ABSTRACT
Obesity is one of the biggest challenges facing UK children's nurses today. However, it is a problem borne of many causes and requiring multi-level interventions. It is important for children's nurses to understand the underlying causes of patients' weight issues and how to engage with young people and their families to achieve a healthy weight. Nurses must be willing to engage in policy debates about whether the UK governments are doing enough to combat what has been termed 'the obesity epidemic'.
Subject(s)
Health Promotion/organization & administration , Nurse-Patient Relations , Obesity/prevention & control , Child , Family , Humans , Obesity/epidemiology , Pediatric Nursing , United Kingdom/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Judging by Petra Kendall-Raynor's news story, 'Supermarkets used as a model for community nursing productivity' (May 13), it appears that a considerable amount of time, money and energy will be spent 'educating' healthcare professionals on a basic stock control exercise.
