Abstract

Obesity rates in Israel's general population and children is high. In Druze, minority among minorities, there is lack of information on rates of child obesity. This research will measure the rates of obesity, and assess the link between these rates and social and environmental influences in Druze elementary school children.

Author Details

Ymame Whaby-Kamal, MA, nursing- faculty of social welfare and health sciences university of haifa, University of Haifa, Daliet El-Carmel- Haifa, Israel; Cheryl Zlotnick, DrPH, MPH, MS, RN, Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, University of Haifa, Mt Carmel, Haifa, Israel

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Bronfenbrenner`s Ecological Model, Druze, Obesity

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Nutritional knowledge, lifestyle influences, and the impact on overweight and obesity rates among Druze children

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Obesity rates in Israel's general population and children is high. In Druze, minority among minorities, there is lack of information on rates of child obesity. This research will measure the rates of obesity, and assess the link between these rates and social and environmental influences in Druze elementary school children.