There is a growing focus on educating the population at large about the risks of childhood obesity and how it can be tackled, but in the meantime healthcare professionals play a significant part in helping parents realise and address weight issues facing their children, and would benefit from greater guidance on when and how to intervene.
Placing a specific focus on educating our children and explaining the consequences of such destructive behavior is a step in the right direction and a very effective strategy.
Aside from providing food, they put a strong focus on educating people about the health benefits of the foods that are grown and the various ways they can be used.
Two studies [ 48, 55] had a primary focus on educating patients and partners on specific elements of cancer and cancer care (e.g., symptom management, potential treatment side-effects).
In the case of sanitation, place a stronger focus on educating men about the negative health impact on women unable to complete ablutions during daylight hours, emphasizing that the availability of a safe, private, convenient and hygienic latrine is a high priority for women on many levels.
Some of the neighbors thought that a woman should focus on educating her children, not herself.
Such a parent will not focus on educating the daughter even if this child would like to proceed with her education".
According to the OECD, the Shanghai education authority has successfully jettisoned its traditional focus on educating a minority of high performers for top jobs in government, business and academia, and is nowadays far more inclusive.
We got up early to beat the infamous Dhaka traffic and headed Northeast to Narshingdhi to visit a few CARE projects that focus on educating and involving the families of pregnant women as well as the community to prevent maternal deaths in this region.
