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Killam 1 Ben Killam Kate Flom WRD 104 5/21/2014 Urban Lot to Urban Park: Definitely not Cliché The United States is no stranger to epidemics. For example, the United States has overcome seemingly insurmountable catastrophes the likes of which include the yellow fever epidemic and the more recent World War I Influenza outbreak. Continuing with that optimistic train of logic, the obesity epidemic should just be an unpleasant phase in our nation’s history that future generations will make fun of in history class for its triviality. Unfortunately the obesity epidemic is not as black and white as the crises of yesteryear. Obesity is not a viral disease like influenza, it is not something that has a clear cause which can simply be pinpointed and eliminated. Obesity is not caused by any one culprit but rather a multitude of social, environmental, economic, and organic factors. It is the multifaceted nature of

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Killam 1Ben KillamKate FlomWRD 1045/21/2014Urban Lot to Urban Park: Defnitely not Cli!" #!e Unite$ %tate& i& no &tran'er to e(i$emi&) For e*am(le+ t!e Unite$ %tate& !a& o,erome &eemin'ly in&-rmo-ntable ata&tro(!e& t!e like& o. /!i! inl-$e t!e yello/ .e,er e(i$emi an$ t!e more reent Worl$ War 0 0n1-en2a o-tbreak)Contin-in' /it! t!at o(timi&ti train o. lo'i+ t!e obe&ity e(i$emi &!o-l$ 3-&t be an -n(lea&ant (!a&e in o-r nation4& !i&tory t!at .-t-re 'eneration& /ill make .-n o. in !i&tory la&& .or it& tri,iality) Un.ort-nately t!e obe&ity e(i$emi i& not a& blak an$ /!ite a& t!e ri&e& o. ye&teryear) 5be&ity i& not a ,iral $i&ea&e like in1-en2a+ it i& not &omet!in' t!at !a& a lear a-&e /!i! an &im(ly be (in(ointe$ an$ eliminate$) 5be&ity i& not a-&e$ by any one -l(rit b-t rat!er a m-ltit-$e o. &oial+ en,ironmental+ eonomi+ an$ or'ani .ator&)0t i& t!e m-lti.aete$ nat-re o. t!e i&&-e t!at !a& allo/e$ obe&ity to not only ontin-e bein' a (roblem+ b-t al&o to t!ri,e an$ 'ro/ in &ale) 6any (eo(le .rom all bak'ro-n$& an$ $i&i(line& !a,e &o-'!t to fn$ a &in'le (anaea .or t!e e(i$emi) Cam(ai'n&to make (eo(le more ati,e+ eliminate -n!ealt!y .oo$&+ inrea&e t!e ae&&ibility !ealt!y .oo$&+ an$ fn$ a &ol-tion &ientifally !a,e all .aile$ to Killam 2-rb t!e e,er 'ro/in' (roblem) 7,en /it! all t!e initiati,e& !ell8bent on fn$in' a /ay to &ol,e t!e e(i$emi+ no real &in'le &ol-tion !a& &-ee$e$) 5be&ity i& not a tra$itional !ealt! e(i$emi9 it !a& (ro,en to be m-! more om(le* t!an /a& initially antii(ate$) F-rt!ermore+ -rrent re&ear! !a& been -nable to a-rately loate a &in'le a-&e o. t!e obe&ity ri&i&) #!e ambi'-ity o. bot! t!e a-&e an$ &ol-tion o. obe&ity .