Nursing Assignment on: Obesity

Obesity is that medical condition where the body fat goes in excess and gets attained on the body in a disastrous manner. It becomes very tough for the body to move and remain active thus posing a threat to health and it leads to reduced number of healthy years of living the life. The obesity strikes a person when BMI that is the Body Mass Index exceeds more than 30 kg/m². The ill effects are such that it first affects the heart and disturbs the normal metabolism of the body by attacking the sugar levels in the body and it raises the chances of joint pains and the breathing problems. As the main, functions of the body are affected the rate of the productive activities is lowered. Obesity is also seen to be genetic and thus there are high chances that the babies produced by the obese parents are generally obese in the long run[1]. The Australian Public Service Commission is involving itself in many ways so as to check the issues which might affect the public in one or the other way. In the present context the central issue is that of the health. Health is anything which is of prime importance and if any location lacks the quality of the inhabitants with respect to the health issues they face the Australian government holds a safer perspective in terms of improving upon the wicked conditions of the health in the Australian Society. The problems are referred by this organisation as the wicked problems. The aim that this organisation holds is that the organisation would have to change the behaviour of the citizens towards the issue of the health so that it could be improved at the larger level in the society. The viewpoint that this organisation holds is to make its stakeholders do what they actually can to bring good to the organisation so that it can improve upon the wicked crisis of health.

To narrow down through the hierarchy the issue of health can be brought to discuss the wicked ‘Obesity’ and that how this social problem have been spreading the word that it should be attended to. Therefore the organisation attempts to manage the intricacies of the health policy problems by attending the working in the inside and the outside boundaries of the organisations. the same can be done by taking the initiative at the all the possible levels that is federal level, state and the level of the local government also. Also, the government would initiate the action of many NGOs so that all the levels could be covered in the country which somehow could not gain recognition.

The policy which the organisations attempts to make has to be made on the stern grounds of the innovation, the comprehension and flexible which should seek feedback from the stakeholders. The policy would not only answer the sole issue of the health problem but would also answer that how can those multiple factors which lead to the problem of the obesity can also be resolved in the society[2].  The government can only make the eradication of this epidemic possible when The ASPC acknowledges the contributing factors that have been there for this epidemic in Australia is that there have been continued because of the medical problems and the psychological problems in the society. The reason that can be sight is that availability of everything mechanic and robotic has drastically led to the reduced physical activity of the body. The development of the individual can get hindered if the obesity is not put to proper check and if the regime of the proper diet is not set for him. Obesity does not damage the body of the individual from inside but it also turns the table on the outside of the body. With excessive fat, the appearance becomes highly deformed and the beauty of the body goes for a toss. The physical features become unattractive and there are high chances that the individual gets subjected to the teasing and the collective teasing by the classmates. The Australians thus possess a greater chance of getting emotionally week as they can easily be rendered isolated and unnoticed by the society. It is something that directly attacks an individual and thus adversely modifies the self concept. It is seen that some babies lack self esteem and ability to withstand social and personal challenges in life. The obesity only highlights the problems which the Australians face in the domain of studies,   the ever present competition and the lack of strong relationships and the stress because of the inferiority complex.

According to the statistics of the Australian Government, the Department of Health and Ageing, the young population within the bracket of 5-17 years of age, forms a major chunk of almost 25%. This big percentage is that of the overweight and the obese younger individuals in the Australian Society according to the 2007-2008 National Health Survey. It is seen that almost 26% forms the individual males and the 24% is that of the individual girls who are obese in the country until recently.  The statistics are shocking in a way and also reflects that how unhealthy can be the future of the nation state if the same trend continues. The physical deterioration does not come alone it is also followed by the emotional crisis which an individual undergoes. Relating to the need of the hour it can be seen that there are many ways out of the problematic and that there are various health care operations that can be implemented which could actually help the individual who need to be protected against such an epidemic.

