scholarly journals Ethical Agreement and Disagreement about Obesity Prevention Policy in the United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Barnhill ◽  
Katherine F. King
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prevention Policy ◽  
Obesity Prevention Policy

scholarly journals Hispanic Maternal Perception of Preschoolers’ Bodyweight Status in Samples from the United States of America and Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1101-1101
Author(s):  
Summer Wilmoth ◽  
Yolanda Flores-Peña ◽  
Leah Carrillo ◽  
Elana Martinez ◽  
Erica Sosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Actual Rate ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Hispanic Mothers ◽  
The Us

Abstract Objectives Childhood obesity is a major public health concern, which disproportionally affects Hispanic children in the United States (US) and Mexico. Mothers are key influencers to their children's health and growth. As part of a pilot obesity prevention study, Hispanic mothers’ perception of their preschoolers’ weight status was assessed to inform the development of intervention strategies. Methods Study subjects were Hispanic mothers and their preschoolers between the ages of 3 and 5 enrolled in participating Head Star Centers in Texas, US or kindergartens in Northern Mexico. Upon informed consent, mothers completed a self-administered questionnaire assessing their perception of their preschoolers’ weight status. Preschoolers’ body weight and height were measured; and their actual weight status was classified using the CDC's age and gender specific BMI references. Results Preliminary data included 85 and 294 child-mother pairs from US and Mexico, respectively. The US sample had a higher rate of overweight and obesity (35%) in comparison to the Mexico sample (19%). There was a great discrepancy between mothers’ perception and their children's actual weight status in both samples. Although only approximately 5% of children were underweight, 14% of American and 24% of Mexican mothers perceived their children being underweight. Contrarily, only 4.8% of American mothers perceived their children as a little overweight or obese, as compared to the actual rate of 35%. Similarly, only 5% of Mexican mothers perceived their children as a little overweight or obese, as compared to the actual rate of 19%. Conclusions Hispanic mothers in the US and Mexico appear to worry about their normal weight children being underweight, while overlooking the overweight and obesity problem. Early childhood obesity prevention programming is needed to aggressively address Hispanic mothers’ preference of chubby children, and the mothers’ underestimation of overweight and obesity among their preschoolers. Funding Sources The Mexico's National Science and Technology Council & The Kellogg´s Institute of Nutrition and Health.

scholarly journals Perspectives of Fijian Policymakers on the Obesity Prevention Policy Landscape

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Marie Hendriks ◽  
Mere Y. Delai ◽  
Anne-Marie Thow ◽  
Jessica S. Gubbels ◽  
Nanne K. De Vries ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Limited Resource ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Intersectoral Collaboration ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Prevention Policy ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Obesity Prevention Policy ◽  
Pacific Island Countries

In Fiji and other Pacific Island countries, obesity has rapidly increased in the past decade. Therefore, several obesity prevention policies have been developed. Studies show that their development has been hampered by factors within Fiji’s policy landscape such as pressure from industry. Since policymakers in the Fijian national government are primarily responsible for the development of obesity policies, it is important to understand their perspectives; we therefore interviewed 15 policymakers from nine Fijian ministries. By applying the “attractor landscape” metaphor from dynamic systems theory, we captured perceived barriers and facilitators in the policy landscape. A poor economic situation, low food self-sufficiency, power inequalities, inappropriate framing of obesity, limited policy evidence, and limited resource sharing hamper obesity policy developments in Fiji. Facilitators include policy entrepreneurs and policy brokers who were active when a window of opportunity opened and who strengthened intersectoral collaboration. Fiji’s policy landscape can become more conducive to obesity policies if power inequalities are reduced. In Fiji and other Pacific Island countries, this may be achievable through increased food self-sufficiency, strengthened intersectoral collaboration, and the establishment of an explicit functional focal unit within government to monitor and forecast the health impact of policy changes in non-health sectors.

The Spillover Benefits of AIDS Prevention

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-61
Author(s):  
Rachel L. Mathers
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Aids Prevention ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prevention Policy ◽  
Panel Regressions ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Policy Cost

Abstract This paper determines whether there exists a public goods problem pertaining to AIDS prevention spending, which is measured using Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) AIDS prevention policy cost data for the United States over the years 1998-2007. Panel regressions are utilized to measure the degree to which AIDS prevention is a public good. If prevention spending is a Samuelsonian public good, the costs of such programs should not be a function of the number of people covered by the program. The results of this analysis have important implications for the funding of AIDS prevention programs and indicate that this spending has spillover benefits.

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