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Word Generation - Unit 2.08

Focus Words

HO IS RESPONS’S HEALTH?

| multidimensional | rate | purchase | physician

lots of TV, and not being active after school can cause too much weight gain. But there are many things children can do to improve

obesity | primary | emphasize | restrict | worsen

Weekly PassageIt’s lunch time and sixth-grader Oscar

Villanova visits the vending machine. He purchases an orange juice and some cheese sticks, but he really wanted soda and chips. His school, Mildred Avenue, only sells school lunch and healthy snacks.

Seventh-grader LaTisha Brown has diabetes. Her physician says exercise will help her control the disease, but at school she only gets physical education once a week.

Many children suffer from health conditions that are caused or worsened by their lifestyles. The number of U.S. children who are overweight or obese has doubled since the 1970s. Rates of childhood diabetes have also risen. These conditions can put children at risk for heart disease and other major killers later in life.

These health issues are multidimensional problems with many different causes. Eating meals out, watching

their health. Doctors say the primary focus for children should be eating healthy food and getting exercise every day.

Schools are getting involved in solving the problem. Some, like Mildred Avenue, restrict the snacks students can buy. Others are offering more gym classes to emphasize the importance of exercise. But some people say it is parents who should take more responsibility for teaching children healthy behavior.

Who is responsible for children’s health? Should schools be involved? What about teenagers? When do young people become responsible for their own health decisions?

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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH?

Who is responsible for children’s health/ / Focus Word ChartWord Icon Meaning Connected

words SentencesObesity (n.) - state of being

extremelyoverweight.

obese (adj.) a. Child obesity is a big problem in the US.b.

Primary (adj.) - mostimportant; mostinfluential

prime a. The primary responsibility of a teenager is to study and get good grades.

b.

Emphasize (v.) - show theimportance of

Emphasisde-emphasizeemphatic

a. Mr. Estevez emphasizes to his students the importance of going to university.

b.

Restrict (v.) - keep withinlimits

restrictiverestriction

a. When you are a prisoner, guards restrict your movements.

b.

Worsen (v) to make worse. worse a. Smoking cigarettes worsens the health of a person.b.

multidimensional (adj.) - havingmany differentsides orcharacteristics

Dimensiondimensional

a. Mr. Estevez has a multidimensional personality. He is very complex.

b.

rate (n) Percentage. The number of times something happens or is done during a particular period of time

a. The high school dropout rate in Lee County is decreasing.

b.

purchase (v) to buy PurchasableNon-purchasable

a. Mr. Estevez needs to purchase extra-large pants.b.

physician (n) Medical doctor. Physique Physical

a. Physician is a good career. You help a lot of people and earn over $200,000 a year.

b.

sible for children’s

nounced the Let’s Move campaign against childhood obesity. Fighting ry mission as First Lady. Her approach is multidimensional: she rition, help families afford healthy food, and emphasize physical activity. s to America’s schools. In the past, many school lunch menus werep and easy to prepare.

eed students, the USDA pays schools for each lunch served. It pays mates say that low-fat, high-fiber meals with fresh fruits and vegetables d the per-meal payment need to increase to cover the cost of a healthier

Unit 2.08

Who is responhealth?Problem of the WeekIn February 2010, Michelle Obama an childhood obesity will be her prima wants to educate parents about nut She also wants to bring healthy food restricted to foods that were chea

Option 1: To help schools afford to f$2.68 for each free lunch. Some esti would cost $5 each. How much woul meal?

A) about 28% B) about 50% C) about 87%

Option 2: The USDA pays schools for each lunch served. It pays $2.68 for each free lunch, $2.28 for each reduced-price lunch, and $.25 for each full-price lunch.

If f = the number of free lunches served, r = the number of reduced price lunches served, and p = the number of full-price lunches served, which is the right algebraic expression that shows the total amount each school receives in per-meal reimbursements?

a. 2.68f + 2.28r + .25p b. 2.68r + 2.28f + .25p c. 2.68p + 2.28r + .25f