Poverty and Obesity in America Today

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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

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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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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.