The effect of childhood obesity is becoming a major issue in today’s society. It is a growing epidemic trend in the United States as childhood obesity has doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years (“CDC”, n.d.). In addition, the Healthy People 2020 initiative identified obesity as a serious health issue and has a goal to decrease the number of children and adolescents who are obese. Unfortunately, the United States has not done much to meet this goal (Fryar, Carrroll, & Ogden, 2012). The objective of this review paper is to discuss obesity in children ages zero to seventeen in the United States by discussing the epidemiologic aspects of pediatric obesity and implementing a health promotion theory that would
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Freire’s model consists of five constructs: dialogue, conscientisation, praxis, transformation, and critical consciousness. The first construct is “dialogue” which is a two-way exchange between the learners and the educators. In this stage, awareness of unhealthy behaviors, unhealthy foods and the possible emergence of diseases would be discussed with the learner. The second construct, “conscientisation” occurs when any identifiable forces like oppression or barriers are detected; this may interfere with the clear perception of reality. This second construct allows the learners to be conscientious about their health, finances, time or any obstacles that may prevent a healthy lifestyle change. The third construct is defined as “praxis.” This leads to a reflective action, in which the health plan theory and healthy practice are linked. This is when the learner narrows the gap between the theory and reality. The fourth construct is “transformation,” which is the process of changing “objects” into “subjects”. This construct empowers the learners to see the theory behind the reality and empower them towards a healthy transformation. Finally, the fifth construct is “critical consciousness,” which refers to any political awareness and any negative effects that it provides. This last construct, would allow the learner to realize if politics play a role in their environment causing negative health
Freire’s model consists of five constructs: dialogue, conscientisation, praxis, transformation, and critical consciousness. The first construct is “dialogue” which is a two-way exchange between the learners and the educators. In this stage, awareness of unhealthy behaviors, unhealthy foods and the possible emergence of diseases would be discussed with the learner. The second construct, “conscientisation” occurs when any identifiable forces like oppression or barriers are detected; this may interfere with the clear perception of reality. This second construct allows the learners to be conscientious about their health, finances, time or any obstacles that may prevent a healthy lifestyle change. The third construct is defined as “praxis.” This leads to a reflective action, in which the health plan theory and healthy practice are linked. This is when the learner narrows the gap between the theory and reality. The fourth construct is “transformation,” which is the process of changing “objects” into “subjects”. This construct empowers the learners to see the theory behind the reality and empower them towards a healthy transformation. Finally, the fifth construct is “critical consciousness,” which refers to any political awareness and any negative effects that it provides. This last construct, would allow the learner to realize if politics play a role in their environment causing negative health