Childhood Obesty and Parental ResponsbityJoe lives with his mother and aunt and her two children, both under age 6, in a smal duplex southof Seatle. Average heightfor his ge, Jo s years od nd weihs 184pounds. His two cousinsare not obese, but they are overveight. The mothers of the family worka number f jobs to makeends meet They do nat have much money for materil things or extracuricular actvities andincreasing gang acivit in the area has made them reluctant to et the cidren play on theirownin the nearby park and soccer feld. What the family does not do in h way of fun, they make upfor with food. The schoo nurse has brought Je's obest to is mother's atenfion twice, eachtime suggesing several aproaches to helping him lose weight.They include buying healthierfoods and healthier coking. Joe' mom has ben sow otke up these practices because thefoods are more expensive than what she usuall bys, the recipes seem strange to her, and sheSuspects they wil notate very god to Joe or her nice and nephew, who she often also cooksfor. At a recent pediatric check-up Joe's physican cautins the mother that she realy neds toget Joe's weight under control. He is developing elevated blood sugar and has experienceddificuty brating in hislep. fise does not take acton,he sayshe ihtbe cligated to aletchild protecive serices.As childhood obesity has become an epidemic problem in the United States, such casesincreasingly are being reported. The rate of chidhood obesty has more than tipled in the lastthree decades with serious short- and long-tem health consequences. Obese children aresignficanty more likely to experiene a wide range of por eath utomes, induding type |diabetes, cardovascular conditions, asthma, sleep disordered breathing, anomalies in footstructure, low selfesteem, depression, and high-risk behaviors. Studies suggest that as many ashalf of all dese chidren remain obese as adults, leading tofuther health iks-elevated risk ofheart disease, stoke, diabetes, osteoporosis, lover-body disabilit, some types of cancer, andpremature moralityin gnera.Public health leaders emphasize structural and environmental interventions to remedy the U.S.obesty epidemic, but even they acknowledge the role parents play in contrbutig to chidren'sheathfules, induding nomal weight (Frieden et al. 010), Inreasingly, sate intervention insevere cases of chilchood obesity is being caled for under certain cirumstances (Mutagh,Ludwig 201).Questions:1. What are the issues of concern in the case study presented?2. Are clinicians obligated to report parents of obese children to child protective services?3. What principle/s) of the Code of Ethics does it reate and howwhy?

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Chichood Obesty and Parental Responsbity Joe lives with his mother and aunt and her two children, both under age 6, in a smal duplex south of Seatle. Verage heightfor hi ge Joei yars od and weighs 184 pounds. Histwo cousins are nat obese, but they are oveveiht The mothers f he family work a umber of jostomake ends meet. They do not have much money for materal things or extracuricuar actvities and increasing gang acivity in the area has made them reluctant to let he chidren play on their own in the nearby park and soccer fel. What the family des nat do in theway of fun, theymake up for with food. The school nurse has brought Joe's obesity to his mather's attenin twice, each time suggesing several appraches to eping him lose weight. They indude buying heathier foods and healthier cooking. Joe's mom has been slow to take up these pracices because the foods are more expensive than what she usualy buys, the recipes seem strange to her, and she Suspects they wil not taste very good to Joe or her niece and nephevw, who she often also cooks for. At a recent pediatric check-up Joe's physican cautions the mother that she realy needs to get Joe's weight under control. He is developing elevated blood sugar and has experienced difculy brathingin hisep. fshedoes not take acion, he says e might be bligated let child protective services. As chilchood obesty has become an epidemic problem in the United States, such cases increasingly are being reported. The rate of chidhood obesty has more than tipled in the last three decades with serious short- and long-tem health consequences. Obese children are signfcanty moe ikey to experence a wide range of poor heath outomes, nluding tyge| diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, asthma, sleep disordered breathing, anomalies in foot structure, low self-esteem, depression, and high-isk behaviors. Studes suggest that as many as half of all dbese chidren remain obese as aduls, leading to furher health risks-elevated risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, osteoporosis, lower-body disablty, some types of cancer, and premature motalty in general. Public health leaders emphasize stuctural and environmentalintervntins to remedy the U.S. obesty epidemic, but even they ackrowedge the rle parentspay in conrbutng to chiden's healhfles,induding nomal weight (Frieden et al. 2010), Inceasinly, stateintervention in severe cases of chilchood obesity is being caled for under certain cirumstances (Mutagh, Ludig21) Questions: 1. What are the issues of concern in the case study presented? 2. Are clicins obligated to report parents of obese children to child protective services? 3. What principle(s) of the Code of Ehics does it eate and howlwhy?