Child and Adult Care Food Program

Assistance Program The program known today as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S.N.A.P.) actually started in 1939 as the food stamp program. Over the years, there have been several pieces of legislation that have either sustained, expanded or improved on the program. Legislation such as the Food Stamp Act of 1964, the expansion of the program to all 50 states in 1974, the addition of the Electronic Benefits Transfer card in 2004 and in 2008 when the food stamp program was renamed

nutrition education program for both the children and their families. This program will be needed in rural, low income areas, that otherwise would not have access to this information. Patient education is of the utmost importance when combatting the development of chronic illnesses, especially one as prevalent as obesity is the United States. A health improvement plan must include realistic interventions that are appropriate for the target population. The nutrition education program should be incorporated

this country ages 2-19 are either overweight or obese and this potentially sets them up to develop diabetes and other comorbidities during their lifetime (U.S. Task Force, 2010). It is important to promote health by way of consumption of healthy foods, getting adequate exercise and maintaining a healthy body weight and body image. The Let’s Move initiative, founded by First Lady Michelle Obama, approaches the obesity epidemic at a grassroots level and encourages children to eat healthy, get active

their husbands were deployed. Latchkey meaning the key to the house is often strung around the child’s neck or hidden under a mat near the door. Even though this seemed to be a required thing at the time, there are many negative effects of making your child a latchkey kid. Children who are left alone after school, classified as latchkey kids, are more susceptible to violent behavior, unsafe environments, and unreasonable responsibilities. Many children who go home to an empty house do not have any structure

high amount of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body mass. The amount of individuals who are affected by this medical disease are increasingly located in the lower class. It is possible that government aid food programs are no help to this issue. Not only are adults being affected, but more children are falling into the category of obese. Obesity in children can be looked at from many possible areas, such as race and ethnicity, the education level of the parents, their gender, and where

become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults.” (http://www.compassion.com/mission-statement.htm) They focus their work on behalf of the human rights of children and explain poverty using the “hub-and-spoke” analogy as to the causes of poverty, including human rights violations. If poverty were the hub of a wheel, the many spokes, or causes, of poverty would include social, educational, spiritual, health, environmental,

My understanding of the social work profession is that it is a helping profession. To me social workers help others in a variety of situations. Social workers help find and connect people with resources for food, rent, insurance, medical care. Social workers also do work fighting for social justice on the Micro, Mezzo and Macro aspect, working for individuals and family to making laws to help underserved populations. Social workers also provide education to clients for lots of reasons. Some social

people. Unfortunately care offered at nursing homes and institutions is very expensive, which means that finding alternate ways to care for elderly loved ones is crucial. Adult daycare centers give relief to both family members and caregivers by offering senior citizens who may need assistance care and supervision during the day (Sato, 2004). This allows caregivers to work, relax, run errands etc. without worrying about their elderly charge. One of the services offered at adult daycare centers is meal

In 2012 CDC statistics show that “over 35 percent of adults and 32 percent of children in the United States of America are recorded as obese (30kg/m2), the obesity rate has doubled since 1971.1” Not only is epidemic growing in numbers of victims but also in expenses. The United States spent 147 billion dollars in 2008 on medical expenses costs and that does not include the programs that fight against the problem. “In 2003 over 300,000 died due to obesity related health problems, diseases and cancers

Social service delivery is a mechanism through which the social programs are delivered to the needy one by private or public agencies. Social programs are designed to deliver significant social goals thereby meeting ongoing needs of people. In the past, when people needed help they initially turned to their families as the helping resource. Now a day, it is practically difficult for many people to access help from their families as problems became more complex, especially mental health and social