Consider yourself a community health nurse.
Lorrie is 16 years old and 75 pounds overweight. Her father is a school bus driver who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Her mother works for a sewing company. She is overweight with high LDL levels. She is taking two antihypertensive medications at present time. At a recent health science fair at Lorrie’s school, a student-led screening clinic documented Lorrie’s blood pressure at 140/92 mm Hg. The family immigrated from Honduras 5 years ago and they do not have health insurance.
During health science fair, the following data was recorded: 55% of the students with BMI 25.0 to <30 and 15% of the students with BMI 30.0 or higher.

1. Introduction (One paragraph)
2. Is obesity a major health issue in the United States? (One paragraph)
3. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NCHS, CDC; BRFSS, 2012):(One paragraph)
   a. How is obesity defined?
4. What is your role as a community nurse? (Write in the first person) (One paragraph)
5. What risk factors should be explored for Lorrie’s family for cardiovascular disease?(One paragraph)
6. Describe the three may social determinants of health in this case and (One paragraph)
   a. Incorporate the concepts of health promotion and risk reduction.
7. Selec and apply an of the behavioral change models to address health promotion and risk reduction in this case and explain it(One paragraph)
   a. Explain why you selected these model
8. Public health nurses use statistics to demonstrate the need for obesity program development and community interventions. According to the most recent CDC data:(One paragraph)
   a. What data were identified about obesity in children and adults?
9. Explain why is necessary for planning a community nursing intervention (Write in the first person) (One paragraph)
   a. How will you do that?
   b. Will you work alone or in collaboration/teamwork?
   c. Will you look for funding? How?
10. How would you evaluate the community-level intervention(s)? (One paragraph)
11. Will you use social marketing to change health behaviors or beliefs, social or cultural norms, or community standards to improve health or benefit society?
    a.Which resources will you use? (One paragraph)
12. Briefly mention 3 research studies that support the community-level intervention in this case (One paragraph)