-rt!er len$& it&el. to t!e m-lti.aete$ nat-re o. t!e (roblem) #!ere.ore+ t!e only real o(tion le.t i& to a$$re&& t!e many a-&e& o. obe&ity t!at !a,e been !y(ot!e&i2e$) #!e a-&e& o. obe&ity bein' t!e &oioeonomi an$ en,ironmental .ator& t!at (romote& an en,ironment /!ere t!e obe&ity e(i$emi an t!ri,e)Kee(in' t!o&e -n$erlyin' a-&e& in min$+ it /o-l$ be im(o&&ible to li.t all o. t!e $i&a$,anta'e$ (o(-lae o-t o. (o,erty+ lea,in' t!e en,ironmental .ator& a& t!e only i&&-e& t!at an really be a$$re&&e$) #!at bein' &ai$ t!e /or$& :en,ironmental .ator&; are a ,ery ,a'-e an$ &-b&eG) #!at &t-$y $etermine$ t!at t!e (eo(le /!o re(orte$ t!em&el,e& in e*ellent !ealt! !a$ I4J more /ealt! t!an t!o&e /!o !a$ re(orte$ t!em&el,e& in (oor !ealt! F%mit! >G) #!e &t-$y al&o .o-n$ t!at eonomi re&o-re& e?et& on !ealt! /ere mo&t a-te $-rin' !il$!oo$ an$ early a$-lt!oo$ F%mit! 22G) Eo/e,er+ it &!o-l$ be note$ t!at &el. rate$ !ealt! i& no/!ere near a& a-rate a& B60 /!en $eterminin' t!e !ealt! o. t!e in$i,i$-al& in a &t-$y) Eo/e,er+ t!e $i&o,ery t!at eonomi re&o-re& e?et& are more in1-ential on !il$ren i& an im(ortant .ator .or all &-b&e0+41I !il$ren a'e&2 to 1L F1G)#!e re&-lt& o. t!e &t-$y /ere marke$ly more $i,er&e t!an t!e re&ear!er& !a$ antii(ate$) #!e tra$itional relation&!i( bet/een &oioeonomi &tat-& an$ B60 /a& .o-n$ to only be a-rate /it! /!ite male+ blak male&+ an$ blak .emale& FWan' an$ B!an' LG) = re,er&e a&&oiation /a& .o-n$ /it! /!ite .emale& an$ 6e*ian =merian& /ere $etermine$ to !a,e no on&i&tent relation&!i( bet/een &oioeonomi &tat-&an$ B60 FWan' an$ B!an' LG) #!e re&-lt& /ere .ar too errati to be Killam M&omet!in' t!at o-l$ be -&e$ a& e,i$ene to &-((ort a t!eory t!at obe&ity i& &olely linke$ to &oioeonomi &tat-&) #!e &t-$y+ a& /it! (re,io-& &t-$ie& in$iate$ t!at t!ere /a& a .ator ot!er t!an &oioeonomi &tat-& t!at /a& a-&in' t!e obe&ity e(i$emi) #!e .ator& t!at /ere one a'ain not ao-nte$ .or /ere t!e en,ironmental .ator&)#akin' t!e (re,io-& &t-$ie& t!at in$iate$ &oioeonomi .ator& attrib-tin' to (oor !ealt! in !il$ren an$ yo-n' a$-lt& into ao-nt+ 7li2abet! Doo$man on$-te$ !er o/n &t-$y o. /!et!er a &oioeonomi &tat-& 'ra$ient e*i&t& amon' a$ole&ent& .or &el. rate$ !ealt! an$ obe&ity) #!e &t-$y al&o took (arental e$-ation an$ o-(ation into ao-nt in a$$ition to !o-&e!ol$ inome an$ (re&ene o. obe&ity FDoo$man 1G) Doo$man4& &t-$y onl-$e$ &ome/!at $i&!eartenin' ne/&) 0t /a& $etermine$ t!at /!ile t!ere &till /a& a $efnite 'ra$ient bet/een %oioeonomi &tat-& an$ obe&ity amon' a$ole&ent&+ it /a& not!in' om(are$ to t!e re&-lt& &!e !a$ !o(e$ .or+ one a'ain in$iatin' t!at t!ere m-&t be &ome ot!er .ator ontrib-tin' to t!e e(i$emi FDoo$man MG)=& /it! t!e (re,io-& &t-$ie&+ it /a& one a'ain onl-$e$ t!at &oioeonomi &tat-& annot be t!e a-&e o. obe&ity)Ultimately+ t!e 'ol$en !il$ o. obe&ity a-&e& $i$ not !ol$ -( to t!e le'ion& o. &r-tini2in' re&ear!er&) 7,en t!o-'! it /a& (ro,en t!at t!ere /a&a &li'!t link bet/een &oioeonomi &tat-& an$ obe&ity+ it /a& only (re,alent/it! t!e &el. rate$ !ealt! &-r,ey& an$ not /it! t!e more a-rate B60 ba&e$ Killam I&-r,ey&) %-b&eG) 0t /a& -ltimately onl-$e$ t!at .oo$ $e&ert&+ /!ile &till a .ator in