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Write a short paper to identify and analyze socioeconomic barriers and supports involved in addressing the public health issue, childhood obesity. Your paper must include an introduction to your public health issue, a discussion of socioeconomic barriers to change, a discussion of supports for change, and a conclusion with a call to action for your readers.

The public health issue you will need to write about is childhood obesity. The short paper must be submitted as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

Prompt: Write a short paper including the following sections:

I. Introduction A. Introduce your public health issue and briefly explain what needs to change to address the issue.

II. Barriers A. Identify two potential socioeconomic barriers to change and describe each with specific details. B. Consider patient demographics (e.g., age, ethnicity, and education), geographic factors (e.g., urban/rural location), and psychographic factors (e.g., eating habits and employment status). C. Justify your points by referencing your textbook or other scholarly resources.

III. Supports A. Identify two possible socioeconomic supports for change and describe each with specific details. B. Consider patient demographics (e.g., age, ethnicity, and education), geographic factors (e.g., urban/rural location), and psychographic factors (e.g., eating habits and employment status). C. Justify your points by referencing your textbook or other scholarly resources.

IV. Conclusion A. Conclude with a clear call to action: What can your readers do to assist in the implementation of the necessary changes?

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Healthcare Economics
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Childhood Obesity
Introduction
Childhood obesity is a medical condition that is stated as a standard public issue and
affects both children and adolescents. For a child to be noted as obese, he/she has to be above the
required weight for their height and age. A healthy weight according to studies is where both the
weight and height change in proportion with the child's development. But in cases where the
child is off the weight height proportion, meaning the gain in weight is off the required balance
this is where the children obesity comes in. If a child storage of the body is too much fat, then the
child is classified as obese.
The various factors that lead to childhood obesity include:


Consuming foods that are high in sug...


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