Childhood Obesity-
Stakeholders-
Doctors- specifically pediatricians- these are of
great importance because they are their patients
Families- Their life style or genetic disposition
plays a major role
Schools- Schools have to find alternatives for
better food choices and encourage activity
Nickelodeons- Get Out and Play Worldwide Day of
Play- an encouragement for kids to be outside
Hospitals- Some children end up with Type 2
Diabetes and become regular patients
CDC- They have to recognize that this is a growing
problem and be a part of prevention
Advertising Companies- they have to find a way to
target children: either to encourage better eating habits or find ways to
discreetly encourage poor eating habits that endorse their food.
Food Companies- their products may or may not be
effecting the children directly but the junk food companies want business while
more nutritional companies want to see a healthier population- and
business.
RESEARCH
Major Organizations and People that are fighting to
stop childhood obesity are:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- they have several
priorities for putting a stop to this growth including, "Ensuring that all foods and beverages served and sold in schools
meet or exceed the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans."
(rwjf.org)
Michelle Obama- she currently has an
Anti-Childhood Obesity Plan. She hopes in doing so it will put and end to this
generations weight problems.
WHO- World Health Organization is
looking for answers and ways for fight this epidemic.
CNN reported that the “Biggest Loser”
Television show is to tackle childhood obesity next year.
ABC News reported that the GREEN
Party has announced a $5 Million dollar plan to tackle childhood obesity. They
plan to use that money to improve school health foods. Personally I think the
issue is not what they are serving in school but what is being done at home.
These are just a few of the major stakeholders I have found so far and it seems
as though they are mostly focused on finding a way in the school system but not
looking at the bigger picture. I think we have to take a look at what
ingredients people are consuming in their foods and the price of healthy food
versus junk food. The New York Times as well as USA Today did articles on
whether or not healthy food is more expensive than junk food, and as it turns
out, they are relatively the same. So then, what is it that is causing such a
huge obesity epidemic? That is one of the questions I hope to answer very soon.
I like how you have so many stakeholders and you really had a lot of information for each one. You told us how each one of the stake holders were effected by the issue. I cant see your bottom half of what you wrote because its in grey so i suggest you pick a different color to write in next time. BUt other wise i think it was very good!!!
ReplyDeleteAlex Chandler: I think a major party that you missed was that of the children suffering, or worrying about obesity. It's a huge subject matter in their life, and they will want to have a say too. Whether they ate interested in one side/option or another.
ReplyDeleteYour stake holders are good and you have plenty of them to work with. You mentioned the different effects that take place from obesity within children. You also mentioned advertising which stood out to me because that is, what I think, the main factor now a days for children associated with obesity.
ReplyDelete-Christine Bradshaw