1. How Can Parents Help Overcome the Childhood Obesity Epidemic?
Crystal Hosford
CHHS-302
Psychology Major
CSU, Monterey Bay
Presentation for Parents in the
Salinas Elementary School District

2. What is Childhood Obesity?

3. The Issue Parents are key
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Childhood obesity affects approximately 12.5 million children and teens (2011).
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has found that overweight children have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese as adults.

4. Factor Contributors Parents are often unaware Poor eating habits
Inactive lifestyle
Media Exposure

5. Physical & Emotional Consequences
Health problems
Psychological effects
Bullying
Eating disorders
According to Williams & Alexander, if nothing is done to deal with the emotional consequences of CO, by there could be a rise in depression, social isolation and rejection, suicide, personality disorders and other mental problems (2011).

6. Good News!

7. Solutions
Education
Healthy eating
Physical activity
Support

8. Call to Action! Sign up for e.bites!
a.us/
Michelle Obama obesity campaign
YMCA!

9. Thank You!

10. References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). CDC grand rounds: Childhood obesity in the united states. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 60(2),  
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Obesity in k-8 students - new york city, to school years. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 60(49).
Irwin, C., Irwin, R., Miller, M., Somes, G., & Richey, P. (2010). Get fit with the grizzlies: A community-school-home initiative to fight childhood obesity. Journal of School Health, 80(7),
Jones, A., Hyland, R., Parkinson, K., & Adamson, A. (2009). Developing a focus group approach for exploring parents' perspectives on childhood overweight. Nutrition Bulletin, 34(2),
Unkown., (2007). You can do it! overcoming obesity through fitness. Magazine of Physical Therapy
Williams, A., (2011). Childhood obesity dooms day countdown. IDEA Fitness Journal, 8(10),