Childhood Obesity: The Government Must Take Action

Childhood obesity is increasing in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years, the prevalence of obesity in children aged 6 to 11 years has increased from 5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008 The age of adolescence increased from 0 to 18.1% from 12 to 19. (CDC 2010) Parents began to file complaints with school districts and state representatives on this issue. There are some reference school lunch programs and lack of physical activity for children during school hours.

This document begins with an overview of the guiding principles for developing population-based child prevention strategies for childhood obesity. It is clear that the actions to prevent childhood obesity need to be taken in multiple scenes and at all government levels. In addition, it is necessary to adopt various methods and involve a wide range of stakeholders. In addition, efforts to prevent childhood obesity need to be closely integrated with other initiatives to manage risk factors for major non-communicable diseases. The policy to prevent obesity should comprehensively improve fairness and adopt appropriate intervention measures for local situations. They also need to be carried out in a transparent and sustainable way. Monitoring, monitoring and evaluation are also essential to support effective action. Prioritization of policy actions needs to be clear and the defined process is used to select interventions for implementation in a stepwise manner

In order to deal with the future of childhood obesity, the government has confirmed the five priority actions being confirmed. These actions include regional information, health food, active lifestyle, the foundation of sports and recreation, and prevention and early intervention services. The prevalence of childhood obesity is rising in New South Wales and throughout Australia. Government's current and future management plan aims to reduce the number of obese children from different perspectives. Literature review