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INITIAL POST
Diet and Overweight in Tennessee
A significant behavioral risk factor affecting our nation’s population is unhealthy diet resulting in obesity (Knickman & Kovner, 2015). Unfortunately, this health issue significantly influenced the great state of Tennessee. Tennessee is ranked 15th out of all the states for highest obesity rates in adults and ranked 20th for ages 10-17 (The State of Obesity, 2018). Tennessee’s obesity rate has increased dramatically in the past few decades. In 1990, the obesity rate for the state was 11.1%, rose to 20.9% in 2000, and 32.8% in 2017 (The State of Obesity, 2018). This obesity has affected a rise in health conditions such as diabetes with a current rate of 13.1%, hypertension with a current rate of 38.7%, and heart disease with a current rate of 38.7% (The State of Obesity, 2018). If the trend of obesity continues at this rate, disease is going to increase substantially in Tennessee. To stop the trend of poor diet and obesity in Tennessee, drastic interventions are needed.
Population-Based Intervention Model Examples
According to the Population-Based Intervention Model, effective interventions include downstream, midstream, and upstream (Knickman & Kovner, 2015). Downstream interventions include interventions based on an individual. Providers in my community should focus on BMI at well-visits with individuals. As part of the well-visit, the provider needs to provide education on the individual’s BMI. Specifically, discussion regarding what it means and how to decrease it or prevent it from elevation is imperative. The provider should review the patient’s regular diet, make suggestions on improvements, and provide resources related to healthy eating. In small southern Tennessee towns, education on healthy nutrition is lacking. However, people seem to trust their doctors in the rural community. Individual focus on diet by the providers would be beneficial.