There are certain protective and the medical health strategies which could be offered to such Australians that remains independent of the expenses and should be able to work against any traumatic experience, encourage development and resolve the conflicts related to the diet control or other social complexities. The emotional well-being can be promoted and for that there can be a common solution i.e. by educating the expectant parents that how important is the emotional strength of individual and such important recommendations would be discussed in the following sections elaborately[3]It is an important health issue as the same state of emotion is the ones which determine the level of development and the performance. If the mental health is not proper and normal there would be certain drawbacks present in the physical normality of the individual. The developing state if healthy would include the understanding of one’s emotions and then accurately resolving the conflicts if any, the attainment of sensitivity among the individuals and the regulation of the behaviour and the formation of the sustainable relationships. If these abilities of the individual are strange and fluctuate often then the individual is definitely under mental/social abuse.

To go by the statistics it is a matter of worry for ASPC and thus they find the health policies would be important to regulate the ongoing trends of the obesity as a problem in Australia. In collaboration with the larger body, the policy called Obesity Policy Coalition is also an important body which has an interest in the health of the whole sub-continent. The major viewpoint which this body has with respect to obesity is to take initiatives after the proper analysis of the health condition in the society and then prioritising accordingly. After this step enough guidance would have to be provided to the researchers and the related professionals so that they can use the tool of the education at the school and the university levels[4]. The laws are generally made and but they always remain in flux as they gradually change because of the change in the demands of the time in the society. The organisation thus aims to bring forth the fact that the existing laws shall be enforced which should support the idea of the prevention of obesity and that they should be persuading the agencies particularly related to the food marketing and the availability of the junk foods in the school and the universities as mostly the obesity is found as early as in childhood that is the food composition habits of the child, the price which they pay to buy the junk foods and the frequency of the availability of the fat foods in the domain where the child lives. The policies of the health department would even be responsible to put a check on the kind of the advertisements which the food products have, whether they are true or way far tempting in nature.

In the recent years it has been observed by the health agencies belonging to the ASPC that the rate of the adolescence obesity has been doubled now. Even if the mental pressures, the work load or the burden of the studies is kept aside then also it is observed that these young ones have given completely to the junk food and the related unhealthy food habits. The taste buds hold more importance to the adolescents today than a balanced diet than ever before.  The fat in the body thus leads to shame and embarrassment in the public[5]. The adolescents are the most vulnerable beings when it comes to handle the situations which are testing times of their lives. The emotional competitiveness might be the one factor which might affect the healthy development of an individual, at home also the parents might compete the child with someone else’s daughters and sons who are not obese and that might agitate the adolescent, thus making him/her stressful.

The adolescent requires love and affection around him, it becomes tough to exist in a domain that is scary or frightening but if such atmospheres keep taking a shape in the family the adolescent’s growth cannot be termed as normal Therefore the organisation aims to even initiate the families of these children to be around their kids and support them, thus it is a blended practice which these children would have to undergo and that would remain futile without the proper care and the affection from the parents and the guardians of those families. The general symptoms that an adolescent faces being physically obese and consequently emotionally unwell are:

1. Depression
2. Fluctuations and stumbling self-confidence and self-esteem.

      3.   The inferiority complex in the adolescent when the adolescent socialises.

      4.   Frequent restlessness

     5.     Peer Teasing

It is observed that the obese Australians are the ones who spend a lot of time in watching the television and the average is 3 hours a day and also they spend a lot of time in playing games at the computer[6]. This way they stay engrossed in the indoor activities and thus they are away from playing the outdoor playing of the games. Also, the obesity factor is seen more common in the adolescents who have obese parents. Thus the behaviour pattern is such that these obese parents tend to worry less about their obese children and vice versa. The reason is that it is there in the genes of these adolescents, and such parents who have the genetic chain of getting obese with time in fact should be more particular with the diet that their young ones would take. So the viewpoint of this organisation is to make the children and the results to put a check at their lifestyle and the habits so that they indulge in active schedules and the physical exercise should also be heightened in all respects[7].

It is even seen that some adolescents are merely judged on the basis of their impressive physical attributes and thus mainly invoke the feelings of inferiority in the obese individuals. With such extreme situations the students are naturally forced to seek escape, and for that the adolescents are at the risk of being addicted to alcohol, drugs, even get easily enticed into criminal practices and hypertension because of the degrading mental health. Also, to attack the reasons behind this issue is the longevity and the presence of this epidemic in the society for a long period of time. The problem thus might not just be new or shouldn’t be arising out of the present circumstances but because of the history of trauma and grief that might be going in the same set up. In the same situation the female adolescent in the society would also acquire the same fragile mould of being ruled over by the males in the family, and such process would let the violent cycle continue from one generation to another. This is how the unfortunate episodes remain stamped on their psyche and they find it difficult to build trust in the relationships they make in their immediate circle. The effects of such episodes might go for medium length of time and also may have life-long effects on the individual[8]. This is the main concern of the organisation that the future of such children would only be brightened if the children and the adolescents are made to realise the value of their life and that how healthy eating can keep them fit in all the phases of the life.

