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Module 04 Content

1. Course Competency

   Analyze the influence of cultural, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors on public health.

   Scenario

   As a public health nurse at a community clinic, yoursupervisor has asked you to research and examine childhood obesity inthe community. You have been asked to create a visual concept map to beshared during a staff meeting to illustrate your findings on thecultural, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors that are contributing tochildhood obesity as well as determining how the community clinic canpromote healthy behaviors to address childhood obesity.

   Instructions

   Create a visual concept map on child obesity and the factors influencing childhood obesity that:

   • Identifies a specific community to research and provides statistical data on childhood obesity in the selected community.
   • Analyzes the cultural, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors that influence childhood obesity.
   • Illustrates the connection between childhood obesity, behavior, culture, and socioeconomic status.
   • Describes how the promotion of health behaviors will help to reduce and ultimately eliminate childhood obesity.
   • Explains ways the public health nurse can support healthy behaviors while responding to the diverse needs in the community.