Assignment task:
Topic: Obesity as health care issue in children in the U.S.
1- Introduction: general scope of the issue.
2- Give a brief description of the issue (obesity among children) providing information that addresses the epidemiology of the issue, in other words the What, Who, Where, and When.
3- Discussion of the social determinants of health (health inequities), support your discussion with factual information and appropriate citations/references.
4- Discussion of health outcomes (health disparities), discuss differences in outcomes for the population of interest (obese children) that result from health inequities.
5- Evidence-based solutions to address identified health issue (obesity in children); identify at least one (1) advanced practice nursing interventions with potential for reducing the obesity in children. identify at least one (1) policy solution with potential for reducing the identified health disparities, explain how the advanced practice nurse intervention and policy solution can address at least some of the underlying factors contributing to the observed differences in health outcomes.
6- Conclusion: application of findings in clinical practice, and role of advocacy for policy change, Areas in need of further research or implications for research, write a brief proposal.