a-&in' obe&ity in t!e loal (o(-lation+ /ere 3-&t (art o. t!e .ator& a-&in' obe&ity in t!e 'i,en area FBlak an$ 6ainko 1>G) #!ere.ore+ it i& not &olely .oo$ $e&ert& or inome t!at a-&e& obe&ity9 rat!er it i& t!e en,ironment a& a /!ole) #!at i& to &ay t!at (eo(le in (oor -rban &ettin' $o not e*eri&e or eat a& !ealt!ily a& t!eir /ealt!ier o-nter(art&)0t i& not t!at &oioeonomi .ator& an$ .oo$ $e&ert& are not im(ortant ontrib-tor& to obe&ity+ b-t t!at t!ey are not $iretly relate$ to it) #!e Killam 10(ree$in' &t-$ie& !a,e &!o/n t!at at t!e ore o. t!e (roblem lie& en,ironmental .ator& t!at are t!en .ailitate$ by more &(eif .ator& &-! a& .oo$ $e&ert& an$ &oioeonomi la&&) 0t /o-l$ be im(o&&ible to !an'e t!e entire en,ironment t!at (eo(le in!abit) #!ere.ore+ t!e only &ol-tion /o-l$ be to tea! t!em to !an'e it t!em&el,e&) Un.ort-nately (eo(le $o not like to be tol$ /!at to $o+ e&(eially by (ri,ile'e$ &t-$ent& .rom a loal -ni,er&ity) #!at i& /!y t!ey m-&t tea! t!em&el,e&) 0t i& o. m-! 'reater beneft to learn .rom one4& o/n e*(eriene& t!an to &im(ly memori2e &omet!in' t!at t!ey are tol$) #!e 'ar$en t!at /ill al&o be a (art o. t!e (ark i& an e*ellent o((ort-nity .or t!i&) 0t /o-l$ tea! (eo(le t!e beneft& o. eatin' !ealt!ier .oo$& a& /ell a& t!e re&(on&ibility o. takin' are o. anot!er li,in' t!in') #!at re&(on&ibility an t!en be tran&late$ into arin' .or one&el.)#!e re&t o. t!e (ark al&o ome& /it! a (let!ora o. beneft&) Poor -rban nei'!bor!oo$& &-?er .rom a lak o. o((ort-nitie& .or (!y&ial ati,ity a& (ointe$ o-t by Blak an$ 6ainko) = Park /o-l$ ea&ily &ol,e t!at $ilemma a& it i& a &(ae t!at (romote& ati,ity o. t!e (!y&ial nat-re) 5be&ity i& o.ten a-&e$ by (oor li.e&tyle !oie& t!at are $e,elo(e$ in early !il$!oo$) #!e many beneft& o. t!e (ark /o-l$ !el( !il$ren be more (!y&ially ati,e an$ make better li.e&tyle !oie& 3-&t like t!eir a$-lt o-nter(art&) #o (-t it &im(ly+ obe&ity i& not &omet!in' t!at an be $ealt /it! by -&in' $iret .ore) #!e m-lti.aete$ nat-re o. t!e i&&-e make& it &omet!in' t!at an only be (re,ente$ on an in$i,i$-al le,el) #!i& i& /!y b-il$in' a (ark i& &-! a 'oo$ i$ea) 0t allo/& (eo(le to fn$ t!eir o/n &ol-tion to a (roblem Killam 11t!at i& &(eif to t!em) Ho amo-nt o. (oliy !an'e& an$ re&trition& /ill .ore (eo(le to better t!em&el,e&) 0t i& only t!ro-'! e*am(le an$ (er&onal e*(eriene t!at (eo(le an im(ro,e .or t!ey are bot! t!e &-l(t-re an$ t!e &-l(tor) #!at i& /!y 0 (ro(o&e t!at DePa-l 7C5 on&tr-t& a (ark) 0t i& bea-&e it i& t!e 'ran$ e5)1 F200MG: K>QKK) Web) 11 C-ne) 2014%mit!+ Came& P) OEealt!y Bo$ie& an$ #!ik Wallet&: t!e D-al Relation bet/een Eealt! an$ 7onomi %tat-&)O !he Journal of Economic Perspectives" a Journal of the American Economic Association 1>)2 F1KKKG: 14581MM) Web) 20 6ar!) 2014Wan'+ @o-.a an$ Ai B!an') O#ren$& in t!e =&&oiation bet/een 5be&ity an$ %oioeonomi %tat-& in U)%) =$-lt&: 1KI1 to 2000)OObesit Research 12)10 F2004#: 1M2281M>2) Web) 20 6ar!) 2014)