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Question

Jane, a 30-year-old single parent, has a ten-year-old son, John. John is 12% over his ideal body weight. Jane has come to the clinic where you are employed for a routine physical exam. She is in good health but expresses concern over John's weight and sedentary lifestyle. Jane states that living in a small rural town limits choices for physical activities. Jane asks for suggestions to manage John's weight. You recommend recording a food diary of the family for a month, reducing concentrated sweets, and selecting a physical activity that would interest John.

A month later, you talk with Jane at a soccer game in which John is a player. Jane shares that John has become actively involved in the soccer team. Jane states that the food diary really opened her eyes to the amount of fast food the family was eating. She shares that meal planning is now a family affair with a conscious effort to increase healthy food choices. She states that John is actively participating and practicing for weekend soccer events and has lost five pounds.

1. Describe the major health behaviors to be changed in the family.

2. Identify the cultural influence (a single-parent family living in a rural community) that serves as a barrier.

3. Identify the general health promotion interventions that consider age.

4. Describe the potential impact to health-changing behaviors.