The social policies relate to the idea of the advertising and the availability and thus want to put a check on these factors in relation to the consumption of the junk food, and such factors ‘normalise’ the same. It is seen that this policy is scrutinising the fast food chains and their popularity in the market, it is seen that almost 80% of the Australian food market consists of the high fat and the sugar content items. The reason of the obesity has been explored by the organisation in the research which had been taken on the set on the child population in the schools, it is observed that in Victoria 93% of the school children population had the junk food in it, in addition to it the other factors that could be seen are that private cars are used for the transport and therefore this becomes the reason for the acquisition of the body fat and the decline of the work activity[9]. The Public Service Commission reflects upon various factors the underplay of which leads to the other, the media publicity of the incidents where the assaults occur in the child population instil fear in the parents of those children and thus keeps them away from walking to the school alone and also restricts their staying out in parks and playing outdoor games. According to the commission, safety is the major obstacle in letting the free living and playing the children which further leads to the diminished activity resulting in acquiring health problems like obesity[10]. So, to attack the root of the problems, the commission would be regulating the safety factor among the masses. The various safety programs could be used in the governmental policies so that the subsequent life style of the Australians could be changed for the better. Thus the perspective is to collectively make the effort at all the levels of the government so that the prevailing trend could be changed, and this could only be brought in the masses once the governmental body sees the same as not the personal problem of the sufferers but to be the general problem of the society for which the government should be highly responsible.

The social governing bodies at their own should be making the public know that what they can

do for the societies so as to make the eating habits right in the children. Their perspective is that the government agencies can make the ‘Diet-Well Platter’ that would include the important food items in the same, like what should it include and what the daily diet should not include that is to include the fibre, whole grain, cereals, chicken and meat in raw or the less cooked form. The same should not include the potatoes, rice, carbonated drinks and the heavy foods which include a large portion of the calories[11]. Such prescriptions would make a difference in the society as the rationale for the same would also be provided which would generate awareness in the people.

The same would need regular check on whether the same is being exercised or not and that how is it being available to the Australians. t\he value of the plate would be realise only when the survey if the people would be done once the people are benefitted by the same regime exercised the results of the survey are projected then it would be helpful to sensitize the people who are indulged in the unhealthy and the inappropriate eating habits[12]. The government can also run the programs at the school level and the program should be focusing upon the children’s eating habit in the school at least by beginning with the trial classes, the program would be short intervention programs in the school focussing on that how should the fat would be consumed and that how and when should they be exercising in the day time so that at least the dietary fat could be reduced. The intervention programs by the school would be focused at not only changing the eating patterns in school but aim at moulding their regular behaviours. The policy also recommends some changes at the level of both the private and the public sectors as they can also play a role by hitting the market that is at the private level they can approach towards the better provision of the products that hare healthy and good in taste at the same time. In the schools it could happen that if the children show great improvement in health within an asset benchmark then it would be important to set certain bonus or the perks for the children so that they can be rewarded for the acquisition of the healthier regime.

In this way the organisation aims to implement the already existing policies related to health but to make the new ways possible in making the people aware that how obesity has been turned into an epidemic which is social in nature and is in fact being ubiquitous in this continent of the world. The Australian Public Service Commission’s view of this epidemic as ‘wicked’ is correct because there are many intricate zones which are present in the environment and thus make the problem to grow bigger[13]. The APS thus shows the need for tackling the wicked problem at and effective level by making the use of the important skills and dealing with the social health problem by engaging the stakeholders in order to influence the citizens and their role in shaping the behaviour of the Australians with relation to food eating habits[14]. The same is of the perspective that the policy managers should be using the analytical and the additional skills in order to regulate the balanced working of the other linked factors to this wicked problem. The stakeholders thus resolve to work towards mending any conflicts related to any issue of health and that such conflicts should be resolved in time to erase away the wicked problems.

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