The Obesity Reduction Healthcare-Related Program

Healthcare-related programs play a considerable role in health education and overall health improvement. Hence, it may be vital to comprehensively evaluate such programs in order to optimize implementation and support further development (Karacabeyli et al., 2018). Two main factors, which may require assessment, include obesity reduction rates and the correlation between obesity and health issues such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, cancer, and diabetes. Moreover, diet, exercise, and nursing education are fundamental elements, which require individual assessment.

Evaluation Criteria

As already mentioned, it may be highly beneficial to evaluate the interrelation between obesity and three components to identify problems and introduce improvements. Even though it may be hard to determine which element caused a particular outcome, it may be possible to identify specific trends. For example, some patients may rely primarily on exercise, whereas others may focus on a diet (Qureshi, 2018). Collecting and analyzing health-related data may contribute to evaluating the efficiency of separate methods and developing optimal combinations.

As obesity may lead to a variety of health issues, it may be critical to assess the interrelation between program implementation and disease occurrence. There is sufficient statistical data regarding rates of obesity-related diseases in diverse groups of people (Flodgren et al., 2020). Comparing existing data to data collected during program implementation may be the key to comprehensively evaluating its efficiency. As reducing cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, cancer, diabetes rates is one of the primary goals, the occurrence and progress of these disorders should receive particular attention.

References

Flodgren, G. M., Helleve, A., Lobstein, T., Rutter, H., & Klepp, K. I. (2020). Primary prevention of overweight and obesity in adolescents: An overview of systematic reviews. Obesity Reviews, 21(11). Web.

Karacabeyli, D., Allender, S., Pinkney, S., & Amed, S. (2018). Evaluation of complex community-based childhood obesity prevention interventions. Obesity Reviews, 19(8), 1080–1092. Web.

Qureshi, A. S. (2018). Obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Journal of Human Anatomy, 2(2). Web.