A school nurse wants to decrease the rate of obesity among children.Which of the following actions in the community would be most effective?

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Interventions need to be based on goals of lifestyle changes for the entire family.The goal is to modify the way the family eats,exercises,and plans daily activities.Although it is important to teach nutrition,exercise,and proper food choice,if the family does not,for example,prepare the proper foods from which they can choose,the knowledge of the child is insignificant.Changes need to be made at a more direct level,such as by working with the family,to establish a change.Community-level changes may not impact what is happening within the family in regards to diet and exercise.

A School Nurse Wants to Decrease the Rate of Obesity