Health Promotion Proposal



Table of Contents

Introduction3

Aims and Objectives4

Sample Size and Target Population4

Literature Review5

Theoretical Framework7

Health Promotion Program8

Expected Outcomes10

Challenges and Barriers10

Evaluation11

References13

Health Promotion Proposal

Introduction

With the passage of time, a lot of changes have taken place in this world. Due to the rapid development in the field of science and technology, a number of habits of the human beings have changed significantly. One of such habits of human beings is regarding their food intake. As a result of significant change in the eating habits, a number of health problems have become prevalent in the society. Obesity is also amongst them.

Obesity is defined as having too much of fats in the body. This should not be confused with overweight. A person may not be obese but overweight at the same time, due to extra bone or muscles weight. Basically, obesity is defined as a condition from medical perspective in which fats in the body which are in excess accumulate to the extent such that it may cause negative effects and certain health problems on the body. There are a number of negative effects of obesity on the health of the person, one of which, and perhaps the most intensive is reduction in the life expectancy of the person. Besides this, several heart diseases, diabetes and certain types of cancers may be caused.

In the recent past, there has been a remarkable increase in the prevalence of obesity that raises serious concern regarding the general health of the public. The main causes of obesity are intake of food containing too much fats and cholesterol, lack of physical activities necessary to burn the calories that are consumed and some genetic problems. In simple words, the main cause of obesity is eating food that is greater than what the body can consume, i.e. overeating. People belonging to all age groups are susceptible to obesity. However, in the recent past, youngsters have been amongst the ones who are the most affected (Flegal et.al, 2010). In USA, the situation regarding obesity is much aggravated. This is due to heavy intake of fast food by the population of the United States. Fast foods contain a lot of fats and their intake beyond normal limits results in obesity. That is the main reason why obesity is more prevalent in the United States compared to other countries. People have become too much busy in their daily life routine and often feel themselves out of time to eat a proper meal. Therefore to save their time and satiate their hunger at the same time, they consume fast food. As mentioned above, fast food is found to be one of the most significant causes that lead to obesity.

Aims and Objectives

This paper aims at analyzing the medical problem of obesity that has taken the form of an epidemic in the United States. The problem of obesity has become a very much aggravated one in the United States, and thus calls on for the need of addressing the issue with due ...