Na Aruba, One Happy Island The necessity of a regional project on the prevention of childhood obesity. Health-Sport-Education-Infrastructure BON BINI
Feb 22, 2016
Na Aruba, One Happy Island
The necessity of a regional project on the prevention of childhood obesity. Health-Sport-Education-Infrastructure
BON BINI
Aruban School Children academic course: 1940
Aruban School Children today
If we think of transmissible disease as having a complexity of 100, and
non communicate disease a complexity of 1000, then
obesity has a complexity of 1 billion
The prevention of childhood obesity requires increasing the perception
This can only be made possible if people recognize childhood obesity as a disease
Its prevention entails physical activity and balanced nutrition, through the complex process of perception of the problem and the motivation to prevent it.
Bureau Minister van VS Post:16560001
The number of people doing moderate and intense physical activity in recent years increased steadily from 9% in 2006 to 39% in 2012
Adults: 81% overweight
ARUBA 2003
the number of car is higher than the number of adults
more than 1.5 million of tourists.
99.9% imported food
La Habana, January 2013
Bridgetown, May 2013
Antigua, Guatemala 2012Washington, USA 2012
Santiago de Chile, 2012 Chapala, Mexico 2012
Vilcabamba, Ecuador, September 2012
The prevalence of overweight including obesity in boys in Bonaire is 24.1% and in girls 32.5%. The prevalence of obesity is 10.2% in boys and 13.1% in girls
Despite the absence of fast-food companies the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 6-11 year old children is higher in Bonaire than in Netherlands but lower in Aruba
Aruba, 2013
We can prevent childhood obesity!!!!
Stakeholders must be motivated with specific stimulus to multi sectorial and multi-level actions in aspects of agriculture, industry, trade, infrastructure, legislation and media, among others
Specific platform is necessary to do it
Preventing Obesity poses a pivotal challenge and opportunity for change. It’s also one of humanity’s most pressing obligationsMany shortcomings and contradictions come with task, yet never before have so many political leaders, scientists, and health experts conjointly recognized their concern and need to act on this issue
We must address it now and with the full strength of our professional knowledge, research capacity, diplomatic cooperation, and public outreach because the health and development of entire nations depend upon itWe can prevent ObesityWith the contribution of everyone concerned. Let’s do it right!