 Overview
Obesity has become a health problem of epidemic proportions.
More than sixty percent of adults in the United States
are overweight or obese, and fifteen percent of children
from age six to seventeen are considered overweight.
This epidemic will likely increase the number of deaths
due to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. But
the costs do not stop there. In the United States approximately
$100 billion is spent on obesity each year. Efforts to
reduce the impact of obesity on our health and economy
begin with the community. The environment in which we
live has a tremendous effect on our health. One community
that has mobilized its resources and is dedicated to
overcoming obesity is San Antonio, Texas. Join us as
we discuss the efforts of San Antonio to energize its
community, make physical activity and nutrition a priority,
and end the epidemic of obesity.
Goal
To increase awareness of personal and environmental
risk factors contributing to obesity, promote traditional
and non-traditional public health partnerships, and strengthen
the public health infrastructure.
Objectives
- Define obesity and understand the extent of its prevalence.
- Identify three causes of mortality associated with
obesity.
- Describe the personal and environmental risk factors
that contribute to the epidemic of obesity.
- Identify three community strategies to reduce the
incidence of obesity.
Audience
Public health, environmental and civic leaders, managers,
and professionals from local and state government agencies,
boards of health, community-based health organizations,
academic institutions, federal agencies, and others who
seek to increase awareness of the epidemic of obesity,
promote healthy and active lifestyles in their communities,
and understand the relationship between the environment
and chronic disease.
No presenter in this program
has a financial interest or other relationship with manufacturers
of commercial products, providers of commercial services
or commercial supporters.
No presenter in this
program will discuss the unlabeled use of commercial
products or products for investigational use.
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