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Childhood Obesity Brochure
SMOG - Readability
For materials containing < 30 sentences
1. Count the number of sentences: ___15_____
2. Count the number of words with 3 or more
syllables in the sample: ___21_____
3. Divide the number of sentences in the sample
into 30 (i.e., 30/25) and multiply this number by
the number of words from step 2.
Answer:_____42____
4. Use the answer to step 3 to look up the reading
grade level in the chart.
“SMOG” Conversion chart number
Number of Words Grade
in a sample
0 – 2 4
3 – 6 5
7 – 12 6
13 – 20 7
21 – 30 8
31 – 42 9
43 – 56 10
57 – 72 11
73 – 90 12
91 – 110 13
111 – 132 14
133 – 156 15
157 – 182 16
Reading level of this material: ______9____ th Grade (plus or minus 1.5 grades)
Brochure
References
Center for
Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2011a). Childhood obesity facts. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/
healthyyouth/ obesity/facts.htm
Center for
Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2011b). Obesity rates among all children in the United States. Retrieved
from http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/ childhood/data.html
Center for
Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2012). Overweight and obesity. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/ obesity/childhood/problem.html
Choosemyplate.org,
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Healthmad.
(n.d.). Facts about obesity. Retrieved from http://healthmad.com/conditions-and-diseases/facts-about-obesity-3/
Hive. (2011). Slimming the future. Retrieved from http://hive.slate.com/hive/time-to-trim/article/slimming-the-future
Livestrong.
(2010). Emotional effects of obesity in
children. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/108268-emotional-effects-obesity-children/
Mayo Clinic. (2012).
Social and emotional complications. Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/ health/childhood-obesity/DS00698/DSECTION=complications
The Davis
Enterprise. (2012). Statewide, county
childhood obesity rates remain high. http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/statewide-county-childhood-obesity-rates-remain-high/
The Discovery
Channel. (2002). Prevalence of overweight
in children and adolescents. Retrieved http://www.discoverychannelcme.com/childhoodobesity/charts/charts.html
Wordpress. (n.d.)
Impact of Obesity on Children.
Retrieved from http://childrensobesity 101.wordpress.com/100-2/
Hey Tracy,
ReplyDeleteHow did you upload you brochure to make it more visible? Dr. Golman and I are wondering and would like you to send it to her so she can send it to everyone in the class.
Hi Tracy,
ReplyDeleteThis looks Great! Your brochure is very clean, simple and well organized. You did not overwhelm the reader with long sentences and too much wording. The pictures are big and bright making the brochure more appealing. The pictures also add to the message you are trying to communicate.
I'm glad you added the emotional and negative effects of obesity. I think these are often forgotten and ignored while we focus on the physical effects of obesity.
Overall great job :-) Your brochure gives me ideas on how I could improve on mine.
I had a really hard time uploading my brochure. I think we're all wondering how you were able to post yours this large and visible :-)
Hi Tracy,
ReplyDeleteYour brochure is great. It is concise, but very informative. The risks of childhood obesity are often associated with the child’s family. If the parents of the child are obese, often the child will be obese too, but this doesn’t mean it is because of hereditary. This can take place through the parents being a role model, having children overeat, and also lack of adequate exercise. Also children who watch too much television, as in several hours a day, are at risk for obesity. They sit in front of the television eating fatty and sugary snacks, which may lead them to become obese. If they spent this time out playing they would be in better physical shape, or if there were more after-school physical activity programs, this problem could be dealt with in the best manner possible. It is very important that parents’ of obese children to make lifestyle changes in order to overcome the problem of their child obesity. One of these changes is eating healthy diet everyday at home, school, or restaurant. Soft drinks and juices add weight and need to be eliminated or curtailed from most diets, and substitute them with wholesome juice drinks, water, and low fat milks.
Abeer
Tracy,
ReplyDeleteI really like the diagram you posted on obesity and contributing factors. My eyes were drawn to it and then to the chart. These peices really illustrate your points well. In the main cause, you did really well with the reading materials and knowing to keep statements in 1 simple sentence at a time. The prevention tips were well done and to the point. Very easy to understand and apply. Lastly, I like you children suffering explanation. This once again paints a picture of how children are hurt from this health problem.
Nice Work
BJ