poverty Totals in AmericaPoverty Totals in America
Poverty Rates in Percentage and Millions from 2007 – 20102007 – 12.5% or 37.3 Million 2009 – 14.3% or 43.6 Million2008 – 13.2% or 39.8 Million 2010 – 15.1% or 46.2 Million
Three Problems of Poverty and Obesity
Three Problems of Poverty and Obesity
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2
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Healthy Foods Are More Expensive Healthy Foods Are More Expensive
Access Is Limited For Low Income FamiliesAccess Is Limited For Low Income Families
There Is A Lack Of ExerciseThere Is A Lack Of Exercise
Thrifty Food Plan vs. HealthierThrifty Food Plan vs. Healthier
• Average Thrifty Food Plan basket cost is $194 for 2 weeks.
• Average Healthier Food basket cost is $230 for 2 weeks.
• A 35% - 40% higher cost between the two plans.
(Jetter & Cassady, 2006)
“Supply of food to a given community or geographic
region”
AvailabilityAvailability
Utilization Utilization
AccessAccess
“Refers to the physiological process of converting food to
nutrients”
“Describes the ability of individuals or households to
acquire or produce food”
Food Insecurity in the United States
Limited Access To FoodLimited Access To Food
(Rutten Finney, Taroch, Colon-Ramos, Johnson-Askew, 2010)
Least Safe
Parents S
aid
2n
d Safest
Parents S
aid
Neighborhood Safety & ExerciseNeighborhood Safety & Exercise
3rd S
afestP
arents Said
Safest
Parents S
aid
4% 10% 13% 17%
A Survey done of parents living in poverty to demonstrate the percentage of obese children in the safest to least
safest neighborhood (Gardner, 2006).
(Gardner, 2006)
Three Solutions to Poverty and Obesity
Three Solutions to Poverty and Obesity
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3
The Promise Of A JobThe Promise Of A Job
Change dynamics of the neighborhoodChange dynamics of the neighborhood
Getting the public schools involved Getting the public schools involved
Phase III – The Job
Phase I – Recruitment
and/or Referral
Phase II – Assessment, Job Readiness Training,
Job Development, Search, and Placement
Phase IV – Monitoring,
Mediation, Retention, and
Entry into “open market”
Employment
The Promise of a Job
The Promise Of A JobThe Promise Of A Job
(Mallon & Stevens, 2010)
Have Farmers Markets
In Low Income
Neighborhoods
Reduce the Amount of
Fast Food
Establishments in
Low Income Areas
Attract Better
Supermarkets
to
Underserved
Areas
Improve Poor NeighborhoodsImprove Poor Neighborhoods
(Larson, Story, & Nelson, 2009)
Make a Difference at Your SchoolMake a Difference at Your School
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1. Address physical activity and nutrition through a Coordinated School Health Program also known as (CSHP)
2. Maintain an active school health council and designate a school health coordinator.
3. Assess the school’s health policies and programs and develop a plan for improvement.
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4. Strengthen the school’s nutrition and physical activity policies.
Building The FoundationBuilding The Foundation
(Center for Disease Control, 2011)
Taking ActionTaking Action
TakingActionPlanImplement a high quality
course of study in health education
Implement a high qualitycourse of study in health education
Implement a high quality healthpromotion program for school
staff
Implement a high quality healthpromotion program for school
staff
Implement a high qualitycourse of study in physical education
Implement a high qualitycourse of study in physical education
Implement a qualityschool meals program
Implement a qualityschool meals program
Increase opportunities for students to engage in
physical activity
Increase opportunities for students to engage in
physical activity
Ensure that students have appealing, healthy choicesin foods and beverages
outside of the school meals program
Ensure that students have appealing, healthy choicesin foods and beverages
outside of the school meals program
Programs that serve both students but staff as wellas children tend to model behavior. Teachers lead…
Students follow.
L/O/G/OCompleted by: Holley Klein
October, 2011
Thank You!Thank You!
ReferencesReferences
• Make a difference at your school. (2008). Retrieved October 2, 2011, from Centers for Disease and Control: www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/KeyStratgies
• Drewnowski, A., & Hoisington, A. (2005, September 8). Poverty Linked to Obesity. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 22(15), 16.
• Gardner, A. (2006, January 3). Safe neighborhoods keep kids leaner. Health Day Consumer News Service.
• Jetter, K. M., & Cassady, D. L. (2006). The availability and cost of healthier food alternatives. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30(1), 38-44.
ReferencesReferences
• Larson, N. I., Story, M. T., & Nelson, M. C. (2009). Neighborhood environments disparities in access to healthy foods in the U.S. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36((1)), 74-81.e10.
• Lumeng, J. C., Appugliese, D., Cabral, H. J., Bradley, R. H., & Zuckerman, B. (2006). Neighborhood safety and overweight status in children. American Medical Association, 160, 25-31.
• Mallon, A. J., & Stevens, G. V. (2010). Making the 1996 welfare reform work: the promise of a job. Working paper, National Poverty Center Working Paper Series.
• Rutten Finney, L. J., Taroch, A. L., Colon-Ramos, U., Johnson-Askew, W., & Story, M. (2010). Poverty, food insecurity, and obesity: a conceptual framework for research, practice, and policy. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 5, 403-415.