Question

Discuss a children's health or major public health issue.

2. Name two key teaching points to address the issue.

3. What can you do to bring awareness to this issue? 

Answer 1

The world faces multiple health challenges. One of major challenge is growing rates of physical in activity and obesity. This result non communicable disease. Non communicable disease causes 70% or 40million death all over the world. This includes 15million people dying prematurely, aged between 30and 69.

Premature death is commonly found in middle and low income countries. The risk factors for NCDs are the following :

• Tobacco use
• Physical inactivity
• Harmful use of alcohol
• Unhealthy diet
• Air pollution

Physical inactivity is fourth leading risk factor for global mortality 6%of death globally.

2. Two key teaching points are the following :

• Guidelines for Reducing the physical inactivity
• Prevention of obesity

3.Provide awareness regarding the benefit of physical activity

• Improve mental health, fitness and strength.
• Reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes,, osteoporosis and more.

Identify the individual activity level (active or inactive )

Recommend physical activity such as 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity throughout week or do at least 75minutes of vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week or an equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous intensity activities.

Demonstrate the physical activities.

Provide practical guidelines