DEI/Health Equity

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Date of Presentation

5-2-2024 12:00 AM

College

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

Obesity is a chronic condition that can be attributed to myriad factors including socioeconomic status, biological risk factors, and various environmental factors. These factors can be considered stress factors, and exposure to various levels of stress can impact the development of stress within the pediatric patients. The purpose of this study is to assess the association between the environmental, mental, social, physical, and psychological stress adolescents are exposed to and how they contribute to the prevalence of pediatric obesity throughout the United States. Understanding these risk factors can help us as a community and most importantly as clinicians develop better insight to our patients as a whole and therefore be able to provide better, well rounded care.

Keywords

stress, depression, adolescent, pediatrics, obesity, United States, Social Determinants of Health

Disciplines

Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition | Disorders of Environmental Origin | Environmental Public Health | Health and Medical Administration | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | Other Mental and Social Health | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Pediatrics | Preventive Medicine | Primary Care

Document Type

Poster

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May 2nd, 12:00 AM

The Impact of Stress During Adolescence and the Prevalence of Pediatric Obesity

Obesity is a chronic condition that can be attributed to myriad factors including socioeconomic status, biological risk factors, and various environmental factors. These factors can be considered stress factors, and exposure to various levels of stress can impact the development of stress within the pediatric patients. The purpose of this study is to assess the association between the environmental, mental, social, physical, and psychological stress adolescents are exposed to and how they contribute to the prevalence of pediatric obesity throughout the United States. Understanding these risk factors can help us as a community and most importantly as clinicians develop better insight to our patients as a whole and therefore be able to provide better, well rounded care.

 

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