Ideas – How to cover Task 1 of the assessment

Three parts:

Part 1:

Define childhood obesity.

What are the most recent statistics and trends? Are there any cultural differences?

Part 2:

What are the effects of obesity…

On the individual child? Their physical health?

Mental/emotional/spiritual health?

Socially?

On other people around the child (family, friends, peers)?

Their wellbeing?

Their attitudes, values, beliefs?

On the wider society (community, school, the nation)

Attitudes, values, beliefs?

Part 3:

How has the issue of childhood obesity evolved?

What are the causes? Discuss a range of factors contributing to/causing the rise of obesity among children in New Zealand.

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