I need a simple peer response to the statement below.Thanks

Question Answered step-by-step I need a simple peer response to the statement below.ThanksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define health disparities as “differences in health outcomes and their causes among groups of people” (2016). A current health care disparity many individuals living in the United States face because of factors such as age, race, gender, or socioeconomic status is obesity. Obesity affects racial and ethnic minorities disproportionately. This has major implications for the quality of life and wellbeing for these population groups and their families. From 2011 to 2014, “Hispanic children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 had the highest prevalence of obesity in the United States (21.9 percent) and Asians had the lowest (8.6 percent)” (National Academy of Sciences, 2017). Isasi, Rastogi, and Molina (2016) credit unhealthy eating habits, lack of activity, and culture as the main culprits of obesity in Hispanic children. Strategies to combat obesity in this population focus on including bilingual workers, integrated community resources, and targeted home and family environment. Strategies that “improve home environment by increasing the frequency of family meals and reinforce positive parenting practices such as monitoring child behaviors and limiting obesogenic behaviors may play an important role in obesity intervention” (Isasi, Rastogi, & Molina, 2016). For children and adolescents aged 2 -19 years in 2017-2018 obesity prevalence was 25.6% among Hispanic children, 24.2% among non-Hispanic Black children, 16.1% among non-Hispanic white children and 8.7% among non-Hispanic Asian children (CDC, 2021). This number has steadily increased since 2007. Thus far efforts to combat obesity in Hispanic children has not been successful based off of current trends and statistics. Health Science Science Nursing NUR 504 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)