Week 8 Discussion Post

Social Media Discussion: Past, Present, and Future

The World Health Organization has defined obesity and overweight as the excessive or abnormal accumulation of fat that impairs an individual’s health (Nies & McEwen, 2019). According to the WHO, the global prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents and children aged between 5 and 19 years had dramatically increased to 18% in 2018 from 4% in 1975 (Jaacks et al., 2019). In 2019, approximately 38.2 million children below 5 years old were obese or overweight. The problem prevails both in low- and high-income countries and in my community (Blum, 2020). I believe the problem of child and adolescent obesity will only exacerbate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children and adolescents are not allowed to play in schools or parks. They are more than likely engaging in lesser physical activity (if at all) at home than they did in schools and parks and probably eating more than they should. After the global pandemic is over or when it does ease, the issue of obesity and overweight will be a bigger concern than initially. My community will be no exception.

EHRs offer a unique opportunity for internal registries to be developed by health systems or contribute to external registries (Reisman, 2017). Using EHRs, I have extracted diverse types of information, including patient identifiers, diagnoses, demographics, medications, laboratory results, procedures, utilization events, and vital signs.

The above tweet is so timely, especially during this time when people are still on lockdown. For years, the average American has been too busy to make home-cooked meals and will often go for the microwave option. Americans have lived on fast food to meet their fast lifestyles. However, with most activities coming to a grinding halt, it is hoped that people have had time to reflect on their lives, including what they eat. That said, I agree with @plantbasedvibes that people need to advocate for healthier food options in their grocery stores. Foods known to contribute to terminal illnesses and curtail individuals’ health should be taxed higher to discourage stocking in stores. Conversely, healthier, fresher organic foods should attract little to no taxes to make them affordable to all living within communities.

Tweet: Fresh foods for our kids mean longer lives and a better economy. Organic foods classified as zero-rated commodities. #centennialbabies #freshlives #evergreenlives #freshfoodfreshhearts https://www.usnews.com/

References

Jaacks, L. M., Vandevijvere, S., Pan, A., McGowan, C. J., Wallace, C., Imamura, F., … & Ezzati, M. (2019). The obesity transition: stages of the global epidemic. The lancet Diabetes & endocrinology, 7(3), 231-240.

Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2019). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (7th ed.). Saunders/Elsevier.

Reisman, M. (2017). EHRs: the challenge of making electronic data usable and interoperable. Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 42(9), 572.

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