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Week 4 healthcare policy graded A document

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Introduction • To Explain the Problem Statement • Discover the Background • To Explain the landscape of the problem • Make evidenced based recommendations Problem Statement • Are Gover ... nment officials able to help reduce the rates of obesity, with promoting healthy changes or interventions, offering programs, or by providing evidence-based education within these counties? Facts about Obesity • Very costly for health insurance companies. • Obesity is associated with the leading causes of death in the US. • Contributes to other health concerns such as diabetes, stroke, and HTN. (CDC, 2020) Background • Medina County, Ohio • Adult Obesity Rate is 27.70% • Adult Overweight Rate is 40% • Access to Exercise Opportunities rate: 92.40% • Children living in Poverty in Medina under age of 18 rate is: 7% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019) • Obesity in the US in 2018 was 42.4% • Children and teens obesity rate is 18.5% • Estimated annual cost related to Obesity was 147 billion a year. (CDC, 2020) Landscape KEY CONTRIBUTORS • Healthcare providers • The food industries including fast food companies • Health insurance companies • Politicians that lobby for obesity awareness [Show More]

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