“One in 3 children in the United States is overweight or obese. Childhood obesity puts kids at risk for health problems that were once seen only in adults, like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.” – http://healthfinder.gov/
Children obesity is a real problem and still exist. There are reasons why obesity is still common in the U.S. Such as organic and healthy food tend to be more expensive so lower income families tend to buy lower quality food. Fast food and high calorie snacks are very cheap to buy and widely available everywhere. And many people are still not informed or knowledgeable on how food can affect their health. As much as it is a financial and informative issue, it is also a mental struggle. People have to change the way they think about food within themselves, their family, their friends, and so on.
But no worries, obesity can be prevented! September is the National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and organizations hope to spread the word of helping others! Here are so helpful resources that you can use and please share with others on social media:
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- Sample content for blogs, Facebook posts, and Tweet and resources for websites and social media sites – see attached Word files
- Healthfinder.gov toolkit with a sample newsletter announcement, tweets, e-cards, web badge, and more – http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/Septembertoolkit.aspx
- CDC social media badges – http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/resources/multimedia.html
Fruits and Veggies – More Matters Month
- Healthfinder.gov toolkit with a sample newsletter announcement, tweets, e-cards, web badge, and more – http://www.healthfinder.gov/nho/SeptemberToolkit2.aspx
- CDC social media badges – http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/resources/multimedia.html
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Team Nutrition – http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/features-month/september/national-fruit-veggies-more-matters-month