RUN (Respect, Understand, Nourish): A program to address obesity as a psychosocial barrier to learning

Type :

Case study

Pages :

9 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

08/13/2009

Category :

Social studies

Sub category :

Psychology

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Summary :

Introduction
Brief literature review
A brief look at program examples
Key elements of proposed program
1. The need for the parents involvement
2. A supportive environment
Proposed program
Reaching out to those not directly involved
Workshop outline: Parents
1. Healthy habits at home
Workshop outline: Teachers
1. Healthy habits in the classroom
Conclusion
References

Abstract

It will come as no surprise to most people reading this that sixteen percent of adolescents living in the United States meet the criteria for obesity. If it's not a surprise then why does the problem persist? Why isn't someone doing something? It all boils down to accountability. Society blames the parents, parents blame the media, and the media blames the schools that harbor the evil snack machines. In fact, all three of those parties are both correct and incorrect. It's a working transacting system between all three as well as other factors that weren't topping the list of quick scapegoats. Children don't only learn what is taught in school or only learn from television or only learn from their parents. They are constantly absorbing information from each of these sources and what they understand from all of it is what informs their decisions. This paper aims to propose a program that will address the many risk factors of obesity and integrate all of the mentioned information systems to promote a healthy lifestyle particularly in middle school students.