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31 Cards in this Set
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What is medicare?
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provide health insurance who are disabled or 65+ years old.
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Medicaid
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Health insurance for those who have very low income.
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of the health insurances available within the national expense, what amount is paid out for those with obesity?
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40-50%
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% obese persons spend of their "own money" for healthcare
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42%
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How is obesity linked to the healthcare costs?
factors: chronic illness aging prescription drugs and technology long-term care |
chronic illness: obesity is a chronic condition and leads to other conditions.
Aging: Obesity increases through age. Prescription drugs and technology: meds and surgery needed Long-term care: obesity leads to decreased mobility and health which will increase the need for long-term care. |
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Define worker productivity
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How much work an employer can get out of a given worker
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Productivity facotrs
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skill
absenteesim prenteeism |
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who is more likely to be absent from work, obese or a healthy weight individual
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obese persons.
2x more likely to take 7+ days off in the last 6 months. |
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how much does absenteeism cost employers
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$4.3 billion/year
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obesity is linked to increased or decreased presenteeism?
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decreased presenteeism.
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employer costs for lack of presenteeism
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$506/obese person/year
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Worker's compensation definition
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a system whereby an employer must pay or provide insurance to pay the lost wages and medical expenses of an employee who is injured on the job.
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T/F military personnel are increasingly being discharged for failure to meet weight and physical fitness standards.
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True
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T/F the chance that a 10 year old child with obesity will be an obese adult is 20%
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false, 80%
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Describe what you need to know to determine if a child is at a healthy weight
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weight
height age gender |
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The MetS increase in adolescents and obese adults (%)
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6% in adolescents
32-50% obese adults |
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Respiratory problems that obese children face
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sleep apnea
asthma |
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orthopaedic problems obese children face
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bone deformities
injured growth plates OA ortho problems as adults |
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changes in puberty for girls
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get their period months/years earlier than healthy weight girls.
PCOS in adolescence. |
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changes in puberty for boys
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Delay in puberty
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hypothesized mortality rate for this generation
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current generation is expected to have shorter lifespan than previous generations.
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academic performance of obese children
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less academic performance.
poor academics |
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Social stigma of being an obese child
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look taller/bigger and confused for an adult or are expected to act older than they really are.
teasing/weigh bias. socially isolated |
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mental health effects of being an obese child
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depression
anxiety body image issues |
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T/F children tend to confuse starving as dieting
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true
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why worry about kids with obesity-related issues?
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children's immediate medical and psychological health...
these behaviors will affect them as adults. 80% risk of being an obese adult. |
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Big 5 causes of childhood obesity
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increased availability/consumption of energy-dense foods and sugared drinks.
portion sizes are too big decreased quality physical activity/day TV/media decreased breastfeeding support |
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two ways to prevent adult obesity
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"grow into weight" --> encourage the child to maintain weight until they finally grow into it
lose weight if needed. |
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Discuss the psychosocial consequences of childhood obesity
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children are more depressed, anxious, more susceptible to eating disorders (binging/purging/starving) have poor academic performance in school, etc.
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how is childhood obesity related to adult obesity?
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80% chance of an obese child becoming an obese adult.
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How can childhood obesity be treated?
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improved diet
increased PA address psychological concerns. medical intervention etc. |
